Dowd Collection

Several newspaper articles from the late 1930's,early 1940's about rescues by Coast Guardsmen...

Collection: Dowd

Format: Newsprint

Subjects: Barnstable County (Mass.) History, Boats and boating, Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Lifesaving, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, United States Coast Guard, and Boxell, Althea

Artist's bird's eye view of the tip of Long Point with ships and houses. Written description of...

Collection: Dowd

Format: Artwork

Subjects: Barnstable County (Mass.) History, Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Fishing, Fishing villages, Fishing villages--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Long Point Settlement, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, and Boxell, Althea

Hand drawn map of Long Point Settlement and location of inhabitants in 1857.

Collection: Dowd

Format: Artwork

Subjects: Barnstable County (Mass.) History, Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Harbors, Harbors--Provincetown--Mass, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, and Boxell, Althea

A photo of the first lighthouse on Long Point, 1826, which in 1830 also became the first...

Collection: Dowd

Format: Newsprint

Subjects: Barnstable County (Mass.) History, Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Dwellings, Elementary Schools (Provincetown, MA), Lifesaving, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Salt industry and trade-Provincetown, Massachusetts, and Boxell, Althea

Photo of Long Point Lighthouse in 1910 taken by John R. Smith. Two more photos, then and now,...

Collection: Dowd

Format: Artwork

Subjects: Barnstable County (Mass.) History, Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Lifesaving, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Long Point Settlement, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, West End (Provincetown, Mass.), and Boxell, Althea