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Pyrrhus Concer and Captain George White, two friends who transformed Southampton, with Tom Edmonds, Director, Southampton Historical Museum ; The Rogers Memorial Library & Southampton Historical Museum [present]

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Pyrrhus Concer and Captain George White, two friends who transformed Southampton, with Tom Edmonds, Director, Southampton Historical Museum ; The Rogers Memorial Library & Southampton Historical Museum [present]

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Pyrrhus Concer and Captain George White

Medium

videorecording DVD

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Program presented January 27, 2016 at Rogers Memorial Library, Southampton, New York

Responsibility statement

with Tom Edmonds, Director, Southampton Historical Museum ; The Rogers Memorial Library & Southampton Historical Museum [present]

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http://bibfra.me/vocab/marc/unknown

Sub title

two friends who transformed Southampton

Summary

Captain George White and former slave Pyrrhus Concer grew up in the same neighborhood in Southampton. They shared many whaling voyages, traveled to California in 1849 in search of gold, and were celebrated as local heroes when they died a few years apart. This fascinating story about their contributions to Southampton and the friendship they forged will be told through 19th century illustrations and photographs

Technique

live action

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