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A brief history of the Provincetown Fire Department in the 1800's.

Collection: Fire Department

Format: Text

Subjects: Fire houses, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, and Provincetown Volunteer Fire Department

Photographs loaned to the Provincetown History Project by Helen Valentine, resident of Provincetown.

Collection: Stand Alone Documents

Format: Photo

Subjects: Architecture, domestic--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Boats and boating, Cape Cod houses, Dwellings, Fire houses, Fishermen, Fishing boats--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Fishing villages--Massachusetts--Provincetown, High Pole Hill (Provincetown, Mass.), Johnson Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts, Lifesaving stations--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Schooners, Theater--Massachusetts--Provincetown--History--20th Century, Theaters, Town Hall, Waterfronts, Whalers (Persons), Whaling, Whaling--Massachusetts--Provincetown--History, Harbors--Provincetown--Mass, West End (Provincetown, Mass.), and Commercial Street (Provincetown, Mass.)

Photographs and post cards loaned to the Provincetown History Project by Helen Valentine, a...

Collection: Stand Alone Documents

Format: Photo

Subjects: Blessing of the Fleet, Bradford Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Churches, Cottages, Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown, Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Business, Commercial Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Fire houses, Fishing, and Harbors--Provincetown--Mass

These photos are from the collection of George W. Ferguson, Centerville, MA. and loaned to the...

Collection: Stand Alone Documents

Format: Photo

Subjects: Architecture, domestic--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Barnstable County (Mass.) History, Boats and boating, Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Commercial Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Dories (boats), East End (Provincetown, Mass.), Fire houses, Fish trade--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Fishermen, Fishing, Fishing boats--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Fishing villages, Fishing villages--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Harbors, Harbors--Provincetown--Mass, Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--19th century, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Railroads, Sailing ships, Schooners, Shipwrecks, Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Cape Cod region, and Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Provincetown

Newspaper article and pictures of the ruins of the Centenary Church that was destroyed by fire,...

Collection: Municipal

Format: Newsprint

Subjects: Barnstable County (Mass.) History, Cape Cod (Mass.) History, Churches, Fire houses, Fires, Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, and Winthrop Street (Provincetown, Mass.)