Map and atlas collection, [ca. 1650]-1989.
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Smithtown Library. Richard H. Handley Long Island History Room.
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The Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad was operated by the Long Island Rail Road. From the description of Long Island railroad collection, 1857-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155535762 Collecting area: History of the Town of Smithtown, N.Y. from colonial times to the present. Will also accept materials on the history of Suffolk County, N.Y. or Long Island in general. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155536539...
Long Island Railroad Company.
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Commuter railroad service in Brooklyn dates to 1834 and the founding of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) during that year. Originally conceived as a means to connect Brooklyn to Boston, Massachusetts more directly, the LIRR played a significant role in the development and economic growth of Long Island's suburban communities, particularly after the railroad was directly linked to Manhattan in the 1880s. As of 2010, the LIRR is the largest and busiest commuter railroad in the United S...
Sanborn Map Company
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The Sanborn Map Company was founded in 1867 with headquarters in New York City. Its purpose was to produce maps that would show "at a glance the character of the fire insurance risks of all buildings" in a give community. Since these maps had a very specialized use, "there were usually fewer than twenty orders for a single map sheet". Consequently, even though Sanborn maps are printed works, their rarity is similar to that of manuscript maps. The Sanborn Map Company ceased making its insurance r...
Dartmoor Prison
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Geological survey (U.S.)
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E.W. Glafcke was in charge of a crew during the United States Geological Survey's spirit leveling activities in Wyoming and Utah from 1896 to 1912. From the guide to the United States Geologic Survey photograph collection, 1892-1912, 1898-1902, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives) First organized as a branch in 1889, the Topographic Division was established in 1947. From the description of Records of the Topographic Division. (Unknown). World...