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"Scene of tragedy at Cape Cod Canal"

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1950-06-30

GUSN

GUSN-290252

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Description

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Photograph of an accident at the Cape Cod Canal, 1950.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canals
tragedy (literary, oral and motion picture genre)
accidents
railings (balustrades)
automobiles
photographs

Physical Description

1 black and white photograph; 8.25 x 5.5 inches

Collection Code

MS028

Collection Name

Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

Date of Acquisition

2013

Reference Code

MS028.04.008.015

Places

Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]

Record Details

Material Type

photographs

Other People

Frasier, Milton, d. 1950
Shaw, Ralph, d. 1950

Description Level

Item

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