Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1920 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1920 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Three hundredth anniversary of the landing of the pilgrims, Provincetown, Mass., August 27, 1920
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Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1920
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Provincetown in 1920 was a harbor town at the tip of Cape Cod, where the fishing fleet still set the pace of life on the waterfront. Crews of Portuguese and Yankee descent hauled their catch across the town's wharves, and the dories, schooners and gear sheds packed into the harbor front reflected a trade that had changed little for generations. Winter was a hard season, with boats kept in port and families depending on what the spring fishing could bring. Visitors who came for the summer boarding houses and the sand dunes were a growing part of the local income, but for most residents the harbor's daily work mattered far more than the season's guests.
| Created / published | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Creator | pendleton & owens |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Massachusetts |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,266 × 1,354 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Three hundredth anniversary of the landing of the pilgrims, Provincetown, Mass., August 27, 1920 |
| Reference | MA Provincetown 1920 |
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