Merrill's Wharf
Item Information
- Title:
- Merrill's Wharf
- Description:
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Black and white photo of Merrill's Wharf, New Bedford, Massachusetts. Crowded wharf with numerous boats, including whaling ships and a paddleboat; whale boat on pier in foreground, left; W.S. Jenney Wholesale & Retail Fish Dealer building at right. Granite boat office in background at end of pier at left; barrels in area in front of whaling ship. Buildings in background along horizon line. Mounted to tan cardboard and labeled beneath image; inscribed on back with location and date; photographer's stamp in center.
- Creator:
- Bassett, Orville
- Name on Item:
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Orville Bassett, Photographer
- Date:
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[ca. 1860–1955]
- Format:
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Photographs
- Genre:
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Albumen prints
- Location:
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New Bedford Free Public Library
Main Library, room 309, cabinet U07, shelf SH10, container BX15:F009 (shelf locator) - Collection (local):
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Photograph Collection
- Subjects:
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Ships
Boats
Buildings
Whaling
Piers & wharves
Whale boats
Whaling ships
Merrill's Wharf
- Places:
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Massachusetts > Bristol (county) > New Bedford
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : print
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/sb398x78w
- Terms of Use:
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Rights status not evaluated.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND).
- Notes:
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Item caption: Merrill's Wharf.
- Notes (date):
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Date supplied by cataloger.
- Accession #:
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2010.001.1516
- Identifier:
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77A1A481-2DC5-4662-89D9-470970313238
P.71.M33M (no longer used)
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