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Bathing and Beaches

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1936-1937, undated

Location Note

Box 1, Negatives 321 - 344

GUSN

GUSN-330937

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Description

This subseries contains glass plate and acetate or nitrate negatives of various beaches and beach scenes throughout New England. Featured beaches include Newport Beach and Charleston, Rhode Island, and Singing Beach in Massachusetts. The negatives depict people wading, swimming, and picnicking on and near the beach.

Details

Descriptive Terms

negatives (photographic)

Physical Description

24 glass plate and acetate or nitrate negatives

Collection Code

PC053

Collection Name

Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

Reference Code

PC053.01.12

Record Details

Originator

Yankee Publishing Incorporated

Material Type

negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Sub-series

Location Note

Box 1, Negatives 321 - 344

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