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History of Provincetown ships and their captains in the nineteenth century prepared by the...

Collection: Municipal

Format: Text

Subjects: Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Sailing ships, Sailors, Schooners, Whaling--Massachusetts--History, and Whaling--Massachusetts--Provincetown--History

Five slides of the Blessing of the Fleet in the Provincetown harbor donted by Susan Avellar.

Collection: Municipal

Format: Negative

Subjects: Boats and boating, Fishermen, Fishing, Fishing boats--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Fishing villages, Fishing villages--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Harbors, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, and Sailing ships

Listing of Provincetown Vessels, owners names and addresses and value of vessels. Also listing of...

Collection: Municipal

Format: Text

Subjects: Boats and boating, Shipping, Fisheries--Massachusetts--Provincetown--History, Fishermen, Fishers, Fishers--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Fishes, Fishing, Fishing boats--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Sailing ships, and Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century

A grouping of 57 post cards made available from the collection of George W. Ferguson,...

Collection: Postcard

Format: Photo

Subjects: Architecture, domestic--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Barnstable County (Mass.) History, Bradford Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Cape Cod houses, Churches, Commercial Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Dwellings, Fish trade--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Fishing, Fishing boats--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Fishing nets, Fishing villages, Fishing villages--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Freeman Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Harbors, Harbors--Provincetown--Mass, High Pole Hill (Provincetown, Mass.), Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown, Kiley Court (Provincetown, Mass.), Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Mooring of ships, Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Race Point--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Sailing ships, Salt industry and trade-Provincetown, Massachusetts, Schools, Schooners, Stores/Business (Provincetown, Mass.), Town Center (Provincetown, Mass.), Town Crier, Town Hall, Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, United States Coast Guard, Waterfronts, West End (Provincetown, Mass.), Whaling, Whaling--Massachusetts--History, Whaling--Massachusetts--Provincetown--History, and Wharfs

These photos are from the collection of George W. Ferguson, Centerville, MA. and loaned to the...

Collection: Stand Alone Documents

Format: Photo

Subjects: Architecture, domestic--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Barnstable County (Mass.) History, Boats and boating, Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Commercial Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Dories (boats), East End (Provincetown, Mass.), Fire houses, Fish trade--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Fishermen, Fishing, Fishing boats--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Fishing villages, Fishing villages--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Harbors, Harbors--Provincetown--Mass, Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Railroads, Sailing ships, Schooners, Shipwrecks, Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Cape Cod region, and Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Provincetown