City Island photograph collection, [ca. 1880-1980].

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City Island photograph collection, [ca. 1880-1980].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155463248

Photographs of City Island street scenes, stores, residences, family groups and individuals, bridges, boats, lighthouses, police stations, policemen, ice boating, parades, firemen, fishermen, monorail and monorail accident, churches, horsedrawn trolley, boatyard, ship-building and ship launching scenes. Noteworthy photographs include those of America's Cup yachts INTREPID, CONSTELLATION, ENTERPRISE, COURAGEOUS, INDEPENDENCE, and others, 1960's-1970's (some earlier); Woods Shipyard, 1891; Henry B. Nevins Shipyard, ca. 1930's-1960's; interiors of Ratsey and Laphthorn sail making factory, 1930's; Harlem Yacht Club; Execution Light (lighthouse); Bicentennial parade, 1976; and postcards of City Island scenes, ca. 1900-1940's. Also, group photographs of girl scout troops; Brackers City Island Bowling League, 1937; Touring Kayak Club of City Island, ca. 1980's; City Island Board of Trade dinners, 1931-1932; and Grace Episcopal Church dinners, 1927, 1934, and 1939.

ca. 300 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6873860

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City Island Historical Nautical Museum.

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Collecting area: City Island history and history of surrounding areas including Pelham Bay Park. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155463924 The museum is housed in the former P.S. 17 school building. The school was built in 1897 and closed in 1975. From the description of City Island schools collection, [ca. 1838-1976] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155463292 ...

Girl Scouts of the United States of America

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The Girl Scouts were founded by Juliette Gordon Low on March 12, 1912 when Low organized the first Girl Guide troop meeting of 18 girls at her home in Savannah, Georgia. By the next year they became the Girl Scouts of the United States. By the 1920s troops were forming overseas as well. Low was inspired to start the Girl Scouts after she met Robert Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, in 1911. Beginning with Lou Henry Hoover, the incumbent First Lady has served as the Honorary Pr...

Harlem Yacht Club

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Execution Light (New York, N.Y. : Lighthouse)

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Independence (Yacht)

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City Island Board of Trade.

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Woods Shipyard (Bronx, New York, N.Y.)

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Courageous (Yacht)

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Henry B. Nevins Shipyard (Bronx, New York, N.Y.)

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Constellation (Yacht)

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Brockers City Island Bowling League.

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Grace Episcopal Church (Bronx, New York, N.Y.)

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Ratsey and Lapthorn (Bronx, New York, N.Y.)

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Enterprise (Yacht)

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Intrepid (Yacht)

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Touring Kayak Club of City Island.

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