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Postcard of "Old Bourne House" destroyed by fire, March 8, 1911.

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  • Photography

Date

undated

GUSN

GUSN-291302

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Description

One black & white, photographic postcard of the "Old Bourne House" destroyed by fire, March 8, 1911 depicting a crowd of people and horses and carriages surrounding a building on fire as man climbs a ladder to the roof of an adjacent building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fires (events)
carriages (vehicles)
ladders
smoke
photographic postcards

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 002106
AccessID 4072
Other identifier HNEDID-002106

Physical Description

1 black & white photo postcard; 3.5" x 5.5"

Collection Code

MS028

Collection Name

Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

Date of Acquisition

2006

Reference Code

MS028.04.028.004

Places

Cape Cod (Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [peninsula]
Bourne (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photographic postcards

Description Level

Item

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