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Thatcher's [sic] Island, Rockport, Mass. – Vintage Wall Art

Thatcher's [sic] Island, Rockport, Mass., c1905. — historic photograph
Thatcher's [sic] Island, Rockport, Mass., c1905.. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

(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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This rare historic photograph captures Thatcher's [sic] Island, Rockport, Mass. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Thatcher's [sic] Island, Rockport, Mass.

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Two granite lighthouse towers rise above the rocks on Thacher Island, a small island off Rockport on Cape Ann, Massachusetts. The record spells the name "Thatcher's," but the subject heading uses "Thacher," the form the island is known by today. The island's twin lights, first established in the eighteenth century, guided ships past the dangerous ledges of the Massachusetts coast. This 8 x 10 inch glass negative was made around 1905 by the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers documented American scenery and landmarks for travel publications.

Created / publishedc1905.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesCorresponding glass transparency (with same seriescode) available on videodisc frame 1A-30393. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018788. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsIslands. Oceans.United States--Massachusetts--Thacher Island.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 786 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-62270

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