Photograph collection, ca. 1860-1990.

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Photograph collection, ca. 1860-1990.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155560710

Photographs include black and white and color prints, color transparencies, postcards, glass slides, stereopticon slides, and photo albums of the Westbury area, including estates in Westbury and Old Westbury, homes, street scenes, stores, schools, churches, the library, village hall, post office, rural scenes, aerial views, and pictures of floods and storms. Individual and group portraits include school children, sports teams, the fire department, and village officials. Also pictures of Quaker farms and farm life, including portraits of the Hicks family; activities of church groups and community organizations including Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, community theater groups, and the Westbury Neighborhood House; the Long Island Rail Road, automobiles, early aviation, the Vanderbilt Cup Races, and Roosevelt Raceway.

12 cubic ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6884030

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Historical Society of the Westburys (Westbury, Nassau County, N.Y.)

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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...

Vanderbilt Cup Races (Long Island, N.Y.)

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Boy Scouts of America (Westubry, Nassau County, N.Y.)

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Hicks family.

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Girl Scouts of the United States of America (Westbury, Nassau County, N.Y.)

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Roosevelt Raceway (Long Island, N.Y.)

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Westbury Neighborhood House (Westbury, Nassau County, N.Y.)

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