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1904 Cottage City MA Martha's Vineyard Haven Edgartown Book Tabernacle Gay Head

$ 131.97

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Rare Photographic Booklet of Martha's Vineyard at the Turn of the 20th Century
  • Region of Origin: Massachusetts
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    1904 Cottage City MA Martha's Vineyard Haven Edgartown Booklet
    This is a very scarce, original 1904 Cottage City MA Martha's Vineyard booklet,
    Gems of Cottage City, Vineyard Haven, Innisfail and Edgartown
    .
    Copyrighted 1904 by J.N. Chamberlain, Cottage City, Mass. Engraving and Printing by The Federal Engraving and Publishing Co, Boston, Mass. There is virtually no text. The booklet contains 46 nearly full page photographs, one or two to the page, of various sites on Martha's Vineyard in the late 1800's and very early 1900's. Most photos are captioned. Please see the complete list of captions of all photos below.
    Measurements: Approximately 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". Approximately 40 unnumbered pages.
    Condition: Short tears to front cover. Bent corners to cover and some pages. Rear cover is intact. Binding is torn across the top but the string holding the cover and pages together is intact and holding. Pages are generally clean with no tears. Approximately one third of the pages have a light water stain along the lower left edge.
    List of Photo Captions:
    Yachts at Cottage City
    Wharf at Cottage City
    Two uncaptioned photos of Ferries, the "Gay Head" and the "Uncatenea"
    Ocean Park
    Uncaptioned photo of houses
    Ocean Park and Wharf, Cottage City
    Joys' Wharf
    Birds Eye View of Cottage City and Vineyard House
    Circuit Avenue, Cottage City
    Pawnee House, Norton's Pharmacy
    The Tuttle Cottage, Ocean Park
    Bathing Beach, Cottage City
    Roque Grounds, Cottage City
    Sunset Lake
    Lovers Rock, Cottage City
    Highland Beach
    Storm at Cottage City
    Welsey House
    The Jetties, Cottage City
    Lake Avenue
    Innisfail, Marthas Vineyard
    Drive to Innisfail, Showing Old Bridge
    View from Innisfail
    Sea View Hotel and Bathing Beach
    Circuit Avenue, Winter 1904
    Winter View of Tabernacle, 1904
    Tabernacle and Church (Copyrighted 1904 by J.N. Chamberlain, Cottage City, Mass.)
    Methodist Campgrounds 1835
    Water Spout, Cottage City, August 17, 1876
    Moon Light View, Cottage City
    Uncaptioned Photo of
    Battery B Band Worcester Light Artillery
    in front of gazebo
    New Post Office, Cottage City
    Gay Head Indians
    Gay Head Light
    Burning Lime Vessel at Vineyard Haven
    Beach View, Vineyard Haven
    East Chop Light
    Drive to West Chop
    Ocean View Hotel
    Island House Hotel
    Oldest House at Edgartown
    Catholic Church
    Tashmoo Lake, Marthas Vineyard
    New York Yacht Club, Vineyard Haven Harbor
    Edgartown Harbor, Bay View Hotel
    Pumping Station at Cottage City
    This booklet will be carefully packed and shipped with USPS Priority Mail.