Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Boardwalk, South Beach, Staten Island] |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1910 |
Collection |
Staten Island Geographic Collection |
Description |
Original B&W print. View of the beach and boardwalk at South Beach, Staten Island. There is a row of buildings along the boardwalk. Businesses visible include Gillies' Pleasant View Hotel and Barry's Eureka Hotel. There is a row of flagpoles running the length of the beach, all flying American flags; the flagpole in the center of the image also has an attached line of American flag streamers. Some details of the image have been outlined in pen. Handwritten inscription along the top edge: "1910." Handwritten inscription in pencil on reverse: "N. yet Pub." (Keywords: New York City, Early Twentieth Century) |
Print size |
4.875 x 6.875 |
Acquisition |
Gift of Edwin Skinner |
Ownership and History |
This is one of a group of photographs donated to the Historical Society in 1952 by Edwin H. Skinner, who for many years was manager of the Staten Island Beach Land Improvement Company in South Beach. |
Earliest Date |
1910 |
Latest Date |
1910 |
Subjects |
Beaches Boardwalks Theaters Hotels |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Skinner, Edwin H. Gillies, John D. |
Catalog Number |
52.012.0013 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, April 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. |