Pilgrim Monument Collection - scrapbook circa 1940's

Item Information

Title:
Pilgrim Monument Collection - scrapbook circa 1940's
Description:
This is a collection of newspaper articles from the 1940's compiled into a scrapbook now in the possession of the Pilgrim Monument. The topics are far flung and varied encompassing photos of Provincetown High School, Pilgrim Monument, Masonic Hall, churches and other landmarks as well as fires, floods, storms, drownings and harbor ice. There are many articles about individual residents and their accomplishments including Admiral McMillan's arctic explorations, Judge Welsh and the murder trial of Salvatori and Lorenzo Scola for the death of Antone Elias Malhado and stories of combat casualties and survivors of World War II along with common notices of births and deaths. Numerous pictures of wedding parties, sports teams, parades, artists, fishing boats, debutante dances, theatre productions, the town crier, the police force and WPA workers flesh out this collection. Other articles mention halibut, herring, swordfish and mackerel fishing with pictures of boats and catches. There is even a photo of a Provincetown nursery school class and Easter celebrations. As one browses through the many pages of this scrapbook a picture of day-to-day life at the tip of Cape Cod in the 1940's emerges with all its down-to-earth detail and occasional drama.
Format:
Newspapers
Location:
Provincetown History Preservation Project
Collection (local):
Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum Collection
Subjects:
Architecture, domestic--Massachusetts--Provincetown
Arctic regions
Arctic regions Discovery and exploration
Art
Atlantic herring fishing
Barnstable County (Mass.) History
Boats and boating
Cape Cod (Mass.) History
Childbirth
Churches
Drowning
Explorers
Families
Fires
Fish trade--Massachusetts--Provincetown
Fish trapping
Fisheries--Massachusetts--Provincetown--History
Fishermen
Fishes
Fishing
Fishing boats--Massachusetts--Provincetown
Fishing nets
Fishing villages
Fishing villages--Massachusetts--Provincetown
Freemasons
Harbors
Harbors--Provincetown--Mass
Historic Districts--Massachusetts--Provincetown
Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown
Local government--Massachusetts--Provincetown
Mackerel fishing
Marriage
Military history
Mothers
Nautilus Club (Provincetown, MA)
North Pole
Provincetown (Mass.)--Politics and government
Provincetown (Mass.) Board of Selectmen
Provincetown (Mass.) Selectmen
Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century
Provincetown Volunteer Fire Department
Schools
Wharfs
MacMillan, Donald B.
Vorse, Mary Heaton
Business
Hurricanes
Places:
Massachusetts > Barnstable (county) > Provincetown
Link to Item:
https://provincetownhistoryproject.org/archives/4799
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Language:
English
Identifier:
pil_000_004