Rockaway - Old Iron Pier, Seaside, Rockaway Beach.

Collection: James Supple Collection

Date: September 2, 1919; 1919-09-02 Material: Color postcard Dimension: 5.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 ppi

Creator: S. Hirschberg Identifier: aql:30311 jsc-000100 jsc-000100.tif

Description: Beachgoers in the foreground of Old Iron Pier. The Old Iron Pier was 1.080 feet long when built in 1880; it contained a restaurant, ballroom, barbershop, and steamer landing. After the big winter storms of 1914 and 1920, new smaller pavilions were built, by 1926 what remained was torn out for construction of the new boardwalk.; Address, postmark, stamp and inscription on verso. Text addressees to Mrs. Farley, reads: I wish you were here this is the place for a good swim. Feathers

Title : Rockaway - Old Iron Pier, Seaside, Rockaway Beach.

Collection : aql:30341

Creator : S. Hirschberg

Date : September 2, 1919; 1919-09-02

Summary/Description : Beachgoers in the foreground of Old Iron Pier. The Old Iron Pier was 1.080 feet long when built in 1880; it contained a restaurant, ballroom, barbershop, and steamer landing. After the big winter storms of 1914 and 1920, new smaller pavilions were built, by 1926 what remained was torn out for construction of the new boardwalk.; Address, postmark, stamp and inscription on verso. Text addressees to Mrs. Farley, reads: I wish you were here this is the place for a good swim. Feathers

Subject : Piers; Beaches; Beachgoers

Relation : James Supple Collection

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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 : Color postcard; 5.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 ppi

Identifier : aql:30311 jsc-000100 jsc-000100.tif