Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1900-1915

Location Note

Box 2: OB1 - OB97; Box 3: OB98 - OB103

GUSN

GUSN-356266

You can find this within

Browse Collection

Description

This series contains 103 negatives from Oak Bluffs, MA. Subjects include cottages, harbors, group portraits, piers, and views of various ships at sea.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boats
steamships
ships
sailboats
sailing
oceans
piers (supporting elements)
men (male humans)
women (female humans)
group portraits
hotels (public accommodations)
cottages
beaches
coastlines
black-and-white negatives
photographic plates

Physical Descrption

103 4" x 5" glass plate negatives

Collection Code

PC074

Collection Name

Nathan S. Wales glass-plate negative collection

Date of Acquisition

2020

Reference Code

PC074.02

Date Notes

circa 1900-1915

Places

Oak Bluffs (Martha's Vineyard, Dukes county, Massachusetts)
Oak Bluffs Harbor (Martha's Vineyard, Dukes county, Massachusetts) [lake]
Vineyard Haven (Martha's Vineyard, Dukes county, Massachusetts)
Woods Hole (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)
Nobska Point (Plymouth County, Massachusetts) [cape]

Record Details

Originator

Wales, Nathan Sanford, 1886-1965 (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white negatives
photographic plates

Other People

Wales, Lura Ida, 1887-1962

Description Level

Series

Location Note

Box 2: OB1 - OB97; Box 3: OB98 - OB103

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact info@historicnewengland.org.

Loading Loading...