Newspaper

Archive

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Mattapoisett Museum

Name/Title

Newspaper

Entry/Object ID

0000.8.405

Scope and Content

New Bedford Standard-Times, March 15, 1914 article. A Wood Carver of Renown. Henry J. Purrington, who made figure heads for whaleships in the Old Days, still does wood carving which is in demand - Well known Mattapoisett man will be 89 tomorrow. Images include hand-carved doll house set, the "Purrington Birthday Club" with Purringtons, Cannons and a Cole and Henry J. Purrington "With the natural shaped cane whie he cut at Rock Bridgte about sixty years ago when the railroad was built". Three copies.

Collection

Mendell Research

Acquisition

Accession

0000.8

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Serial

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Whaling, Ships, Ship figureheads, Wood carving

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Mar 15, 1914

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Purrington

Person or Organization

Cannon

Person or Organization

Cole

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Lenora Robinson Status Date: 2015-11-30

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

December 1, 2015

Updated By

Unknown

Update Date

December 2, 2015