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"Cape Cod and Buzzards Bay: Reminders, Memories, Contacts"

Description

This book recollects an address that Newcomen Society of New England member Thomas Tripp made to the rest of the organization. The book begins by discussing Tripp's credentials before starting the address. His speech focuses solely on the history of the New England area, beginning with the settling of Plymouth in the early 17th century and going all the way up to the late 19th century. This book contains both illustrations and pasted-on photographs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canals
publications
speeches
organizations (groups)
credentials
history (discipline)
illustrations (layout features)
photographs
books

Physical Description

1 book; 6 x 9 inches; 32 pages

Collection Code

MS028

Collection Name

Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

Date of Acquisition

2006

Reference Code

MS028.05.003.006

Places

Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]
Cape Cod (Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [cape]
Buzzards Bay (Bourne, Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
New Bedford (Bristol county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Tripp, Thomas A. (Author)
The Newcomen Society of New England (Publisher)
Tripp, Thomas A. (Copyright holder)

Material Type

books

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Folder 3.3

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