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For your consideration is a scarce stereoview of Craigville Beachidentified in writing on the verso as \"Centerville, MA. This is a great image of a large group of bathers in the water with another group of spectators on the beach. It was published by Noah Gifford, New Bedford, Mass. There is foxing/mottling to the images, corner wear, and overall soiling.(Please see our other Craigville Campground stereoview listings (\"Chequaquett House\" and \"Forty Steps\" also published by Noah Gifford).
Please view the enlargeable scans carefully and contact me with any questions.
From Google AI:
Craigville Beach in Centerville, MA, is a historic, popular public beach established in 1888 as part of a 19th-century religious camp meeting community founded in 1872. Known for its scenic,,gentle, and bustling atmosphere, it was famously named in 1882 to honor the leader, Rev. Dr. Austin Craig.
Historical Highlights of Craigville Beach
- Origins: The beach and surrounding village grew from the Christian Camp Meeting Association (CCMA), founded in 1872.
- Name Origin: Following his death, the area was renamed from Camp Christian to Craigville in 1882 to honor Reverend Dr. Austin Craig.
- Establishment: In 1888, the camp meeting association purchased 800 feet of beach directly across from the camp.
- Development: The area was a popular religious and summer retreat, often visited by notable figures and serving as a quaint \"gingerbread-style\" cottage community.
Over the coming months we will be thinning out our collection focused on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and the South Shore. We plan to offer many books, maps, photographs and other ephemera of various towns on the Cape and Islands along with the coastal area south of Boston. We will be listing many stereoviews of Provincetown. Oak Bluffs, Cottage City, Edgartown, Nantasket, Scituate, Cohasset Plymouth, Siasconset etc., Photographers offered will include Nickerson, Freeman, Shute, Adams, Warren, Tirrell, etc.. Subjects to include Hotels, Lighthouses, Wesleyan Grove, Camp Meeting, the Cape Cod Canal, Scenics, etc.. Please check our sales regularly and if you are seeking a particular item for your collection contact us and we will let you know if we will be selling one.
