Rockaway - Summer Guests Under Canvas at Seaside, Rockaway Beach
Collection: James Supple Collection
Date: ca. 1910; 1905
Material: Black and white postcard Dimension:
5.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 ppi
Creator: I. Stern
Identifier: aql:30243 jsc-000221 jsc-000221.tif
Description: Tent City, Seaside, Rockaway Beach. In 1903, Frank Chaffee, a sail and tent maker, opened Rockaway Beach’s largest tent city, between Beach 106 Street and Beach 109 Street, from Rockaway Boulevard to the oceanfront. The renting of tents here became so popular that it wasn’t long before all the space that was available had a tent on it. The total reached 385-plus tents rented for the season, and gas for heating and cooking, running water, and community showers and bathrooms available for patrons.
Creator :
I. Stern
Date :
ca. 1910; 1905
Summary/Description :
Tent City, Seaside, Rockaway Beach. In 1903, Frank Chaffee, a sail and tent maker, opened Rockaway Beach’s largest tent city, between Beach 106 Street and Beach 109 Street, from Rockaway Boulevard to the oceanfront. The renting of tents here became so popular that it wasn’t long before all the space that was available had a tent on it. The total reached 385-plus tents rented for the season, and gas for heating and cooking, running water, and community showers and bathrooms available for patrons.
Subject :
Tents; Beaches
Rights :
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Coverage :
Rockaway Park, Queens, NY Rockaway Park (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:30243 jsc-000221 jsc-000221.tif
Subject:
Tents; Beaches
Tents; Beaches
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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