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195025457East Hampton Long Island NY: Not Published 1950. Two unused cards remarks and date not filled in and 1950s vintage with the 2 cent U.S. postage imprinted on the reverse. Approx. 3" x 5 1/2" size; light wear; in very good condition. . Postcards. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
198423823Calverton Long Island NY: Not Published 1984. Album with 29 color & black and white photographs printed on glossy Kodak paper; images of the visit of NY House Speaker Stanley Fink 1936 - 1997 and Paul E. Harenberg 1931- 2010 also a NY politician to the Calverton Grumman Aviation plant to inspect the Grumman X-29 - an experimental aircraft built primarily for the use of DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program testing - from the NASA site ". X-29 aircraft featuring one of the more unusual designs in aviation history were flown at NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility The demonstrators investigated advanced concepts and technologies during a multi-phased program conducted from 1984 to 1992 provided an engineering database that is available for the design and development of future aircraft."; photographs include the jet on the tarmac official handshakes with company representatives the X-29 in the hangar workers Mr. Fink & Mr. Harenberg taking turns sitting in the cockpit the assembly line plant photographs and an impressive aerial view of the Grumman manufacturing and testing grounds; photographs not credited presumably by a company photographer and dated via internal evidence; 8" x 10" size approx. size photographs; all in the original imprinted official Grumman blue plastic hardcover three-ring binder; each photograph loosely inserted two to a protective sleeve; a few of the sleeves chipped and worn; the photographs clean clearly-taken and in very good condition; an interesting visual record of this experimental jet aircraft at its inception and the involvement of politicians in promoting the aerospace and military. Photography. Three Ring Binder . Very Good. Not Published Hardcover books
198924001Westhampton New York: Pride Guides Inc. 1989. 118 pages; illustrated throughout in black and white; table of contents alphabetically organized with antique shops bicycle shops & rentals beaches bowling charter boats community histories for Amagansett Bridgehampton Early East Hampton Wainscott Sag Harbor and the other South Fork locales inns farm stands food places galleries golf courses horseback riding motels museums parks & recreation community organizations petting zoos party boats more; with advertisements for the local purveyors of these services and products; John H. Scheetz publisher; approx. 6" x 9" size; color illustrated softcovers; light wear to the binding; in very good condition and a good reference to the South Fork East End communities from over 25 years ago. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Pride Guides, Inc. Paperback books
195823918Plainview L.I. N.Y.: The Jazz Foundation of America 1958. 16 pages; with information regarding this second concert of the Foundation ".in line with our policy to perpetuate the activity and interest in jazz." the Jazz Foundation of America Band under the direction of Jon LaPorta the Foundation Octet under Rusty Dedrick; Dennis Sandole the guitar soloist; officers of the Foundation were Hal Wildman Al Langstaff Nadine Wildman Lucille Mucci Tony DeLorenzo; with lists of the big band personnel boosters for the event the Program; with advertisements for the supportive businesses that helped promote the event; and a one-page notice for the First Annual Festival of Contemporary Music Hofstra College Hempstead L.I. Saturday May 24th 1958 with the program lineup ticket information; approx. 7" x 9 3/4" size; stapled printed glossy paper wraps; light edge tips wear to covers; in very good condition interesting jazz & Long Island NY musical entertainment ephemeral history. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. The Jazz Foundation of America Paperback books
192224009Riverhead L.I. New York: The Riverhead Savings Bank 1922. 44 pages; black and white illustrated throughout; printed in green and black with marginal comments and titles dates for chronology; portrait frontispiece of then-President Usher Benjamin Howell; history of the town of Riverhead given chronologically with snippets of information dates; followed by a "Contemporary Sketch" chapter which introduces the beginnings of the bank chartering incorporators organization & expenses showing some of the ephemera from the time - first set of books first bank book portraits of early secretary members presidents reports to the banking department bank employees of the time - Herbert H. Howell George M. Burns Archibald D. Skidmore Katharine G. Jenks; illustration of Riverhead's Main Street as it appears to-day; portraits of the board of trustees members; with a chronological list of officers and their tenures in office; a previous owner has marked several names in pencil as 'deceased'; prepared by Otis G. Pike secretary; arranged and printed by The Review Press at Riverhead; approx.6 1/4" x 9 1/2" size; original light gray printed paper wraps; the booklet with filing holes at left margin covers with some edge tips wear and closed tears at top edge; old faint discoloration at top edge of leaves; good condition interesting early Riverhead genealogy social and business history ephemera. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. The Riverhead Savings Bank Paperback books
198824016Riverhead L.I. New York: Riverhead Chamber of Commerce 1988. 15 pages; blue and white printed with a few illustrations; essentially a guide for those wishing enter into the various competitions for the fair with advertisings from local vendors; also with a centerfold fairgrounds map; approx. 8 1/4" x 10 3/4" size; original printed stapled printed paper wraps; light wear darkening short closed tear at top edge of cover; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Riverhead Chamber of Commerce Paperback books
197624013Riverhead L.I. New York: No Publisher Noted 1976. 8 pages; black and white printed; history of the founding of the town boundaries early business & resident locations names: Griffin Albertson Osborn more; banking mills river dredging & use Wading River Jamesport LIRR sections on law religions education health; this is the reprint of the article written for the 1876 event not dated and probably re-issued for the US bicentennial circa 1976; approx.5 1/2" x 8 1/2" size; original self-wraps; light wear; in very good condition. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. No Publisher Noted Paperback books
199024010Riverhead L.I. New York: Riverhead Chamber of Commerce 1990. 32 pages; black and white printed essentially a compendium for the advertisement of the services & products of Chamber members; centerfold map of the town with key on reverse; giving town officers police emergency & recreation contacts numbers; at back is the list of members of the Chamber with their businesses alphabetically organized and the officers of the organization; Curtis Highsmith was then president; many of the businesses have now closed or changed hands since that time the pamphlet offers some historical perspective on the commerce of the town; approx.5 1/2" x 8 1/2" size; original illustrated glossy stapled printed paper wraps; light wear; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Riverhead Chamber of Commerce Paperback books
198524008Burlington VT: The Garlic Press 1985. Color illustrated double-sided map of Southampton Long Island New York and vicinity; village map offers key to area buildings businesses; over 40 businesses advertising with their offerings printed in boxes surrounding the maps proper; first section offers a welcome and a brief description of the area with a few color photo-illustrations and a calendar of events for that summer season; six-panel folding paper approx. 8 1/4" x 10 3/4" each panel size; light wear; in very good condition. Map. Not Bound. Very Good. The Garlic Press Paperback books
194325434New York NY: William Howard Taft High School 1943. 80 pages; with black and white illustrated student art and poetic prose contributions throughout all with author accreditation and with staff names. Printed at the Comet Press Brooklyn. Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2" size; illustrated stapled softcover; some edge tips wear to the binding spine paper splitting; couple of stray pencil marks; contents in good condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. William Howard Taft High School paperback books
24033New York City New York: Various Documents include: 1948 Board of Transportation Power Dept. - Cable Section Test Schedule and Index 2 folding plates 1946 revising the 1925 revising 1915 instructions for the Williamsburgh Power Plant Corporation 4 text pages for the testing of High Tension Cables in Case of Trouble or Indications of Trouble; 1924 Wiring Diagram H.T. Test Set; 1924 Interborough Rapid Transit Co. Motive Power Dept. H.T. Testing Station wiring diagram 59th St. Power Station folding plate; 1919 IRT Feeder Oil Switch Gallery H.T. Testing Station wiring diagram 74th St. P.H. folding plate; 1925 General Electric Co. Schenectady NY 11 text pages Instruction Book # 860 68 Kenotron Cable Testing Set ; 1925 Williamsburgh Power Plant Corp. Calibration curve for 37.5 mm sphere gap calculated values one sphere grounded chart;1924 WPP Corp. Connection Diagram of Meter Rectifier for 100000 volt current 2 pages;1925 WPP Corp. Outline of D.C. Cable Testing Set 1 page with a large folding plate schematic of the Set; 1927 General Electric Co. Pittsfield Mass. 9 pages Instruction Book # GEI -541 Kenotron Cable Testing Set customer Interborough Rapid Transit Company with folding plate of the connection diagram schematic also 100000 V DC & 6 pages of additional wiring schematics with a folding plate black and white layout drawing of the equipment on photographic paper; 1941 General Order # 404 Routine Kenotron Test of High Tension A.C. Feeders 3 pages; 1927 General Electric Co. Schenectady NY 7 1 pages & 4 pages of diagrams Instructions GEI -1723 Kenotron Cable Testing Set Rated for New York Rapid Transit Co.; 1916 Transit Development Company Electrical Department Insulation Test on Underground D.C. Feeder Cables 4 mimeograph pages with a diagram page for the Amertran DC Feeder; with an Undated General Electric Co. Schenectady NY 27 mimeograph pages Direct Current Cable and insulation Testing Thyratron Set for the Board of Transportation City of NY with Board of Transportation Power Div. 10 3 copy paper pages regarding Cable Fault Localization with Thyratron Set 11-panel folding plate elementary diagram high pot. test truck; The group mostly in blueprints; 9" x 11 1/2" approx. size; bound in plain light gray stiff paper inked black title lettering; brass post & wing bound; binding soiled darkened some wear; some of the blueprints rubbed; in good condition and interesting New York City transportation system electrical engineering ephemera. . Blueprints. Post Bound. Good. Various Paperback books
197523932Vienna Austria: Not Published 1975. One page hand-written in ink on International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna letterhead; dated April 7 1975 to friends concerning their coming trip to Europe and where to visit: " We have visited Budapest and enjoyed it very much. Instead of Dubrovnik you might want to consider Bulgaria. Those who are in the know around here seem to feel Jugoslavia has gotten expensive with poor service to the tourist we can't really recommend Vienna in the summer. Another nice place you would like in Hungary is Tihany on Lake Balaton. Also in Budapest it is possible to stay in private homes rather than hotels. It is more interesting and much cheaper " and signed "Eli & Ailene"; approx. 8 ¼" x 11 ¾" size old fold lines a little edge-wear with the original canceled airmail envelope also with the Agency imprint; Eli I. Goodman 1929 - 2005 American nuclear engineer and consultant; researcher in nuclear engineering fuel cycle and waste disposal computerization of complex economic calculations domestic and international high-technology transfer. A Fellow of the American Nuclear Society; engineer at Brookhaven National Laboratory Nuclear Science & Engineering Corporation Westinghouse Electric Company and the U.S. Dept. of Energy with special assignments to Tokyo 1970-1972 and the International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna 1974-1978. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
193026141Patchogue Long Island New York: The Patchogue Advance 1930. 8 pages; illustrated in black and white throughout. Content includes stories on: Road Worker Jolted Off Truck and Killed on Montauk Job; Escalloping Free from Child labor Investigator Reports on L.I. Conditions; Island's Motor Traffic 10 P.C. in Year; Bootleg Lobsters Bothered Officials; Babylon Woman Dies of Gas on Returning from Dance; Plan Continuation of Sunrise Highway Troublesome Problems Arise in Carrying Artery Eastward from County Line Through Amityville; and many other items from around the Island and NY state including a pictorial of then-governor FDR. Approx. 17 3/4" x 22" size newspaper format; newsprint. Old fold line browning splitting along spine; clean and in good condition. First Edition. Not Bound. Good. The Patchogue Advance paperback books
192526575Texas: Not Published 1925. Donald Clinton Barton 1889 - 1939 American geologist son of George Hunt and Eva May Beede Barton was born in Stow Massachusetts on June 29 1889. He received a B.A. degree from Harvard in 1910 an M.A. in 1912 and a Ph.D. in 1914. Barton taught engineering and geology at Washington University from 1914 to 1916 when he became field geologist for the Empire Gas and Fuel Company. During World War I he was weather forecaster with the Meteorological Section of the Signal Corps. He was a geologist for the Gulf Coast division of Amerada Petroleum Corporation from 1919 to 1925 chief geologist for Rycade Oil Corporation from 1923 to 1927 and chief of the Torsion Balance and Magnetometer Division Geophysical Research Corporation from 1925 to 1927. He wrote many articles on geology and geophysics. He became research and consulting geologist and geophysicist for Humble Oil and Refining Company now Exxon Company U.S.A. in 1935. He married Margaret Dunbar Foules on June 26 1923. They had one daughter. Barton died on July 8 1939. ref. Handbook of Texas Online Approx. 8 1/2" x 11" standard white paper sheets stapled top left corner. Some edge tips wear and soiling to the cover sheet old clip-mark at top edge; contents clean and in very good condition. . Typed Draft. Hard Cover. Good. Not Published hardcover books
195022670New York: Not Published 1950. A collection of black and white imagery including: 34 11" x 14" approx. size images a few trimmed smaller with 4 identified on back: Victoria Falls Rhodesia South Africa a Mine Dump Johannesburg S.A. & the Union Bldg. Pretoria S.A. and another identified as of Toledo Spain this trimmed to 12 1/2" length - these 4 with the photographer's name & exhibition notes on back including the technical information Rolleiflex - also with 13 images of Alaska - 1 of the U.S. post office log building at Ft. Yukon 1 of the Kodiak City Dock and 2 of large totem poles site unidentified - the balance of the Alaska large-format images of glacier lakes fishing apparatus stream; the rest of the large format images are 11 ruins & scenery presumably in Central America unidentified one cropped smaller and one a blow-up of a scene; 2 copies of a man in a kilt wearing military decorations; and 4 images of what appear to be European locations & memorials & one of a staged scene of a Caucasian woman dancing in a harem outfit on sand dunes; with 72 8" x 10" images including 37 Alaska views including one of Mt. McKinley inscribed in 1953 to Hurley by E.A. Lanees. indecipherable smaller versions of the Ft. Yukon P.O. & Kodiak dock same images as noted above another noted in the image as Mendenhall Glacier Alaska and another a view of an Alaskan fjord both with the studio stamp of 'Ordway's photo shop Juneau Alaska' on backs fjord image with their blindstamp in right bottom corner as well; with an image of a Juneau main thoroughfare with the studio stamp of 'Lu-Ek's photo shop Juneau Alaska' on back; other Alaskan images of a street and sign promoting "Anchorage Fur Rendezvous All for Fun - Fun for All" a dockside scene of the Alaska Line pier & some of the street life businesses hotels; photo of the rear-paddle steamer Klondike and another of the Klondike dry-docked with the stern of the Takhini next to it just visible; large totem pole in field near the Sitka Hotel and the Conway building shoreline town view of docks shipping; Russian Orthodox church; glacier photos scenery fishing; 2 identified on back as Capetown South Africa and Zulu Natives Zululand S.A. and 2 of the mine dump and the falls noted in the larger format size above and 2 copies of Hurley & friend standing on hillside the mine area visible below; 3 of Egypt one identified on back; the balance a miscellany of European and Central American locations views scenery architecture; with about 30 5" x 7" images some a little larger or smaller of scenic locations at Yosemite Park another Ordway's image this of Auke Lake Alaska with their stamp; other woodland and mountain imagery and a few views of tropical architecture other scenes; occasional wear to edges corners; generally the collection in very good condition. First Edition. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
194826087Washington D.C.: U.S. Navy 1948. Black and white photograph of this jet. Stamped on back with Official Photograph U.S. Navy and date of 1948 press statement notes that photo was released in 1947; also with handwritten identification. Approx. 8" x 10" overall size; some light edge-wear; corner crease; in very good condition. Photography. Not Bound. Very Good. U.S. Navy paperback books
194926086New York NY: U.S. Navy: Photo Lab NAS NYNY 1949. Two black and white photographs of this jet same photo one slightly more exposed. Stamped on backs with Official Photograph U.S. Navy and date of 12 July 1949 Photo Lab NAS; also with handwritten identification. Approx. 8" x 10" overall size; some light edge-wear; in very good condition. Photography. Not Bound. Very Good. U.S. Navy: Photo Lab NAS NYNY paperback books
191923808Boston Massachusetts: Thomas Ellison 1919. Group of 16 images of imposing New England coastal homes 12 exteriors pillared porch-ways terracotta-tiled roofs inner courtyards garden walks and paths grape arbors & plantings tennis court viewing area & coastline 4 interiors showing furniture and décor; mostly black and white silver gelatin prints a few in sepia; all with the studio back-stamp of Thomas Ellison Architectural Photographer 52 Kilby Street Boston active 1905 - 1923 acting as photographer for the John Calvin Stevens architectural firm; not dated circa 1919 from internal evidence; not identified and the views probably of a couple of the many Maine Stevens-designed homes; approximately 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" size; bit of curl to the edges a little oxidizing; 2 with creases; old pencil numbers on backs; with a 3 1/2" x 5 3/4" snapshot of one of the same residences with a couple of cars & people in front of the main entrance corners and margins worn; overall the group in very good condition. Photography. Not Bound. Very Good. Thomas Ellison Paperback books
197126493Lime Rock Park Lakeville Connecticut: Not Published 1971. Group includes 15 color slide images of cars track scenes grandstand views spectators at this racetrack. All are 35mm Ektachrome photos; not credited. Photos taken at one of the oldest continuously operating auto racing venues in America. Slides held in a clear plastic binder page with handwritten "Lime Rock T.A. 1970 1971". Light wear images appear taken to professional quality. In very good condition. . Photography. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
191024853USA: No Publisher Noted 1910. Black and white image three young people dressed as: a hobo a Victorian miss and a top-hatted carnival show barker in a countryside. No photographic studio date or other identifiers; circa 1910. Image approx. 8" x 9 3/4" size cardstock mount measures 11" x 14". Cardstock chipped away at bottom left and top right corner; couple little spots in the image; in good condition. . Photograph. Not Bound. Good. No Publisher Noted paperback books
191524850United States of America: No Publisher Noted 1915. Sepia-toned image taken in front of a school building; an integrated class group girls & boys with one girl wearing a Girl Scout hat with "GS" visible on the crown. Photo measures approx. 6" x 8" ; on cardstock mount 10" x 12" size. Image faded a bit still fairly clear mount with a little edge tips wear and rubbing. No photographic studio date or school is identified; circa 1915; in good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Good. No Publisher Noted paperback books
195023773U.S.A.: No Photographer Noted 1950. Black and white image; classroom studio students preparing a portrait students observe; approx. 8" x 10" size; not dated circa 1950 or so; no photographic studio or place noted; light wear back rubbed in a few spots; in very good condition. Photography. Not Bound. Very Good. No Photographer Noted Paperback books
193523762United States of America: Not Published 1935. Album of approximately 220 black and white images; loosely corner-mounted to stiff black construction paper; about 60 photos with equestrian subjects horse events dressage family horses Grange fair travel; about 70 images identified as from various locales in New Jersey several from Troy Meadows trips Taylortown Colesville; also Florida areas during family journeys including; DeFuniak Springs St. Augustine Ft. Marion inland Florida farms Cypress Gardens several Bok Tower Lakeland Sarasota Naples Beach Tamiami Trail "Scenes to and from Key West" Englewood Ft. Myers Merritt Island more; average image size approx. 2 3/4" x 4 1/2" size a few larger some smaller; photos dated 1935 - 1940 many with identification; contained in a oblong format dark blue pebbled cloth photograph album approx. 7 1/4" x 11" size; album covers very worn especially at corners and edges; a few photos detached & loose a couple with some creasing or wear; generally well-taken clear and in very good condition. Photography. Photograph Album. Very Good. Not Published Hardcover books
193025220USA: Not Published 1930. Photo shows a room corner with 3 velvet-slip-cased small chairs a small incidental table with magazines glass decorative object floral spray; also a side-cabinet with starfish-shaped drawer-pulls. Not dated circa 1930 no photographic studio noted. Very high-gloss finish. Approx. 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" size; light edge-wear; in very good condition. Photography. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
192923770Port Jefferson N.Y.: Arthur S. Greene Photographer 1929. Group of 13 professionally-photographed images of a roadway and vehicles one taken of a badly-damaged flatbed truck secured to a tow truck; another image an auto not damaged; also including measured areas with ruler; of an automobile accident site near Patchogue Long Island; a roadside sign in one image advertises Bailey's Lumber in Patchogue; several dated with August 21 1929 and a couple with a date of the 23rd or 27th same year; all with the A.S. Greene photographer identification on back via stamp or hand-written; black and white; each image approx. 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" size cropped to the edge and all are backed with linen for durability; light wear; in very good condition; interesting use of photography as a vital form of evidence-gathering in the legal insurance and accident claim business. See 1999 Kenneth C. Brady Arthur S. Greene 1867-1955: The life and work of a Long Island Photographer for very good information and pictorial history concerning this Port Jefferson photographic artist. Photography. Not Bound. Very Good. Arthur S. Greene, Photographer Paperback books
