East Chop Lighthouse, Cottage City, 2543-B

Collection Type

  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-392941

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Description

The image depicts the East Chop Lighthouse in Cottage City. It features a cylindrical lighthouse with a lantern on top, adjacent to a two-story house with a steep gabled roof and decorative trim. The property is enclosed by a white picket fence, and another building can be seen in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lighthouses
historic houses
fences
People
gelatin dry plate negatives

Inscription

1912

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP025722
B-Series negative 2543-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

Reference Code

PC022.001.002.001.024.2543-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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