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U.S. navy airship guarding the coast during World War II, taken from John R. Smith's house in 1944.

Collection: Dowd

Format: Photo

Subjects: Airships, Bradford Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Churches, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, and Smith, John R.

This is a collection of photographs taken by photographer John R. Smith who was born in 1859 and...

Collection: Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum

Format: Photo

Subjects: Airships, Architecture, domestic--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Atlantic Fisherman, Boat ramps, Boathouses, Boats and boating, Bradford Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Cape Cod houses, Center Methodist Episcopal Church (Provincetown, Mass.), Churches, Cold Storages, Commercial Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Crowds, Dedication Services, Docks, East End (Provincetown, Mass.), Fire houses, Fires, Fish trade--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Fisheries--Massachusetts--Provincetown--History, Fishermen, Fishes, Fishing, Fishing boats--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Fishing nets, Fishing villages, Fishing villages--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Freemasons, Gosnold Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Harbors, Harbors--Provincetown--Mass, High Pole Hill (Provincetown, Mass.), High Schools--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Highland Light, Historic Districts--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown, Lifesaving, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Mackerel fishing, Military history, Mooring of ships, Peaked Hill Bars Station, Province Lands--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Provincelands, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Provincetown Volunteer Fire Department, Sailing ships, Salt industry and trade-Provincetown, Massachusetts, Schools, Schooners, Seamen's Bank, Shipwrecks, Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Cape Cod region, Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Town Center (Provincetown, Mass.), Town Crier, Town Hall, United States. Life-Saving Service, Waterfronts, West End (Provincetown, Mass.), Wharfs, Windstorms--Massachusetts--History--19th century, Smith, John R., Business, Masonic Place (Provincetown, Mass.), and Ryder Street (Provincetown, Mass.)

Photographs and post cards loaned the the Provincetown History Project by Helen Valentine, a...

Collection: Stand Alone Documents

Format: Photo

Subjects: Airplanes, Airships, Architecture, domestic--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Bradford Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Center Methodist Episcopal Church (Provincetown, Mass.), Churches, Cold Storages, Docks, Guesthouses, Harbors, Harbors--Provincetown--Mass, Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown, Murchison House, Province Lands--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Provincelands, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Schools, Town Hall, Business, Conant Street (Provincetown, Mass.), and West End (Provincetown, Mass.)

Negatives from The J. Arthur Collection, a large group of Lopes family photos and papers, donated...

Collection: Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum

Format: Photo

Subjects: Airships, Architecture, domestic--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Dwellings, Festivals, High Pole Hill (Provincetown, Mass.), Historic Districts--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown, Industries, Lifesaving, Mothers, Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Sailors, Town Center (Provincetown, Mass.), Town Hall, and Business

A donated collection of 33 photos between 1981 and 1989 of members of the Lewis A. Young VFW Post...

Collection: Municipal

Format: Photo

Subjects: Airships, Barnstable County (Mass.) History, Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Fishing villages--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Military history, and Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century