Long Island Photograph Collection

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Title

Long Island Photograph Collection

Subject

Architecture- Long Island.
Beaches- Long Island.
Bridges-Long Island.
Buildings-exterior-Long Island.
Buildings-interior-Long Island.
History-Long Island.
Portraits.
Railroads- Long Island.

Description

The Long Island Photograph Collection contains photographs of geographical features, architecture, residents, and locations of Long Island, New York. The items in this online collection provide public access to the visual record of Long Island culture. The photographs date from the early 19th century to the present day, and serve to describe the rich history of the area. Original copies of the items in this collection can be viewed at Hofstra University, Special Collections.

Publisher

Hofstra University Library Special Collections

Date

e. 19th century-Present

Contributor

Barbeau, Elise M.
O'Connor, Michael

Rights

Hofstra University

Relation

Image Collection, Hofstra University Special Collections.

Type

Photographs

Collection Items

Woman wearing a bathing suit, sitting on Tappan Beach

Woman wearing a bathing suit, sitting on Tappan Beach. Handwritten note on front reads: "Hi Terry! Love Sue. 6/29/43."

Massapequa Inn

Exterior view of the Massapequa Inn.

Warner-Quinlan Company Gasoline Station

Overhead view of a Warner-Quinlan Company gasoline station, which has five gasoline pumps.

Aerial view of Building #1 at the RCA Radio Central facility.

Aerial view of Building #1 (administration and operations building) at the RCA Radio Central facility.

Suffolk Hotel

View of the Suffolk Hotel, north side of Main Street. There is a man in a horse-drawn buggy at the curb, and there is a group of men sitting and…

Fishing Net Reel

View of a large fishing net reel in a grassy area. Annotation on verso reads: "South Shore, Long Island. F. Melville"

Mattituck Bakery Wagon

Unidentified man and girl standing alongside a horse-drawn Mattituck Bakery wagon

Garden City Garage with a Luscombe 8A airplane in front of the building

Exterior view of the Garden City Garage at Seventh St. and Franklin Avenue. A mechanic is working on an automobile's engine, at left; a Luscombe 8A…

P-47 Thunderbolt and the home of Eunice and Bernard Fixler (Hofstra University Class of 1941) both engulfed in flames

P-47 Thunderbolt and the home of Eunice and Bernard Fixler (Hofstra University Class of 1941) both engulfed in flames.

Shortly after takeoff from…

Exterior front view of the home of Eunice and Bernard Fixler (Hofstra University Class of 1941)

Exterior front view of the home of Eunice and Bernard Fixler (Hofstra University Class of 1941).

The home was destroyed when a P-47 Thunderbolt…

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