Photo Record
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Metadata
Title |
[Princes Bay train station] |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
ca. 1895-1915 |
Description |
Original B&W print on gray cardboard mount. Front view of a two-story building connected to a smaller structure built on the train station platform in Princes Bay, Staten Island; a horse-drawn carriage stands in front of the building. A short flight of steps leads to the platform. A woman can be seen seated by the window inside the station; a man is seated on the platform in front of the station, and other people can be seen boarding the train at far right. The carriage is drawn by one horse; a man sits in the driver's seat. The side of the carriage has a painted inscription: "CARL OHLROGGE. / BEACH HOUSE / PRINCE'S / BAY." Handwritten inscription on the reverse of the mount: "Prince's Bay Station before / re-elevation." (Keywords: New York, Princes Bay) |
Print size |
4.75 x 6.875 |
Acquisition |
Gift of Albert McGeehan |
Earliest Date |
1895 |
Latest Date |
1915 |
Subjects |
Railroad stations Railroads Vehicles Transportation Carriages & coaches |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Ohlrogge, Carl |
Catalog Number |
17.001.0001 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Great Kills Woman's Club, August 2017. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |