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Fisherman's Beach and Humphreys St., Swampscott, Mass.

Description

View of the shorline along Fisherman's Beach showing the the beach and seawall with a walkway and iron ralings above. Houses with awnings and people sitting on porches line the opposite side of the street. Figures can be seen in the water near a point of land in the distance, and in the foreground a woman walks along the sidewalk, and man in an early automobile is parked across the street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

seashores
single-family dwellings
rail fences
rock
seawalls
oceans
bathing beaches
photographs

Physical Description

one panoramic postcard

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.2930.0010.002

Places

Swampscott (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photographs

Description Level

Item

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