Cape Ann and Gloucester Mass stereoviews 1

DURING THE MID TO LATE 1800'S A COMMON FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT WAS TO VIEW SCENIC IMAGES CREATED AS STEREOVIEWS. PROCTER BROTHERS OF GLOUCESTER PUBLISHED MANY OF THESE TYPES OF VIEWS AS WELL AS CABINET PHOTOS, IN ADDITION TO BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS. ALL OF CAPE ANN -- GLOUCESTER, ROCKPORT, ANNISQUAM, LANESVILLE, RIVERDALE -- IS FILLED WITH MANY PICTURESQUE AREAS WHICH HAVE BEEN CAPTURED BY VARIOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS SINCE THE CAMERA BECAME POPULAR.

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two views of the Town Hall	two views of the new City Hall	churches in Gloucester and Rockport	the Gloucester National and the Cape Ann National Bank	Rockport cotton mill and Carter's Oil Clothing

three Gloucester from Mt. Vernon and Beacon Hill	Gloucester views from up on Beacon Pole Hill	views of Chestnut St., Washington St. and Pleasant St.	views looking down Middle St to the east and west	Gen. G.F. Butler residence and the Sargent House

views of Riverdale by three different photograhers	looking out at different views around Gloucester	three aerial views looking out from the Unitarian Church	the Murray Church, the Universalist Church Centennial Camp and the Murray organ	summer residences and the Oldest House on Cape Ann (in Annisquam)

view of downtown Gloucester, one showing the Cape Ann Advertiser building	three view of Brookbank and Fresh Water Cove	two views of Brookbank, the homestead once owned by the Sawyer family	looking out from the area known as Steepbank	views from Niles Beach and looking up from Halibut Point to Long Branch Street