Nashaquitsa Cliffs, Looking West, 885-B

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1887

GUSN

GUSN-392031

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Description

The image depicts a person sitting on a grassy slope at the Nashaquitsa Cliffs, looking west. The cliffs rise steeply on the right side, and the beach stretches into the distance on the left. Sparse vegetation is visible on the slopes.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photography
shores (landforms)
cliffs
men (male humans)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Inscription

2277

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP024800
B-Series negative 885-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

PC022.001.002.001.024.885-B

Places

Chilmark (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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