Gay Head Cliffs, 900-B

Collection Type

  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-392044

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Description

The image depicts Gay Head Cliffs, featuring a coastal landscape with steep cliffs leading down to a rocky shoreline. Large boulders and grassy patches are visible along the cliffside, while the ocean extends into the distance, dotted with rocks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photography
cliffs
coastlines
oceans
gelatin dry plate negatives

Inscription

5537

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP024815
B-Series negative 900-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

PC022.001.002.001.024.900-B

Places

Gay Head (Martha's Vineyard, Dukes county, Massachusetts) [cape]

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Description Level

Item

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