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View of College Point and the East River

Collection: This image is from the Jacob F. Wieners, Jr. Photographs and is depicted in a glass plate negative, polyester negative, print, and digital image.; Image is part of the Jacob F. Wieners Photographs
Date: ca. 1905; 1900 Material: unknown material on plate glass; safety film; gelatin silver print Dimension: 5 x 7 (glass plate negative); 4 x 5 (negative); 8 x 10 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)
Creator: Jacob F. Wieners, Jr. Identifier: aql:12139 jfw-000121 jfw-000121.tif

Description: A view of College Point looking west at the East River, taken from the fire house bell tower of the Eagle Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 and Union Hose Company No. 1. The brick buildings of the American Hard Rubber Company are seen in the background right. The vertical structure to the left of those buildings is a dock builder P.J. Mann's pile driver. In the center background, a College Point ferry approaches the North Beach pier.

Collection : aql:11775; vital:1

Creator : Jacob F. Wieners, Jr.

Date : ca. 1905; 1900

Summary/Description : A view of College Point looking west at the East River, taken from the fire house bell tower of the Eagle Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 and Union Hose Company No. 1. The brick buildings of the American Hard Rubber Company are seen in the background right. The vertical structure to the left of those buildings is a dock builder P.J. Mann's pile driver. In the center background, a College Point ferry approaches the North Beach pier.

Subject : Eagle Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 (College Point, New York, N.Y.); College Point Ferry; Dwellings

Rights : Copyright holder unknown

Coverage : 16th Street (now 125th Street) near 4th Avenue (now 18th Avenue), College Point, NY College Point (New York, N.Y.) East River (N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : glass plate negative; black and white negative; black and white print; digital image

Format : unknown material on plate glass; safety film; gelatin silver print; 5 x 7 (glass plate negative); 4 x 5 (negative); 8 x 10 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)

Identifier : aql:12139 jfw-000121 jfw-000121.tif

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Subject:
Eagle Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 (College Point, New York, N.Y.); College Point Ferry; Dwellings
Rights Notice
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