Yacht Wreck, Cottage City, 873-B

Collection Type

  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-392019

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Description

The image depicts a yacht wreck on a shoreline in Cottage City. The yacht is tipped over, with its mast leaning toward the water and ropes hanging loosely. An individual is sitting on the sand near the water's edge, and grass is visible in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photography
yachts
shores (landforms)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Inscription

2338

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP024788
B-Series negative 873-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC022

Collection Name

Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

Date of Acquisition

1918-09

Reference Code

PC022.001.002.001.024.873-B

Places

Oak Bluffs (Martha's Vineyard, Dukes county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Description Level

Item

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