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Captain Charles Christopher Osgood (1820-1886)
12017-08-04T08:12:34-07:00Nancie Ravenelbc84e2b969fab7c5f039797f42318c7fcfc8159b41367Salem, MAplain2017-08-06T13:14:56-07:0042.519539, -70.896713Nancie Ravenelbc84e2b969fab7c5f039797f42318c7fcfc8159bShip captain Charles Osgood purportedly carved a group of Canada goose decoys as he waited for his ship to sail from San Fransisco, CA to Salem, MA in 1849. On his return, he brought them to a friend's hunting lodge where they were discovered 100 years later (Hopkins, p. 76-77). Five of the 6 known geese are in Shelburne Museum's collection.
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12017-08-04T10:53:26-07:00Nancie Ravenelbc84e2b969fab7c5f039797f42318c7fcfc8159bCanada Goose, 1953-301.117One of the five geese made by Captain Charles Osgood in Shelburne Museum's collection.image_header2017-08-06T17:17:01-07:00Nancie Ravenelbc84e2b969fab7c5f039797f42318c7fcfc8159b
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12017-08-04T06:35:59-07:00Canada Geese by Captain Charles Christopher Osgood (1820-86)2Three of five Canada Geese by Osgood in Shelburne Museum's collection, made c. 1849. Collection of Shelburne Museum, gift of Mrs. P.H. Frelingjuysen, 1953-301. Photography by Andy Duback.plain2017-08-05T14:15:32-07:00Shelburne Museum1953-301Shelburne MuseumAndy Duback
