Blackfish on the Beach

Description (Brief):

black and white stereograph by George H. Nickerson; printed on verso "STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS, PROVINCETOWN, MASS. / F. Percy Goss, Printer" along with titles of other views; handwritten on verso "This view on the seashore. / Charlie W. Dodge, this is my little daughter on the farther end standing on a blackfish"; dead blackfish on a sandy beach with men and children standing among them; sailing boats anchored just offshore

Date Made: 1850s-1860s

Maker: Nickerson, George Hathaway

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Cape CodAssociated Place: United States: Massachusetts, Provincetown

Subject: FishMenChildrenSailing ShipsFishing

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2012.3033.0321Nonaccession Number: 2012.3033Catalog Number: 2012.3033.0321

Object Name: stereograph

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3 1/2 in x 7 in; 8.89 cm x 17.78 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-70cc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1852547

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