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Dowd Collection

Dowd

Overview

Althea Boxell (1910–1988) never lived in Provincetown, but during her life she assembled a series of scrapbooks that preserved elements of Provincetown's history and daily life throughout the late 19th and 20th century that are priceless. [More...]

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  • Scrapbooks of Althea Boxell (1/19/1910 - 10/4/1988), Book 4, Page 64
    Images of Provincetown, including a photograph of artist John Whorf and articles regarding the...
    Collection: Dowd
    Format: Text
    Subjects: Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century and Waterfronts
  • Scrapbooks of Althea Boxell (1/19/1910 - 10/4/1988), Book 2, Page 156
    Images of Provincetown, East End, including news reports and photographs of damage done by a gale...
    Collection: Dowd
    Format: Text
    Subjects: East End (Provincetown, Mass.), Fishermen, Fishers, Fishers--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Fishing boats--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, and Waterfronts
  • Scrapbooks of Althea Boxell (1/19/1910 - 10/4/1988), Book 5, Page 69
    Historical information related to Provincetown including an article dated August 13, 1981...
    Collection: Dowd
    Format: Text
    Subjects: Boats and boating, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, and Provincetown Advocate
  • Scrapbooks of Althea Boxell (1/19/1910 - 10/4/1988), Book 5, Page 53
    Images of Provincetown, Harbor, including images and historical information regarding the...
    Collection: Dowd
    Format: Text
    Subjects: Harbors, Harbors--Provincetown--Mass, MacMillan Wharf (Provincetown, Mass.), and Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century
  • Scrapbooks of Althea Boxell (1/19/1910 - 10/4/1988), Book 1, Page 20
    Images of Provincetown, West End, including wharf destruction after Portland Gale (Union Wharf...
    Collection: Dowd
    Format: Text
    Subjects: Architecture, domestic--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Bluefishing, Cape Cod houses, Commercial Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Dwellings, Harbors--Provincetown--Mass, Nickerson Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Portland Gale, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Schooners, Waterfronts, West End (Provincetown, Mass.), and Wharfs
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