Moonlight Railroad

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Object Details

maker

Nickerson, George Hathaway

Description (Brief)

black and white stereograph by George H. Nickerson; printed on recto "NICKERSON & SMITH / PROVINCETOWN"; handwritten on recto "Moonlight RRw"; moonlight view of a railroad bridge traversing center of image from foreground to background, harbor on either side; fleet anchored on both sides of bridge

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1860s-1880s

ID Number

2012.3033.0325

nonaccession number

2012.3033

catalog number

2012.3033.0325

Object Name

stereograph

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 3 1/2 in x 7 in; 8.89 cm x 17.78 cm

associated place

United States: Massachusetts, Provincetown

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Photography

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Railroads

Bridges

Sailing Ships

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-70d0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1852551