Scrapbooks of Althea Boxell (1/19/1910 - 10/4/1988), Book 7, Page 66

Item Information

Title:
Scrapbooks of Althea Boxell (1/19/1910 - 10/4/1988), Book 7, Page 66
Description:
Several newspaper articles relating to the whaling industry in Provincetown. One article is about the rescue and release of a finback whale that stranded itself on the harbor beach in Provincetown and was towed out to sea by the Coast Guard in 1946.
Format:
Newspapers
Location:
Provincetown History Preservation Project
Collection (local):
John Dowd Althea Boxell Collection
Subjects:
Barnstable County (Mass.) History
Cape Cod (Mass.) History
Captains
Dories (boats)
Families
Fishing villages
Fishing villages--Massachusetts--Provincetown
Harbors
Harbors--Provincetown--Mass
Lifesaving
Provincetown (Mass.)--History--18th century
Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century
Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century
Sailing ships
Waterfronts
Whaling
Whaling masters
Whaling--Massachusetts--History
Whaling--Massachusetts--Provincetown--History
Wharfs
Boxell, Althea
Places:
Massachusetts > Barnstable (county) > Provincetown
Link to Item:
https://provincetownhistoryproject.org/archives/2092
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Language:
English
Identifier:
dwd_001_007-066