Fisherman in rough weather gear, location unknown, undated

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Collection Type

Photography

GUSN

GUSN-191187

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General photographic collection
Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
Geographic locations
Temporary
Fisherman in rough weather gear, location unknown, undated
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General photographic collection
- Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
  - Geographic locations
    - Temporary

Description

The full color post card features a close-up of a Cape Ann fisherman dressed in yellow rough weather gear rowing a boat. His beard is white and he smokes a pipe.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fishermen (people)
rowed watercraft
pipes (smoking equipment)
occupations
postcards
photographs

Physical Descrption

1 postcard

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1925-06-01

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.TMP.039

Acqusition Type

Gift

Places

Cape Ann (Essex county, Massachusetts) [cape]

Record Details

Originator

Detroit Publishing Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

postcards
photographs

Accruals Note

W.H.Bunting, The Camera's Coast: Historic Images of Ship and Shore in New England (Boston: Historic New England, 2006) pg. 25.

Description Level

Item

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