Photograph collection, [ca. 1890-1985]

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Photograph collection, [ca. 1890-1985]

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Photographs and postcards, many arranged in albums, illustrating the history of the Middle Island area, including Coram and Yaphank. Topics covered in depth include the villages of Coram and Yaphank; Camp Upton in World War I and World War II; railroad stations, engines and bridges; and the 1938 hurricane on Long Island. There are also photographs of the Cathedral Pines in Middle Island (now a Suffolk County Park); Edward Pfeiffer's store, Middle Island; the wireless tower built by Nikola Tesla; "Longwood," an estate of the Smith family; a Ku Klux Klan parade in Patchogue, ca. 1925; and miscellaneous photographs of buildings, roads, and agriculture.

2 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6881305

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Longwood Public Library (Middle Island, N.Y.). Thomas R. Bayles Local History Collection.

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Collecting area: History of Middle Island, Coram, Yaphank, and surrounding areas. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155536445 ...

Pfeiffer, Edward J.

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Ku Klux Klan 1915-....

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The Ku Klux Klan was formally incorporated under the laws of the state of Georgia on Dec. 4, 1915. The incorporated organization is a continuance of the earlier post Civil War Reconstruction Era unincorporated Ku Klux Klan and of the Knights of the White Camellia. Women of the Ku Klux Klan was incorporated at a late date as a separate entity. The stated purpose of the KKK was to promote an all White, Protestant United States, excluding all other races and religions. From the descript...

Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943

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Nikola Tesla (b. July 10, 1856, Smiljan, Austrian Empire (modern-day Croatia)-d. January 7, 1943, New York, New York) was a Serbian-American inventor. electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist. Tesla was best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. ...