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Midcentury Scenes from the Vineyard

Bella Shand, Douglas Shand's wife, walking on the beach.
Douglas W. Shand Sr.
Bella Shand, Douglas Shand's wife, walking on the beach.
Douglas W. Shand Sr.
Gay Head Light as it once was.
Douglas W. Shand Sr.
Gay Head Light as it once was.
Douglas W. Shand Sr.
The Little Lady can still be seen in Menemsha.
Douglas W. Shand Sr.
The Little Lady can still be seen in Menemsha.
Douglas W. Shand Sr.
Shingled house shows some things remain the same.
Douglas W. Shand Sr.
Shingled house shows some things remain the same.
Douglas W. Shand Sr.

David Shand shared these photos taken on the Vineyard by his father, Douglas W. Shand Sr., in the late 1940 and early 1950s. The Shands lived on Tabernacle avenue in Oak Bluffs, Mr. Shand said.



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