Cape Cod Advancement Plan Press Photographs, 1934

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Title

Cape Cod Advancement Plan Press Photographs, 1934

Subject

Vacations--1930-1940.
Cape Cod (Mass.) - Tourism

Description

Ca. 100 photographs of vacationers on Cape Cod taken for the Cape Cod Advancement Plan for distribution to various society pages in newspapers across the country as a means of promoting Cape Cod as a fashionable vacation destination, 1934.

Creator

Cape Cod Advancement Plan

Publisher

William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives, Wilkens Library, Cape Cod Community College, West Barnstable, MA.

Date

1934

Rights

William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives, Wilkens Library, Cape Cod Community College, West Barnstable, MA.

Collection Items

Three women at Old Mill Point, Cape Cod, 1934
Sent to Boston Herald. Caption: "Summering at Old Mill Point, Cape Cod. LTOR: Mrs. Robert B. Rugg, (wife of the President of the Rockland National Bank, Boston), who has a waterfront home at Old Mill Point; Mrs. Herman H. Hanson, Troy, New York and…

Mary Jean Ottinger, 1934.
Black and white photograph of Mary Jean Ottinger on horesback, 1934. Sent to Indianapolis News. Caption: "Mary Jean Ottinger, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ross C. Ottinger of Indianaapolis, photographed at Cape Cod, Mass., where she is attending the Sea…

Ruth Reinhard and Miss Sarah H. Hawkes, 1934
Black and white photograph of Ruth Reinhard and Sarah H. Hawkes. Sent to N. Y. Evening Sun. Caption: "They may be on land now, but will soon be on the sea - Ruth Reinhard, 24 Hemlock Road, Bronxville, New York (right) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.…

Governor Joseph B. Ely, of Massachusetts, 1934
Black and white photograph of Governor Joseph B. Ely of Massachusetts. Caption: "Governor Joseph B. Ely, of Massachusetts, photographed at the Belmont Hotel, West Harwich, yesterday (Friday) while en route to Provincetown, Cape Cod."

Cape Cod Lore Contest Judges, 1934
Black and white photograph of three judges for Cape Cod Lore Contest, 1934. Caption: Hyannis, Mass., May 30 (1934) CAPE COD LORE PUZZLES JUDGES - contest for unpublished historical data, anecdotes, and legends of old Cape Cod, closed here yesterday,…

A "Widow's Walk" on an old home at North Eastham, 1934
Black and white photo of a home in North Eastham, Cape Cod. Sent to Rotogravure Editor, Chicago Tribune. Caption: "A "Widow's Walk" on an old home at North Eastham, Cape Cod, one of the few still to be seen. From these turrets, once built on almost…

Provincetown Night Club, 1934
Black and white photograph of a Provincetown night club on a dock. Sent to City Editor, Boston Herald. Caption: "All night clubs are not on city streets. Here is one that boasts of being the only night club on a dock at Provincetown, Cape Cod, just a…

Trio of Cape Cod Fisherman, Chatham, 1934
Black and white photograph of three Cape Cod fisherman in Chatham, 1934. Sent to: Rotogravure Editor, Cleveland Plain Dealer. Caption: "A trio of Cape Cod Fishermen, returning from a trip, pause to spin a few yarns at Chatham, where scenes like this…

Marjorie Danforth and Jack Norris with Aerial Taxi Cab, Cape Cod, 1934
Black and white photograph of Marjorie Danforth and Jack Norris with plane. Sent to Society Editor, Boston Herald. Caption: "This is said to be the country's first aerial taxi cab - that takes people home from beaches, dinners or dances on Cape Cod.…

Elm trees along the Old King's Highway in Yarmouth, MA, 1934
Black and white photograph of Elm trees in Yarmouth. Sent to News Editor Springfield Union and Republic. Caption: "Three hundred year old trees form a dense ceiling along the King's Highway at Yarmouth, Cape Cod. This street, running along the Cape,…
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