Vintage images of Cape Cod

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There's a timelessness to the natural beauty of Cape Cod that keeps visitors coming back year after year, swarming the Cape with thousands of tourists each summer. Take a look back at some images of the summer hotspot from decades past with these images from the Globe archives.



There's a timelessness to the natural beauty of Cape Cod that keeps visitors coming back year after year, swarming the Cape with thousands of tourists each summer. Take a look back at some images of the summer hotspot from decades past with these images from the Globe archives.


There's a timelessness to the natural beauty of Cape Cod that keeps visitors coming back year after year, swarming the Cape with thousands of tourists each summer. Take a look back at some images of the summer hotspot from decades past with these images from the Globe archives.


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Buzzard's Bay Bridge on July 11, 1928.

Buzzard's Bay Bridge on July 11, 1928.


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Construction progress was made on the Bourne Bridge in 1934. The gateway to the Cape would be completed and opened the following year.

Construction progress was made on the Bourne Bridge in 1934. The gateway to the Cape would be completed and opened the following year.


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Walking in the Provincetown sand dunes in 1977.

Walking in the Provincetown sand dunes in 1977.


Ted Dully/Globe Staff/File 1977


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An old Dutch windmill was assembled in 1971 at Aptuxet Trading Post in Bourne. The windmill was imported from Holland in 1896 by actor Joe Jefferson, a friend and fishing partner of President Grover Cleveland.

An old Dutch windmill was assembled in 1971 at Aptuxet Trading Post in Bourne. The windmill was imported from Holland in 1896 by actor Joe Jefferson, a friend and fishing partner of President Grover Cleveland.


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Downtown Hyannis in May of 1934, waiting for the summer crush of tourists.

Downtown Hyannis in May 1934, waiting for the summer crush of tourists.


Edmunds E. Bond/Globe Staff/File 1934


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As legend has it, Vikings may have landed on Cape Cod hundreds of years before the Pilgrims, and in an attempt to score some evidence, some Yarmouth residents dug for possible remains of a Viking ship in 1952.

As legend has it, Vikings may have landed on Cape Cod hundreds of years before the Pilgrims, and in an attempt to score some evidence, some Yarmouth residents dug for possible remains of a Viking ship in 1952.


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Two men stood on a rock in Follins Pond, where some believe Viking ships were moored.

Two men stood on a rock in Follins Pond, where some believe Viking ships were moored.


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Workers walked the plank in 1934, sanding a cranberry bog in Harwich.

Workers walked the plank in 1934, sanding a cranberry bog in Harwich.


Edmunds E. Bond/Globe Staff/File 1934


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Robert J. Powers, 11 in 1971, of South Weymouth, waited nearly a half-hour in line at Bonatt Bakery in Harwichport to enjoy his favorite pastry, the famed Bonatt "meltaway."

Robert J. Powers, 11 in 1971, of South Weymouth, waited nearly a half-hour in line at Bonatt Bakery in Harwichport to enjoy his favorite pastry, the famed Bonatt "meltaway."


Stanley A. Bauman/Globe Staff/File 1971


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A Provincetown clam shack in 1970.

A Provincetown clam shack in 1970.


Ed Jenner/Globe Staff/File 1970


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A 1961 scene on Craigville Beach in Barnstable.

A 1961 scene on Craigville Beach in Barnstable.


the Boston Globe /File 1961


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A street scene from Provincetown in 1970.

A street scene from Provincetown in 1970.


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A scene at Craigville Beach in 1961.

A scene at Craigville Beach in 1961.


The Boston Globe /File 1961


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A counselor kept youngsters in line at a Hyannis camp in 1959.

A counselor kept youngsters in line at a Hyannis camp in 1959.


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While Cheryl Nowick and Joan Fanaria, pupils of the Wixon Middle School in Dennis viewed their own art work at Dennis Spring Art Festival in 1974, the judges gave a concerened apraisal of the school's display on the opposite side.

While Cheryl Nowick and Joan Fanaria, pupils of the Wixon Middle School in Dennis viewed their own art work at Dennis Spring Art Festival in 1974, the judges gave a concerned appraisal of the school's display on the opposite side.


Stanley A. Bauman/Globe Staff/File 1974


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Passengers in their autos drove aboard Baxter;s barge for voyage to Nantucket Island in 1960.

Passengers in their autos drove aboard Baxter’s barge for voyage to Nantucket Island in 1960.


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Hyannis Rev. John H. Williams, at right, led a drive-in worship service at Hyannis Drive In Theatre in 1987. Harry Faher was the organist at left.

The Rev. John H. Williams, right, led a drive-in worship service at Hyannis Drive In Theatre in 1987. Harry Faher was the organist at left.


John Blanding/Globe Staff/File 1987


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A shipwreck washed up on Nauset Beach in Cape Cod in 1964.

A shipwreck washed up on Nauset Beach in Cape Cod in 1964.


Claire Griffin/Globe Staff/1964


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Jun 20, 1950 - Harry Kemp, "Poet of the Dunes," points to prose he erected at Provincetown, Mass., to put tourists straight on their history. This village on the tip of Cape Cod has always been annoyed by the popular conception that the Pilgrims landed first at Plymouth, Mass. Actually they landed here first, washed their clothes and rested up and spent several weeks exploring before they sailed up the coast to anchor at the site now called Plymouth Dec. 21, 1620. Harriet Paine, (left) whose forefathers really came over n the Mayflower and Ruby Cabral take part in the ceremony. (AP Photo)

Harry Kemp, "Poet of the Dunes," pointed to prose he erected in Provincetown to put tourists straight on their history. This village on the tip of Cape Cod has always been annoyed by the popular conception that the Pilgrims landed first at Plymouth, Mass. Actually they landed here first, washed their clothes and rested up and spent several weeks exploring before they sailed up the coast to anchor at the site now called Plymouth Dec. 21, 1620. Harriet Paine, (left) whose forefathers really came over n the Mayflower and Ruby Cabral take part in the ceremony. (AP Photo)


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A picnic in the dunes of Cape Cod in 1963.

A picnic in the dunes of Cape Cod in 1963.


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A vintage Cape Cod scene from July 16, 1968.

A vintage Cape Cod scene from July 16, 1968.


Bob Combs/Globe Staff/File 1968


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A Cape Cod scene from Sept. 1, 1968.

A Cape Cod scene from Sept. 1, 1968.


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In 1960, the Yachtsman Hotel was festooned with bunting and a photo of Jack Kennedy for the arrival of the Kennedy staff.

In 1960, the Yachtsman Hotel was festooned with bunting and a photo of Jack Kennedy for the arrival of the Kennedy staff.


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"Salvagers gather rich harvest on Cape Cod beach," reads the caption to this April 28, 1942, photo.

"Salvagers gather rich harvest on Cape Cod beach," reads the caption to this April 28, 1942, photo.


Arthur Griffin/Globe Staff/File 1942


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Summer neared an end after Labor Day on Quissett Beach in 1978.

Summer neared an end after Labor Day on Quissett Beach in 1978.


David Ryan/Globe Staff/1978


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Relaxing on Craigville Beach in 1974.

Relaxing on Craigville Beach in 1974.


Phil Preston/Globe Staff/1974


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Dune tours in Provincetown in 1980.

Dune tours in Provincetown in 1980.


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A dog rode in the front seat of an Orleans police car in 1960.

A dog rode in the front seat of an Orleans police car in 1960.


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A beat up sign showed the way to First Encounter beach.

A beat up sign showed the way to First Encounter beach.


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Members of the Chatham Yacht Club soaked up the sun on the porch of their new clubhouse which was dedicated in 1955.

Members of the Chatham Yacht Club soaked up the sun on the porch of their new clubhouse which was dedicated in 1955.


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A woman enjoyed her privacy in a Provincetown alley in 1976.

A woman enjoyed her privacy in a Provincetown alley in 1976.


Ulrike Welsch/Globe Staff/File 1976


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Jul. 09 1979 - Chatham - Walter Young, talking with Ed Tucker, is a Chatham fisherman and also built many of the boats in the Chatham fleet (Ed Levy/Globe Staff) cape cod vintage travel

Walter Young, talking with Ed Tucker, was a Chatham fisherman who also built many of the boats in the Chatham fleet. From 1979.


Ed Levy/Globe Staff


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A market in Chatham in 1977.

A market in Chatham in 1977.


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A snack shack worked waited for business in Provincetown in 1974.

A snack shack worked waited for business in Provincetown in 1974.


Ted Dully/Globe Staff/File 1974


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Town crier Fred Baldwin strolled on Commercial Street in Provincetown in 1969.

Town crier Fred Baldwin strolled on Commercial Street in Provincetown in 1969.


Steve Van Meter/Globe Staff/File 1969


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Residents of Provincetown dressed as Pilgrims as they reenacted the first landing of the Pilgrms in the harbor on the tip of Cape Cod in 1953.

Residents of Provincetown dressed as Pilgrims as they reenacted the first landing of the Pilgrms in the harbor on the tip of Cape Cod in 1953.


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A 1974 street scene in Provincetown.

A 1974 street scene in Provincetown.


Phil Preston/Globe Staff/File 1974


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A general view of Commercial St., Provincetown. in 1979.

A general view of Commercial St., Provincetown. in 1979.


Tom Landers/Globe Staff/File 1979


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A Memorial Day weekend scene at a lake in Provincetown in 1971. "Memorial Day weekend is generally vaccepted as the "starting gun" for the sleepers invasion of national seashore and national parklands," the caption reads.

A Memorial Day weekend scene at a lake in Provincetown in 1971. "Memorial Day weekend is generally vaccepted as the "starting gun" for the sleepers invasion of national seashore and national parklands," the caption reads.


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