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“Down Along,” Provincetown, Mass

“Down Along,” Provincetown, Mass

Postcard showing a street with several houses on it in Provincetown, Massachusetts. A wooden sidewalk runs along the street and fenced-in yards on the left.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Out on the extreme point of Cape Cod is a little village called Provincetown. This is where the pilgrims landed. It is a little village of about seven or eight hundred inhabitants and principally a fishing village but it is a famous summer beach resort and an interesting place to visit.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Provincetown, Mass.

Provincetown, Mass.

Postcard showing a red bungalow in Provincetown, Massachusetts with partial views of white houses on either side. The front yard of the bungalow has several trees and various foliage. A wooden sidewalk runs along the front of the yard.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “One of the bungalows in Provincetown.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Out station Road scene

Out station Road scene

This postcard depicts a country road in Ceylon. A cart travels past a house nestled amongst the tropical vegetation.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A country scene showing the covered ox cart on the road thru [sic] the banana grove.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Native Dwelling House

Native Dwelling House

This postcard shows a grass hut by the side of a road in the midst of a substantial amount of vegetation. A man sits outside the hut with a bunch of bananas.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A natives grass hut in the banana grove. They are a very indolent set of people as all they care of is something to eat. This one seems to be well provided for as he has a bunch of bananas and when that is gone there are plenty more where that one com [sic] from.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Hawaiian Grass House.

Hawaiian Grass House.

Postcard showing a group of people in front of a grass house in Hawaii.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “In making houses and mats and other things of grass the natives have considerable talent and art. This picture was evidently taken on Sunday or some special occasion as you see tha [sic] natives are all dressed up– see the wreath of flowers around their necks.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Grass House, Honolulu

Grass House, Honolulu

Postcard showing a person inside a grass house in Hawaii.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Another type of grass hut, this one being built in a banana grove.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Sophias Whare

Sophias Whare

Postcard showing a homestead in New Zealand. Charles C. Myers notes that this is a homestead of a native of New Zealand.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The northern part of New Zealand is not a cold country but a very beautiful mountainous country. The natives are an interesting people. This shows a native homestead.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Lake Taupo, New Zealand

Lake Taupo, New Zealand

Postcard featuring a drawing by Benoni White and a lithograph by A. D. Willis of Lake Taupo in New Zealand. In the foreground is an individual walking towards a house. The background features several individuals around the lake and a smoking volcano.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Showing one of the active volcanoes in the distant [sic].”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Photographs of Sagamore Hill

Photographs of Sagamore Hill

Two photographs of Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt’s home near Oyster Bay, New York. One shows the exterior of the home with its large veranda and much of it overgrown with vines. The other shows Roosevelt speaking to a crowd from the veranda in 1916.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1980