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Stranded Ship "Galena"

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Description: Elevated view across beach toward the ship beached in shallow water. There is a crowd of people on the beach in the foreground. Caption reads: "Ship 'Galen...
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Crabtree Ledge Lighthouse

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Description: View across water toward the Crabtree Ledge cast iron lighthouse, established in 1890 and discontinued in 1933.
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Spring Point Lighthouse

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Description: View across water toward the Spring Point Lighthouse, established in 1897 and automated in 1934. There is a small boat near the base of the lighthouse, and...
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Bicycle Parking Lot

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Description: A bicycle parking lot at the beach at Point o' Woods, Fire Island’s oldest, self-contained community.
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S.S. "Nerissa"

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Description: View of the S.S. "Nerissa" ocean liner in the water near New York City. the ship features a large smokestack, two masts and several flags.
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"Queen Of Bermuda" Ocean Liner

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Description: View of the "Queen of Bermuda" ocean liner in the water near New York City. The large ship features three large smokestacks, two masts, and many lifeboats....
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Mount Desert Rock

Date: 1918
Description: View across rocks toward the Mount Desert Rock granite lighthouse, established in 1830 and automated in 1977, located thirty miles out to sea on a treeless...
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Northern Lighthouse

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Description: View across rocky ground and grass toward the Northern Lighthouse and the nearby cottage. A covered walkway leads from the house up to the entrance of the ...
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Peck's Ledge Lighthouse

Date: 1906
Description: View across water toward six men standing on a deck with railings on Peck Ledge Lighthouse in Norwalk Harbor, put into operation in 1906. Caption reads: "P...
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North Head Lighthouse

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Description: Elevated view of the century-old North Head Lighthouse, completed in 1898, built in response to a marked increase in the number of shipwrecks along the Pen...
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Airplane Watching

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd of people standing on boats lined up along a pier to watch a bi-winged airplane flying over the water. Large buildings ar...
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Street Scene

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Description: View from unpaved road toward houses down a side dirt road leading toward a beach in the background. A man stands on the porch of the house in the left for...
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"T.J. Potter" Steamship

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Description: View of the "T.J. Potter" steamship in the water near Long Beach. The ship features a paddle wheel and a smokestack. "T.J. Potter" ispainted on the side of...
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Derrick Platform Transport

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Description: View of passengers disembarking from a lighter by means of a platform suspended from a derrick in the water near Nome. Caption reads: "Leaving for their ha...
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Shelter Island Automobile Ferry

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Description: View of an automobile ferry boat traveling to or from Shelter Island Heights. Several men are on the ferry, along with three automobiles. "Shelter Island O...
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"Russel 5" Tugboat

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Description: View of the "Russell 5" tugboat in the water near New York City. An American flag is flying on the boat. "Russell 5" is painted on the vessel. The shorelin...
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Repairing Oyster Boats

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Description: View of a group of people posed near several oyster boats under repair on the shore. Some buildings are on the left side. A sign on the boat on the far rig...
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Shipyard with Wagon Tracks

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Description: View of a shipyard with tracks for timber wagons. Several men are both on shore, and some men are on boats. One of the boats near the docks reads: "Alberta...
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Developed Isthmus

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Description: Aerial view of a developed strip of land on Barnegat Bay showing the Atlantic ocean, houses, lakes, railroad tracks, a marina and a jetty in the distance.
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Carte des lacs du Canada / dressée sur les manuscrits du depost des cartes, plans et journaux de la marine et sur le Journal du RP. de Charlevoix, par N. Bellin

Date: 1744
Description: Paris: 1744. W 92⁰--W 76⁰/N 49⁰--N 41⁰. Scale [ca. 1:4,000,000]

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