Views of Brooklyn viewbooks 1905-1910
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L.H. Nelson Company
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L.H. Nelson Company was a publisher based in Portland, Maine. They published viewbooks (also known as souvenir albums or view albums) and photographs of prominent cities and summer resorts. From the guide to the Views of New York, viewbook, circa 1910, (Brooklyn Historical Society) Coney Island is an oceanfront neighborhood located in Southwest Brooklyn that is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Sea Gate to the West and Brighton Beach to the East. Coney Island bec...
New York Naval Shipyard
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The origins of the Brooklyn Navy Yard (officially known as the New York Naval Shipyard) date to 1801, when the United States Navy acquired what had previously been a small, privately owned shipyard in order to construct naval vessels. By the time the Department of Defense ceased shipbuilding activities at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1966, 88 vessels had been manufactured at the facility. In 1967, the Brooklyn Navy Yard was acquired by the City of New York and was converted for private commercial u...
