Long Island Railroad collection, 1881-1984.

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Long Island Railroad collection, 1881-1984.

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Freight receipt book for the Lindenhurst Station, 1903; time book kept by the station agent, 1927; time cards, 1899 and 1905; Long Island Railroad apprentices' indenture of Alfred Carl Feller, age 17, 1922; commendation to George Young and retirement certificates of John Stampfel and George Young; Long Island Railroad report of ticket sales, 1881; maps of the Long Island Railroad system, 1914 and 1954; New York shipping guide, 1911; tickets, timetables, ticket for the 34th Street Ferry, and excursion guides, 1908-1967; installation and repair booklets, rule books, safety rules, and Long Island Railroad employee agreements, 1913-1946; postcards and photographs of trains, stations, "ping pong" cars, "Mile-a-minute" Murphy (Charles M. Murphy), and work crews, 1899-1947; broadside "LIRR 150 Years of Service," 1984; Long Island Railroad Company letter book kept by John T. Haberl, 1906-1914; "LIRR History: 1834-1959" booklet, 1959; annual reports, 1945-1954; and various railroad magazines, 1930-1967.

3.5 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6882404

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Lindenhurst Historical Society (Lindenhurst, N.Y.)

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Collecting area: History of the Village of Lindenhurst, N.Y. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155546015 Clippings, programs, copy of speech, and minutes of the Village of Lindenhurst Centennial Celebration, 1969-1970; clippings about activities in the Town of Babylon, 1956-1984; and clippings about Long Island history, Indians, sports, and the local Fire Department. From the description of Clippings collection, 1950-1...

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...

Murphy, Charles M.

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Stampfel, John.

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Young, George K., 1911-

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Farmer living near Farmington, Utah; polygamist, early Mormon missionary to India (1852). From the description of Diary, 1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122535743 Epithet: surgeon British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x000048 George Young was a forest ranger for New York State from 1949-1971. From the description of George Young collection. (New York State Historical Docu...

Feller, Alfred Carl.

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Haberl, John T.

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