Massachusetts History (Irving L. Rosenthal)

Massachusetts History, Orleans, Cape Cod, vintage silver print glossy 8 x 10 inch photograph depicting "Early morning sunlight on the Commercial Street studio of photographer Irving L. Rosenthal." Credited to Rosenthal.

Irving L. Rosenthal was a brilliant Provincetown photographer. At one time he was partners with William Nickerson in the building next to the Post Office. His turn of the century portraits and street scenes of Provincetown are contained in nearly every book published on the history of Provincetown and Cape Cod. His photographs of the whaling industry , whaling ships and ship wrecks on the Cape have been published in Ross Moffett's "Art in Narrow Streets" and in works by Cape Cod authors Frank Shea, Henry Kittredge, Dr. Leona Egan, Howard Mitcham and J. Dalton.

Printed in the second half of the 20th century as part of the American Heritage Publishing Archive.

Verso bears original filing notations and/or credit stamping. In very good condition.

Provenance: From the American Heritage Publishing Archives.