Suffolk County, Long Island, in Early Photographs, 1867-1951
Title | Suffolk County, Long Island, in Early Photographs, 1867-1951 PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick S. Lightfoot |
Publisher | Dover Publications |
Pages | 156 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | History |
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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.
Garden City, Long Island, in Early Photographs, 1869-1919
Title | Garden City, Long Island, in Early Photographs, 1869-1919 PDF eBook |
Author | Mildred H. Smith |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 97 |
Release | 1998-10-28 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 0486406695 |
Handsome treasury of 118 vintage pictures, accompanied by captions, document the Garden City Hotel fire (1899), the Vanderbilt Cup Race (1908), the first airmail flight departing from the Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome (1911), more.
Nassau County, Long Island, in Early Photographs, 1869-1940
Title | Nassau County, Long Island, in Early Photographs, 1869-1940 PDF eBook |
Author | Bette S. Weidman |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1981-01-01 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 9780486241364 |
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.
Old Queens, N.Y., in Early Photographs
Title | Old Queens, N.Y., in Early Photographs PDF eBook |
Author | Vincent F. Seyfried |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 2012-08-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0486136019 |
Recalls "good old days" in Maspeth, Jamaica, Astoria, Jackson Heights, other areas: DeWitt Clinton mansion, hotel where Washington slept (1790), plus recent landmarks — Astoria Studios, 1939 World's Fair, more. 261 prints.
Maritime New York in Nineteenth-century Photographs
Title | Maritime New York in Nineteenth-century Photographs PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Johnson |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 1980-01-01 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 9780486239637 |
Rich treasury of 210 vintage views of New York harbor before 1900. Clipper ships, South Street docks, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Cunard liners, much more. Many photos never before published. Unique record of Old New York via early photography.
Old Brooklyn in Early Photographs, 1865-1929
Title | Old Brooklyn in Early Photographs, 1865-1929 PDF eBook |
Author | William Lee Younger |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2012-06-22 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 0486141691 |
157 photographs, many never before reprinted, show the vitality and variety of old Brooklyn: waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, Fulton Street, Brooklyn Heights, Ebbets Field, Luna Park, Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach Hotel, more.
The Building of the Panama Canal in Historic Photographs
Title | The Building of the Panama Canal in Historic Photographs PDF eBook |
Author | Ulrich Keller |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2013-04-09 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 0486319253 |
This tale of an unprecedented technological advance unfolds in a compelling narrative of risks, hardships, disasters, and triumph. More than 160 historic photographs depict exotic settings, workers' housing, dredging operations, much more.