About This Book
A compact photographic souvenir assembles images and captions of coastal life and landscape around Gay Head and nearby islands, showing the landing, pavilion, steamboat arrivals, the lighthouse and clay cliffs. Portraits and group photographs record local Indigenous residents and their rustic conveyances and identify community figures. The steamship City of Columbus wreck and its rescue operations are documented through before-and-after views and images of crews who saved survivors. Additional plates depict souvenir-making, shoreline details, and island-bound vessels, offering a pictorial record of maritime activity, terrain, and everyday scenes.
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