August C. Siebeneichen and Family at Hook Creek boathouse dock.

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library

Date: 1926 Material: Black and white photographs Dimension: 3.4 x 2.7 inches; 600 dpi

Creator: Pamela Hansen Identifier: aql:21196 qmp-ph-000001 qmp-ph-000001-0.tif

Description: August C. Siebeneichen (1857-1927), proprietor of the Meadow Camp boathouse located on Hook Creek in Jamaica Bay. August C. Siebeneichen is seen standing behind his daughter Louisa (1880-1968), and grandson August P. Shearer (1911-1979). Louisa was the mother to August P. Shearer and wife to Thomas H. Shearer (1886-1931). This home and neighborhood was removed to build Idlewild Airport, now known as JFK International Airport. August was an engraver, chaser, and diamond setter, and was awarded a 50th anniversary year silver trophy from Tiffany & Co. on March 10th 1925. He passed away two years later. He worked on the crown jewels that were destroyed by fire in the World's Fair. August P. Shearer is the grandfather to the collector, Pamela Griffin Hansen.

Title : August C. Siebeneichen and Family at Hook Creek boathouse dock.

Collection : aql:13844

Creator : Pamela Hansen

Date : 1926

Summary/Description : August C. Siebeneichen (1857-1927), proprietor of the Meadow Camp boathouse located on Hook Creek in Jamaica Bay. August C. Siebeneichen is seen standing behind his daughter Louisa (1880-1968), and grandson August P. Shearer (1911-1979). Louisa was the mother to August P. Shearer and wife to Thomas H. Shearer (1886-1931). This home and neighborhood was removed to build Idlewild Airport, now known as JFK International Airport. August was an engraver, chaser, and diamond setter, and was awarded a 50th anniversary year silver trophy from Tiffany & Co. on March 10th 1925. He passed away two years later. He worked on the crown jewels that were destroyed by fire in the World's Fair. August P. Shearer is the grandfather to the collector, Pamela Griffin Hansen.

Subject : Swimming; Boathouses; John F. Kennedy International Airport

Relation : Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Hook Creek, Queens, NY Hook Creek (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Jamaica Bay (N.Y.)

Type : Digital image, photograph

Format : Black and white photographs; 3.4 x 2.7 inches; 600 dpi

Identifier : aql:21196 qmp-ph-000001 qmp-ph-000001-0.tif