Rockaway - View of Old Iron Pier

Collection: James Supple Collection

Date: August 17, 1903; 1930-08-17 Material: Black and white postcard Dimension: 5.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 ppi

Creator: Illustrated Post Card Co. Identifier: aql:30258 jsc-000090 jsc-000090.tif

Description: Men and women enjoy the beach in the foreground of the Old Iron Pier, located at Beach 105th Street. The Iron Pier contained a restaurant, ballroom, barbershop, and steamer landing, by 1926 what remained was torn out for construction of the new boardwalk.; Inscription on recto. Address, postmark, and stamp on verso. Text addressed to Miss Minne Shea, reads: Dear Miss Shea, A few more days and I will see you again, and hear the music of my typewriter. It seems about 3 years since I saw you. Don’t forget to write me at my ... address. Toots

Title : Rockaway - View of Old Iron Pier

Collection : aql:30341

Creator : Illustrated Post Card Co.

Date : August 17, 1903; 1930-08-17

Summary/Description : Men and women enjoy the beach in the foreground of the Old Iron Pier, located at Beach 105th Street. The Iron Pier contained a restaurant, ballroom, barbershop, and steamer landing, by 1926 what remained was torn out for construction of the new boardwalk.; Inscription on recto. Address, postmark, and stamp on verso. Text addressed to Miss Minne Shea, reads: Dear Miss Shea, A few more days and I will see you again, and hear the music of my typewriter. It seems about 3 years since I saw you. Don’t forget to write me at my ... address. Toots

Subject : Piers; Beaches; Beachgoers

Relation : James Supple Collection

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Coverage : Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY Rockaway Beach (New York, N.Y.) Rockaway (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Postcards

Format : Black and white postcard; 5.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 ppi

Identifier : aql:30258 jsc-000090 jsc-000090.tif