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Historic Photos of Long Island
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Turner Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2008-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781618584038 |
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The largest island in the continental United States, Long Island comprises Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. With a rich history that has included American Indian tribes such as the Massapequa, Shinnecock, and Quogue, among others; colonists from England and the Netherlands; and immigrants who arrived by way of Ellis Island; Long Island thrives today on its wealth of industry, agriculture, natural beauty, and the contributions of its nearly eight million residents. Those very attributes are showcased in this volume, Historic Photos of Long Island. From the lighthouse at Montauk, to the growth of the Long Island Rail Road, to the factories of Long Island City, the breadth, contrasts, and vitality of the Island through a century of its life shine forth in the black-and-white images collected here. Windmills and tide mills, potatoes and oysters, aviators and fishermen—all are a part of the Island’s history, and all are represented vividly among the nearly 200 images seen in Historic Photos of Long Island.
Historic Photos of Long Island
Author | : Joe Czachowski |
Publsiher | : Turner |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Historic buildings |
ISBN | : 1596524987 |
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The largest island in the continental United States, Long Island comprises Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. With a rich history that has included American Indian tribes such as the Massapequa, Shinnecock, and Quogue, among others; colonists from England and the Netherlands; and immigrants who arrived by way of Ellis Island; Long Island thrives today on its wealth of industry, agriculture, natural beauty, and the contributions of its nearly eight million residents. Those very attributes are showcased in this volume, Historic Photos of Long Island. From the lighthouse at Montauk, to the growth of the Long Island Rail Road, to the factories of Long Island City, the breadth, contrasts, and vitality of the Island through a century of its life shine forth in the black-and-white images collected here. Windmills and tide mills, potatoes and oysters, aviators and fishermen--all are a part of the Island's history, and all are represented vividly among the nearly 200 images seen in Historic Photos of Long Island.
Nassau County Long Island in Early Photographs 1869 1940
Author | : Bette S. Weidman,Linda B. Martin |
Publsiher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1981-01-01 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 048624136X |
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175 vintage photos recall aspects of life on Long Island from post-Civil War to modern era. Village life, agriculture, local industries, celebrities, early aviation and movie industries, fabulous estates, beaches, much more. Unique document of early Nassau and pioneer photography. Full informative captions. Introduction. Indices.
Landmarks Historic Sites of Long Island
Author | : Ralph F. Brady |
Publsiher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2012-07-17 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 9781614235903 |
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Everyone lucky enough to live on Long Island already knows that it’s like nowhere else in the world. From lighthouses and a one-hundred-year-old carousel to World War II camps and missile sites, Long Island native Ralph Brady reveals the secrets to what makes this little-big island so special with a tour of some of Nassau and Suffolk’s most historic locations. Walt Whitman, William Vanderbilt, Theodore Roosevelt and many others occupied remarkable homes around the island. Charles Lindbergh made his historic flight to France from what is now a shopping mall. For many years, a Long Island factory gave the world the game of Scrabble. Even the waters teem with history, with the modern submarine making its start off the coast. Come explore these and other settings from Long Island’s past.
Suffolk County Long Island in Early Photographs 1867 1951
Author | : Frederick S. Lightfoot,Linda B. Martin,Bette S. Weidman |
Publsiher | : Dover Publications |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105039865220 |
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Charming pictorial history of Suffolk and a bygone era: village life, farming, fishing, shipping, transportation, leisure activities, one-room schools, churches, yachts, more. 184 black-and-white photographs. Introduction. Index.
Hidden History of Long Island
Author | : Richard Panchyk |
Publsiher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781467136273 |
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"Long Island's history is filled with fascinating firsts, magnificent mansions and fascinating characters. From Glenn Curtiss, the first pilot to fly a plane on the island, to Earle Ovington, who carried the country's first airmail, the area has been known as the cradle of aviation. Millionaire William K. Vanderbilt's Long Island Motor Parkway, remnants of which still remain, was the nation's first highway. The desolate ruins of an exiled Albanian king's estate lie in the midst of the woods of the Muttontown Preserve. Captain William Kidd, pirate chaser turned pirate, is rumored to have buried treasure on the island. Richard Panchyk reveals the rapidly vanishing traces of Long Island's intriguing history"--Publisher description.
Long Island City
Author | : Greater Astoria Historical Society |
Publsiher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0738555436 |
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Between the 1890s and the 1930s, new bridges and trains made access to Long Island City quicker and easier than ever before. The community grew as people and industry moved into the neighborhood. These changes were captured in postcard images that served as an inexpensive, mass-produced means of communication. Long Island City features hundreds of postcards that provide a unique chronicle of Long Island City and its communities, including Old Astoria Village, Steinway, Ravenswood, Dutch Kills, Hunters Point, and Blissville/Sunnyside. This book offers a rare glimpse into the soul of a once and future city of promise.
Hey Long Island Do U Remember
Author | : Stacy Mandel Kaplan,Kimberly Towers,Scott J. Mandel,Jordan Kaplan |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2022-04-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1772761699 |
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Hey Long Island . . . Do U Remember? began in 2008 when two lifelong friends from Oceanside, New York started a Facebook group to share pictures and history of Long Island's iconic places, themes and landmarks. Hey Long Island . . . Do U Remember? is now one of the largest New York history groups on Facebook with more than 142,000 members sharing pictures and information about Long Island's colourful past. Hey Long Island . . . Do U Remember? offers us a window into the past, showing life as it was then, and stirring in us the emotions of wonder and curiosity about those who have gone before us and the lives they lived. With more than 130 photographs, many of them seen here for the first time, Hey Long Island... Do U Remember? offers a stunning portrait of this one-of-a-kind place.