Moonlight Railroad

Description (Brief):

black and white stereograph by George H. Nickerson; printed on recto "NICKERSON & SMITH / PROVINCETOWN"; handwritten on recto "Moonlight RRw"; moonlight view of a railroad bridge traversing center of image from foreground to background, harbor on either side; fleet anchored on both sides of bridge

Date Made: 1860s-1880s

Maker: Nickerson, George Hathaway

Location: Currently not on view

Associated Place: United States: Massachusetts, Provincetown

Subject: RailroadsBridgesSailing Ships

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2012.3033.0325Nonaccession Number: 2012.3033Catalog Number: 2012.3033.0325

Object Name: stereograph

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

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-70d0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1852551

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