1914-1984, undated
Boxes 5 and 6.
GUSN-288535
This series contains commemorative objects related to the Cape Cod Canal. The materials date from 1914 to 1964 with the bulk undated. The series includes ashtrays, coins, fans, handkerchiefs, pennants, pins, tea towels, trays, and many other souvenir items.
canals
anniversaries
address books
ashtrays
bottle openers
coin purses
coins (money)
compacts
fans (costume accessories)
handkerchiefs
ice picks
napkins (culinary textile)
paperweights
pennants
pocket watches
pins (jewelry)
jigsaw puzzles
scarves (costume accessories)
spoons
swizzle sticks
towels
thermometers
trays
boxes (containers)
2 linear feet (approximately 75 items)
MS028
Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection
MS028.03
Gift of Nina Heald Webber.
Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]
Buzzards Bay (Bourne, Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Sagamore (Bourne, Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Provincetown (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)
Woods Hole (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)
address books
ashtrays
bottle openers
coin purses
coins (money)
compacts
fans (costume accessories)
handkerchiefs
ice picks
napkins (culinary textile)
paperweights
pennants
pocket watches
pins (jewelry)
jigsaw puzzles
scarves (costume accessories)
spoons
swizzle sticks
towels
thermometers
trays
boxes (containers)
Series
Boxes 5 and 6.
Materials are arranged alphabetically by object type. Accruals have been physically added into pre-existing folders when space allows, and added at the end when necessary.
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