Crow's nest, summer home of the late Joe Jefferson, Buzzard's Bay, Mass., photograph by F.C. Small

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Date

1907

GUSN

GUSN-354825

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General photographic collection
Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Buzzard's Bay
Massachusetts - Buzzard's Bay - General - Postcards
Crow's nest, summer home of the late Joe Jefferson, Buzzard's Bay, Mass., photograph by F.C. Small
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Buzzard's Bay
        Massachusetts - Buzzard's Bay - General - Postcards
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        Crow's nest, summer home of the late Joe Jefferson, Buzzard's Bay, Mass., photograph by F.C. Small (current record)

Description

The summer home of the actor Joseph Jefferson is seen with a small portrait of him on the left side of the image. The house was demolished in 1998. Text on the verso reads "Published by F.C. Small, Buzzard's Bay, Mass. No. 55. Made in Germany."

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
houses
portraits
actors
postcards

Physical Descrption

1 postcard : hand-colored photograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.USMA.0500.0040.002

Credit Line

Gift of John Carpenter, 2013.

Places

Buzzards Bay (Bourne, Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Bourne (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Small, Fred C. (Photographer)

Material Type

postcards

Other People

Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905

Subjects

Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

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