"Indians and canoes, Mt. Desert, Maine"

Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Stereo views - Geo - Maine - Mt. Desert

GUSN

GUSN-173520

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Description

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Wabanaki summer encampment, Mount Desert Island, 1885. A group of men, women, and children stand and sit near canoes in front of dwellings. In the distance you can see a range of mountains.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canoes
mountains
dwellings
cabins (houses)
Native American
stereographs
photographs

Inscription

No. 151 (stamped)
Photographed and published by B. Bradley, Bar Harbor, Mt. Desert, ME. (stamped)

Physical Descrption

1 stereograph ; 3 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.04.01.USME.0600.0010.001

Image Dimensions

6 1/4 x 3 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Bar Harbor (Mount Desert Island, Hancock county, Maine)
Mount Desert Island (Hancock county, Maine) [island]

Record Details

Originator

Bradley, B., 1839-1899 (Photographer)

Material Type

stereographs
photographs

Subjects

Native Americans
Indigenous
Children
Canoe
Landscape
Cabin

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Stereo views - Geo - Maine - Mt. Desert

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