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Image: Chatham Light, Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass (72826)

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Description: Title: Chatham Light, Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass. Description: The United States Government built a lighthouse of brick, which stood on the edge of the bluff overlooking Chatham Bay. The lighthouse fell into the sea when the tides and rains undermined the cliff. From the present Lighthouse, which was built about 200 yards farther inland and which is electrically lighted, a vast panorama of the ocean may be seen. Subjects: Lighthouses; Chatham Light (Mass.) Places: Massachusetts > Barnstable (county) > Chatham Notes: Title from item. Extent: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Accession #: 06_10_000264
Title: Chatham Light, Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass (72826)
Credit: Boston Public Library Tichnor Brothers collection #72826
Author: Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, Mass.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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