Photograph collection, ca. 1860-1960.

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Photograph collection, ca. 1860-1960.

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Photographs, including tintypes, glass plate negatives, large matted and framed photographs and panoramas, of scenes and people in Port Jefferson and neighboring areas. Topics depicted include ships, the Bayles shipyard and the Port Jefferson waterfront, the grounds and buildings of the Mather House Museum, schools, churches, buildings and businesses, firemen and veteran groups, and individuals. There are ca. 150 glass plate negatives, with modern prints made from the negatives, showing ships, farms, horses and carriages, homes, buildings and people. A volume of postcards shows Main Street in Port Jefferson, churches, schools, hospitals, ships, the harbor, homes, the Village of Belle Terre, and the Long Island Rail Road depot at Port Jefferson Station, 1890's-1960's. One volume contains holiday postcards and valentines, early 1900's; another has humorous litho and photo postcards, some in German, 1900's-1920's.

ca. 4 cubic ft., ca. 10 v., ca. 30 items

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6884448

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Port Jefferson Historical Society.

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John Richard Mather and his son John were shipbuilders in Port Jefferson. John R. Mather's house on Prospect Street in Port Jefferson (ca. 1840) is now operated as the Mather House Museum by the Port Jefferson Historical Society. From the description of Family papers, M, 1845-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155564259 The Dedio House was relocated and restored by the Port Jefferson Historical Society, 1974-1976, and now stands next to the much larger Mather House, which ...

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...

Mather House Museum (Port Jefferson, N.Y.)

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