Name/Title
Photos of dredging of the Estuary, by Piatt, c. 1902-1904Entry/Object ID
1996.221.1Description
Acc. No. 96.221.1 (a-d)
Subject Category: Estuary
Date or Period: Ca. 1902
Object: Photographs
Description: Modern glossy black/white contact prints made from vintage negatives by Stirling Piatt. Unmounted. Original photographer(s) unknown. Thumbtack holes are found in all corners.
Size (ea.): L-8 x W-10 in.
History of Object: Scenes from the dredging of the Estuary, ca. 1902–1904:
(a) close-up view of a dredge with portion of the Park Street Bridge in view;
(b) rail cars filled with extracted soil, with high earthen bank in background;
(c) dredge working underneath the Park Street Bridge;
(d) view of a dredge at work.
Acquired from: Stirling Piatt
Date: 6/22/96
Pre-1971 donation, uncataloged
