Nantucket Brant Point, Massachusetts, 1895 – Antique Photo Print
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This historic image of Nantucket Brant Point, Massachusetts, 1895 brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Nantucket Brant Point, Massachusetts, 1895
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Nantucket in 1895 was a island town that had moved well past its whaling heyday. The whaling fleet that made the island rich in the mid-1800s had largely vanished by the 1870s, after the discovery of petroleum and the loss of many ships, and the town turned toward tourism, fishing, and summer visitors arriving by steamer from the mainland. Brant Point, at the harbor entrance, was the place where the island's working waterfront met the incoming boats, with the lighthouse and the jetties guarding the channel. Residents were proud of their Quaker and seafaring past, and the old whaling captains' houses along the streets gave the town a settled, faded grandeur that visitors came to admire.
| Created / published | 1895 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Massachusetts |
| Original scan | 4,282 × 1,250 px · prints to 14 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | MA Nantucket Brant Point 1895 |
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