Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse and Bell, 2542-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1896-08-08

GUSN

GUSN-392940

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Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917
Negatives
Locations
Massachusetts
Gosnold Island
Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse and Bell, 2542-B
(current record)

Description

The image depicts the Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse situated on a grassy hill with a stone retaining wall. Adjacent to the lighthouse is a small structure, and in the foreground, a bell is housed under a triangular structure. A boat is visible on the rocky shoreline below.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lighthouses
bell towers
black-and-white photographs
boats
stone (rock)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Inscription

7926

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP025721
B-Series negative 2542-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC022

Collection Name

Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1925-03-00

Reference Code

PC022.001.002.001.014.2542-B

Places

Gosnold Island (Cuttyhunk Island, Elizabeth Islands, Dukes county, Massachusetts) [island]

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Description Level

Item

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