Ranges Light, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Boston, Mass.

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GUSN-354960

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General photographic collection
Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Boston
Massachusetts - Boston - Boston Harbor Lighthouses - Photos & Postcards
Ranges Light, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Boston, Mass.
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Boston
        Massachusetts - Boston - Boston Harbor Lighthouses - Photos & Postcards
        Ranges Light, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Boston, Mass.
        Ranges Light, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Boston, Mass. (current record)

Description

The moon shines over the lighthouse and other buildings on Georges Island. The verso has a small newspaper clipping about the Boston port affixed to it.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
lighthouses
houses
postcards

Physical Descrption

1 postcard : hand-colored

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.0280.002

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Fielding Schofield, May 1925.

Places

Georges Island (Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [island]
Boston Harbor (Massachusetts) [harbor]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Munich (Oberbayern, Bavaria, Germany)
Leipzig (Leipzig district, Saxony, Germany)

Record Details

Material Type

postcards

Description Level

Item

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