Photograph collection, 1889-1985.

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Photograph collection, 1889-1985.

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Photographs of scenes in the Bellport area include color slides of local views, late 1950's; pictures of houses, boats, docks and people, late 1880's to 1980's; pictures of damage caused by Hurricane Gloria in 1985; an album of railroad pictures, showing the last steam engine to run on the Long Island Rail Road, ca. 1967; and hand-tinted photos by Miss Frances H. Toms, ca. 1910. There are also about 500 color slides of gardens and flower shows and scenes from Europe, 1950's-1970's.

ca. 1.5 cubic ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6883995

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society.

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Jeremiah M. Dominy was the last miller at the South Haven Grist Mill, which had been in operation since at least the early 1700's. The mill closed in 1910 and was torn down in 1958. From the description of Account books collection, 1903-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155560202 Collecting area: History of the Bellport and Brookhaven areas, and Long Island in general. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155561691 ...

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...

Toms, Frances H.

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