Herreshoff boat shops, Bristol, Rhode Island

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

undated

GUSN

GUSN-304306

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Description

The company built racing sloops to defend the America's Cup races and also produced steam yachts and torpedo boats.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
shipyards
boats
yachts
races (events)
sloops (sailing vessels)
photographic postcards
postcards

Physical Descrption

1 postcard : black-and-white print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2011

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.USRI.0080.0320.001

Acqusition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Credit Line

Library & Archives purchase, 2011.

Places

Bristol (Bristol county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Originator

W. J. Fish & Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

photographic postcards
postcards

Other People

Herreshoff, Nathanael Greene, 1848-1938

Other Organizations

Herreshoff Manufacturing Company

Subjects

Architectural photography
Sailboat racing
America’s Cup

Description Level

Item

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