John P. Johnson ("Armless Johnson"): houseboat with sign "Boats to let" (interesting double exposure)

Item Information

Title:
John P. Johnson ("Armless Johnson"): houseboat with sign "Boats to let" (interesting double exposure)
Description:
From a series of images of Johnson, the "Armless wonder" who ran a "flourishing boat business" in Beverly until his death on Oct. 26, 1933 (see Boston Globe, May 23, 1934).
Photographer:
Blackington, Alton H.
Date:
[ca. 1925]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Glass plate negatives
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Collection (local):
Alton H. Blackington Collection
Subjects:
Boats and boating--Massachusetts--Beverly--Photographs
Houseboats--Massachusetts--Beverly--Photographs
People with disabilities--Massachusetts--Beverly--Photographs
Johnson, John P.
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Beverly
Beverly (Mass.)
Extent:
1 photograph ; 10 x 12.5 cm.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/muph061-sl402-i001
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Beverly (Mass.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
muph061-sl402-i001