Hyannis USGS, Massachusetts, 1939 – Vintage Map Wall Art
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Hyannis USGS, Massachusetts, 1939 comes to life in this antique map, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hyannis USGS, Massachusetts, 1939
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Hyannis grew into the commercial center of Cape Cod, and this 1939 bird's-eye view shows the village from an angled, elevated vantage that captures its streets, harbor, and rooftops together. Panoramic maps like this one let viewers see a town's layout as if from a low flight, with buildings drawn in profile rather than from straight above. After the railroad reached Hyannis in 1854, its role as a hub for travel and trade, including ferry service to the islands, expanded considerably. The map offers a useful snapshot of the village in the late 1930s, before postwar growth transformed much of the Cape.
| Created / published | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Massachusetts |
| Original scan | 3,000 × 4,247 px · prints to 10 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | Hyannis USGS 1939 |
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