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Traveling Library Station - Men Reading Library Books Left at the Arverne Life Saving Station

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Date1911DescriptionMen reading library books left at the Arverne Life Saving station. The U.S. Life Saving Service (precursor to the US Coast Guard) had stations such as this along the south coast of Long Island at intervals of a few miles, ready to come rescue coastal vessels in distress.CollectorQueens Borough Public LibraryLocationBeach 54th Street and Rockaway Beach Blvd, Far Rockaway, NY 11691Geographic coverageArverne (New York, N.Y.)Queens (New York, N.Y.)Geographic coordinates^[1]SubjectPublic librariesTraveling librariesLifesaving stationsQueens Borough Public LibraryIdentifierqpl-000003TypeBlack & white photographsOriginal formatBlack and white photographic printsMeasurements10.4 x 8.4 inchesResolution600 ppiRights statementCopyright held by Queens Public Library. Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

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