Historic New England

A view of the new Cape Cod Canal railroad lift bridge

A black and white view of the Cape Cod Canal railroad bridge following its completion in 1935.

Date: 1938-06-23

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291198

Ref. Code: MS028.04.020.017

A train passes through the Buzzards Bay drawbridge

A black and white view of a train as it traverses the width of the Cape Cod Canal via the Buzzards Bay drawbridge.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291199

Ref. Code: MS028.04.020.018

The Liberty Belle passes under the Sagamore Bridge

A black and white view of the canal cruiseliner, the Liberty Belle, as she sails underneath the Sagamore Bridge. The image shows passengers of the ship admiring the bridge as they pass it.

Date: 1948-08-15

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291201

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.001

A view of the Sagamore Bridge under construction

A black and white view of the Sagamore Bridge as it undergoes construction. The image shows the Bridge nearly fully constructed on land, but not yet started over the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: 1934

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291202

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.002

A view from within the scaffolding of the Sagamore Bridge

A black and white view looking north from within the scaffolding of the Sagamore Bridge.

Date: 1934

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291203

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.003

A view of the Sagamore Bridge three years after its completion

A black and white view of the Sagamore Bridge spanning the width of the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: 1938-04-19

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291204

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.004

A distant view of the Sagamore Bridge

A black and white view of the Sagmore Bridge from a distance. The image shows a car parked on a road in the foreground.

Date: 1939-08

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291205

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.005

A view of the Sagamore Bridge encompassing the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of the Sagamore Bridge spanning the entire width of the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: 1946-12-03

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291208

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.006

A view of the renovated Sagamore Bridge

A black and white view of the renovated Sagamore Bridge from one end of the Bridge.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291209

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.007

Cars cross the icy Cape Cod Canal via the Sagamore Bridge

A black and white view of cars crossing over the icy Cape Cod Canal by way of the Sagamore Bridge. The image shows many great chunks of ice covering the Canal.

Date: 1977-02-01

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291219

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.008

Bourne Bridge

A black and white view of the Bourne Bridge across the Cape Cod Canal. The image shows the bridge from the banks of the canal near the bridge.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291210

Ref. Code: MS028.04.018.027

Bourne Bridge

A black and white view of the Bourne Bridge looking north. The image shows the bridge stretching into the distance from the bank of the canal.

Date: 1935-06-22

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291211

Ref. Code: MS028.04.018.028

Cape Cod Canal with Bourne Bridge

A black and white view of the Cape Cod Canal seen from a wooded area on the banks and showing a road along the canal on the opposite side. The Bourne Bridge is visible in the far distance.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291212

Ref. Code: MS028.04.018.029

Bourne Bridge

A black and white view of the Bourne Bridge across the Cape Cod Canal, seen from the ground on the banks of the canal with the bridge seen from below.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291213

Ref. Code: MS028.04.018.030

Bourne Bridge seen from the road

A black and white view of the Bourne Bridge seen from the road that leads onto the bridge.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291214

Ref. Code: MS028.04.018.031

A black and white view of the entrance to the Bourne Bridge, showing a car parked on the side of the road. The image has been drawn or painted on to highlight the architectural structure of the bridge.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291215

Ref. Code: MS028.04.018.032

Bourne Bridge with sailboat, motorboat, and railroad bridge

A color view of the Bourne Bridge with a ship with sails, a small motorboat, and the railroad bridge in the distance seen from the bank of the canal. In the foreground, a man fishes from the bank.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291216

Ref. Code: MS028.04.018.033

Drawbridge construction

A black and white view of the construction of the drawbridge over the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291217

Ref. Code: MS028.04.013.010

A view of the new Sagamore Bridge

A black and white view of the newly renovated Sagamore Bridge.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291220

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.009

A view of the eastern Sagamore rotary

A black and white view of the eastern Sagamore rotary. The images shows the Sagamore Bridge in the background.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291221

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.010

A view of the Sagamore Bridge from a road alongside the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of the Sagamore Bridge from a road running alongside the Cape Cod Canal. The image shows a couple of cars traversing the road.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291224

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.011

A view of the Cape Cod Canal with the Sagamore Bridge in the background

A black and white view of the Cape Cod Canal with the Sagamore Bridge in the background.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291226

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.012

A view of the entire Sagamore Bridge

A black and white view of the full Sagamore Bridge spanning the width of the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291227

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.013

A view of the power lines running next to the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of the power lines running alongside the Cape Cod Canal. The image shows the Sagamore Bridge in the background.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291228

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.014

A ship passes beneath the Sagamore Bridge

A negative print of a view of a ship as it passes underneath the Sagamore Bridge.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291229

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.015

A view of Eleanor's Restaurant next to the Sagamore western rotary

A black and white view of Eleanor's Restaurant, advertising shore dinners and Pickwick Ale. The image shows the Sagamore western rotary next to the restaurant. The image also shows the Sagamore Bridge in the background.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291230

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.016

A view of Sagamore Bridge road

A black and white view of the road atop the Sagamore Bridge. The image shows a plaque above the road that reads, "Sagamore Bridge: 1933-1935."

Date: 1937-09

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291231

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.017

A view of the construction underway on the Sagamore Bridge

A black and white view of the construction that began on the Sagamore Bridge in 1933.

Date: 1934

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291232

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.018

Drawbridge construction

A black and white view of construction of the drawbridge over the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291236

Ref. Code: MS028.04.013.011

Drawbridge

A black and white view of the drawbridge over the Cape Cod Canal in the distance. There is a train at the far left end of the bridge.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291237

Ref. Code: MS028.04.013.012

Drawbridge construction

A black and white view of construction of the drawbridge over the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291241

Ref. Code: MS028.04.013.013

Drawbridge construction

A black and white view of construction of the drawbridge over the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291242

Ref. Code: MS028.04.013.014

Ship passing under the Bourne Bridge during its construction

A black and white view of a motorboat passing through the Cape Cod Canal while the Bourne Bridge is constructed.

Date: 1934

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291243

Ref. Code: MS028.04.018.034

Construction of the Bourne Bridge

A black and white view of the Bourne Bridge under construction.

Date: 1934

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291245

Ref. Code: MS028.04.018.035

Construction of the Bourne Bridge

A black and white view of the Bourne Bridge under construction. The image shows the bridge elevated above the ground, with train tracks running along the base. Two spectators stand in the lower left corner of the image.

Date: 1934-07-22

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291246

Ref. Code: MS028.04.018.036

Presidential Yacht, USS Mayflower, passing under a drawbridge on the Cape Cod Canal as a group of people watch from the shore.

One black & white photograph of the Presidential Yacht, USS Mayflower, passing under a drawbridge on the Cape Cod Canal as a group of people watch from the shore. In 1921, President Warren G. Harding traveled through the Cape Cod Canal to take part in the Pilgrim tercentenary observances.

Date: undated, predominant 1905-1929

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291248

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.012

Torpedo Boat Destroyer Passing Through Cape Cod Canal

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291251

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.013

Ship on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white snapshot of the Cape Cod Canal with a sailing ship. A large billboard is visible at the left edge of the photograph.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291252

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.002

Steamship on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white snapshot of a steamship passing through the Cape Cod Canal. The photograph appears to have once been glued onto black paper, probably as part of a scrapbook or photograph album.

Date: 1930-1939

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291253

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.003

Coast Guard cutter at Canal Bridge Opening

A black and white photograph of the Coast Guard cutter "Jackson" passing through the Cape Cod Canal on the day of the Canal Bridge Opening, August 15, 1935.

Date: 1935-08-15

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291254

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.005

Schooner on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white photograph of a schooner passing through the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: 1928-05

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291255

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.010

Steamship on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white snapshot of a steamship passing through the Cape Cod Canal. The photograph appears to have once been glued onto black paper, probably as part of a scrapbook or photograph album.

Date: 1930-1939

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291257

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.004

Ship on Cape Cod Canal

A black and white photograph of a ship passing through the Cape Cod Canal. In the distance, the drawbridge is up.

Date: 1934

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291259

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.006

Cruise ship on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white photograph of a cruise ship passing through the Cape Cod Canal. In the foreground is a small vessel that appears to be tied up to a buoy. The photograph appears to have once been glued onto black paper, probably as part of a scrapbook or photograph album.

Date: 1930-1939

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291260

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.007

Ship on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white photograph of a ship passing through the Cape Cod Canal. The photograph appears to have once been glued onto black paper, probably as part of a scrapbook or photograph album.

Date: 1925

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291262

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.008

Ship on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white photograph of a ship passing through the Cape Cod Canal. The photograph appears to have once been glued onto black paper, probably as part of a scrapbook or photograph album.

Date: 1925

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291263

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.009