View of eastern end of Cape Cod Canal, Mass.

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Date

1914

GUSN

GUSN-354879

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General photographic collection
Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Cape Cod
Massachusetts - Cape Cod - Canal - Postcards
View of eastern end of Cape Cod Canal, Mass.
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Cape Cod
        Massachusetts - Cape Cod - Canal - Postcards
        Digging the Cape Cod Canal, pres. August Belmont and chief engineer Wm. Barclay Parsons shaking hands across the stream which made Cape Cod an island, no. 105, published by Small's, Buzzard's Bay, Mass.
        View of eastern end of Cape Cod Canal, Mass. (current record)
        Digging the Cape Cod Canal, breaking the dam that separated the waters of Cape Cod Bay and Buzzard's Bay, July 4, 1914, no. 116, published by Small's, Buzzard's Bay, Mass.

Description

Boats travel across the Cape Cod Canal. A road can be seen on the Sagamore side of the Canal.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canals
boats
landscapes (representations)
postcards

Physical Descrption

1 postcard : black-and-white print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.USMA.0840.0080.002

Places

Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]
Sagamore (Bourne, Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Material Type

postcards

Description Level

Item

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