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Excerpts from a radio speech by Douglas H. Shepherd the "Gale of 1898"

Collection: Dowd

Format: Text

Subjects: Portland (Steamer), Portland Gale, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Shipwrecks, Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Cape Cod region, and Windstorms--Massachusetts--History--19th century

continuation of a letter from the Portland Steamship Authority concerning the crew lost in the...

Collection: Dowd

Format: Text

Subjects: Portland (Steamer), Portland Gale, Shipwrecks, and Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Cape Cod region

A letter from Edward Rowe Snow concerning wooden fragments from the Steamer Portland.

Collection: Dowd

Format: Text

Subjects: Portland (Steamer), Portland Gale, Shipwrecks, and Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Cape Cod region

Photo of the first life saving station at Peaked Hill Bars circa 1900. Newspaper stories about...

Collection: Dowd

Format: Text

Subjects: Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Fishermen, Fishing, Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown, Lifesaving, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Peaked Hill Bars Station, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Shipwrecks, Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Cape Cod region, Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Provincetown, and Boxell, Althea

Text and two photos from 'The Life Savers of Cape Cod' relating the early history of life saving...

Collection: Dowd

Format: Text

Subjects: Boathouses, Boats and boating, Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Peaked Hill Bars Station, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Sailing ships, Schooners, Shipwrecks, Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Cape Cod region, Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Truro, and Boxell, Althea