Cable Ferry, Dinard, France, CP-157

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1883

GUSN

GUSN-374414

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Codman family papers
Codman family photograph collection
Negatives
Negative numbers CP0101-CP0200
Cable Ferry, Dinard, France, CP-157
(current record)

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Codman family papers
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    - Negative numbers CP0101-CP0200

Description

The image depicts a cable ferry in Dinard, France. It shows a group of people standing on a platform elevated by a framework of cables and pulleys. The structure is moving along a track near a body of water, with a visible landscape and buildings in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cable railroads
railroad cars
coastlines
sailing ships
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006394
Codman negative CP-157

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

MS001

Collection Name

Codman family papers

Reference Code

MS001.PC.06.002.CP-157

Places

Dinard-Saint-Enogat (Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France)

Record Details

Originator

Codman, Thomas Newbold, 1868-1963 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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