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General MacKenzie on the Cape Cod Canal

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

undated

Location Note

Box 7, Item 40

GUSN

GUSN-308989

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Description

A dredge sporting a sign that reads, "General MacKenzie, Furst-Clark Dredging Co., Baltimore & Galveston" works on the Cape Cod Canal while spectators look on from the bank. A rowboat approaches the dredge.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canals
dredgers (watercraft)
pulling boats
spectators (event observers)
lantern slides

Physical Description

1 lantern slide

Collection Code

MS028

Collection Name

Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

Reference Code

MS028.04.001.040

Places

Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]

Record Details

Material Type

lantern slides

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 7, Item 40

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