Dowd Collection

Continuing the story of 'The Wreck of the Somerset'. The English frigate that lay buried...

Collection: Dowd

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Subjects: Boston (Mass.), British, Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Captains, Essays, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Provincetown Advocate, Sailing ships, Shipwrecks, Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Cape Cod region, Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Provincetown, and Boxell, Althea

From Deyo's "History of Barnstable County" recounting the gift by Joseph P. Johnson of...

Collection: Dowd

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Subjects: Barnstable County (Mass.) History, Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Town Hall, and Boxell, Althea

Photos of H. & S. Cook & Company Wharf, wholesale and retail fish dealers, and the Kibbe...

Collection: Dowd

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Subjects: Architecture, domestic--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Atlantic Cod fishing, Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Commercial Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Cook Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Docks, East End (Provincetown, Mass.), Families, Fish trade--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Fishing, Fishing villages, Fishing villages--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Harbors, Harbors--Provincetown--Mass, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Provincetown Advocate, Stores/Business (Provincetown, Mass.), Wharfs, Boxell, Althea, and Business

Partial document from Attorney Thomas C. Day giving estimated values for vessels being sold.

Collection: Dowd

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Subjects: Boats and boating, Financial Records, Boxell, Althea, Business, and Letters

Photo of the first life saving station at Peaked Hill Bars circa 1900. Newspaper stories about...

Collection: Dowd

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Subjects: Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Fishermen, Fishing, Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown, Lifesaving, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Peaked Hill Bars Station, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Shipwrecks, Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Cape Cod region, Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Provincetown, and Boxell, Althea