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A collection of newspaper articles and photographs on the history of the Life Saving Service and...

Collection: Municipal

Format: Newsprint

Subjects: Highland Light, Highland Light (U.S), Lifeboats, Lifesaving, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Shipwrecks, Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Provincetown, United States Coast Guard, Windstorms--Massachusetts--History--19th century, and United States. Life-Saving Service

These Photographs were found in Charles “Stormy” Mayo’s attic thought to have belonged to his...

Collection: Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum

Format: Photo

Subjects: Highland Light, Highland Light (U.S), Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Peaked Hill Bars Station, Race Point--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Schooners, United States. Life-Saving Service, and Whalers (Persons)

These Photographs were found in Charles “Stormy” Mayo’s attic thought to have belonged to his...

Collection: Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum

Format: Photo

Subjects: Highland Light, Highland Light (U.S), Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Peaked Hill Bars Station, Race Point--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Schooners, United States. Life-Saving Service, and Whalers (Persons)

Jan Kelly writes a weekly column for Provincetown Magazine. That torrential rain was a boon to...

Collection: Kelly

Format: Text

Subjects: Provincetown Magazine and United States. Life-Saving Service

Flacking Box: This device was part of the breeches buoy beach apparatus...

Collection: Heritage Artifacts

Format: Photo

Subjects: Lifesaving, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, United States Coast Guard, United States. Life-Saving Service, Historical museums--Massachusetts--Provincetown, and Provincetown Heritage Museum