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Selden Burying Grouid. South side Middle Country Road, about 150ft west of French house. Oldest monunents 1809, 1810, 1811. Selden, Brookhaven Selden Burying Grouid. South side Middle Country Road, about 150ft west of French house. Oldest monunents 1809, 1810, 1811. Selden, Brookhaven French house (on left). North side Middle Country Road, just west of J. Norton house. Selden, Brookhaven French house (on left). North side Middle Country Road, just west of J. Norton house. Selden, Brookhaven J. Norton house. North side Middle Country Road, just west of Capt. Daniel Roe house. Selden, Brookhaven J. Norton house. North side Middle Country Road, just west of Capt. Daniel Roe house. Selden, Brookhaven J. Norton house. North side Middle Country Road, just west of Capt. Daniel Roe house. Selden, Brookhaven J. Norton house. North side Middle Country Road, just west of Capt. Daniel Roe house. Selden, Brookhaven Capt. Daniel Roe house (1777). North side Middle Country Road, west of School No. 12. Selden, Brookhaven Capt. Daniel Roe house (1777). North side Middle Country Road, west of School No. 12. Selden, Brookhaven Capt. Daniel Roe house (1777). North side Middle Country Road, west of School No. 12. Selden, Brookhaven Capt. Daniel Roe house (1777). North side Middle Country Road, west of School No. 12. Selden, Brookhaven Capt. Daniel Roe house (1777). North side Middle Country Road, west of School No. 12. Selden, Brookhaven Capt. Daniel Roe house (1777). North side Middle Country Road, west of School No. 12. Selden, Brookhaven Capt. Daniel Roe house (1777). North side Middle Country Road, west of School No. 12. Selden, Brookhaven Capt. Daniel Roe house (1777). North side Middle Country Road, west of School No. 12. Selden, Brookhaven Albert Norton house. North side Middle Country Road, east of School No. 12. Selden, Brookhaven Albert Norton house. North side Middle Country Road, east of School No. 12. Selden, Brookhaven Albert Norton house. North side Middle Country Road, east of School No. 12. Selden, Brookhaven Albert Norton house. North side Middle Country Road, east of School No. 12. Selden, Brookhaven House. (Sketch of location on back of photo.) Stony Brook, Brookhaven House. (Sketch of location on back of photo.) Stony Brook, Brookhaven House. East side Main Street, about 100ft north of Bridge Street. Raised on embankment, lower part brick. Mrs. Smith. (1873). Brookhaven, Brookhaven House. East side Main Street, about 100ft north of Bridge Street. Raised on embankment, lower part brick. Mrs. Smith. (1873). Brookhaven, Brookhaven House. West side Main Street (North Country Road), between Stony Brook Hotel and Mill Pond (Bridge Street). J. Hawkins (1873). Stony Brook, Brookhaven House. West side Main Street (North Country Road), between Stony Brook Hotel and Mill Pond (Bridge Street). J. Hawkins (1873). Stony Brook, Brookhaven Mrs. H. Davis house (1873). South side of lane about 60ft north of Stony Brook Hotel, about 60ft west of North Country Road. Stony Brook, Brookhaven Mrs. H. Davis house (1873). South side of lane about 60ft north of Stony Brook Hotel, about 60ft west of North Country Road. Stony Brook, Brookhaven House. West side road to Middle Island, a distance north of L. Davis house and N. Tuthill on opp. side. Yaphank, Brookhaven House. West side road to Middle Island, a distance north of L. Davis house and N. Tuthill on opp. side. Yaphank, Brookhaven Mrs. C.S. Seabury house. Corner of North Country Road and Tony Ave., opp. Mount house. (Sketch of location on back of photo.) Stony Brook, Brookhaven Mrs. C.S. Seabury house. Corner of North Country Road and Tony Ave., opp. Mount house. (Sketch of location on back of photo.) Stony Brook, Brookhaven Hawkins homestead, later called Mount house. Corner of North Country Road and Tony Ave. Stony Brook, Brookhaven Hawkins homestead, later called Mount house. Corner of North Country Road and Tony Ave. Stony Brook, Brookhaven Hawkins homestead, later called Mount house. Corner of North Country Road and Tony Ave. Stony Brook, Brookhaven Hawkins homestead, later called Mount house. Corner of North Country Road and Tony Ave. Stony Brook, Brookhaven Hawkins homestead, later called Mount house. Corner of North Country Road and Tony Ave. Stony Brook, Brookhaven Hawkins homestead, later called Mount house. Corner of North Country Road and Tony Ave. Stony Brook, Brookhaven Hawkins homestead, later called Mount house. Corner of North Country Road and Tony Ave. Stony Brook, Brookhaven Hawkins homestead, later called Mount house. Corner of North Country Road and Tony Ave. Stony Brook, Brookhaven Early house. North side Middle Country Road, west of Boyle's Roadhouse, at western limits of village. Selden, Brookhaven Early house. North side Middle Country Road, west of Boyle's Roadhouse, at western limits of village. Selden, Brookhaven Early house. North side Middle Country Road, west of Boyle's Roadhouse, at western limits of village. Selden, Brookhaven Early house. North side Middle Country Road, west of Boyle's Roadhouse, at western limits of village. Selden, Brookhaven Early house. North side Middle Country Road, west of Boyle's Roadhouse, at western limits of village. Selden, Brookhaven Early house. North side Middle Country Road, west of Boyle's Roadhouse, at western limits of village. Selden, Brookhaven Duck farm. Forge River, just west of Hallock's P.O. and store, southside Montauk Highway. Moriches, Brookhaven Duck farm. Forge River, just west of Hallock's P.O. and store, southside Montauk Highway. Moriches, Brookhaven House. North side Montauk Highway, about 300ft west of O. Chichester house (1873). Center Moriches, Brookhaven House. North side Montauk Highway, about 300ft west of O. Chichester house (1873). Center Moriches, Brookhaven

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Halloween Halloween 35 items Bill Barvin Location Photograph Archive Bill Barvin Location Photograph Archive 215 items Morris Rosenfeld Photographs Morris Rosenfeld Photographs 260 items Walter Silver photographs Walter Silver photographs 2,601 items New York Subways New York Subways 42 items Martha Swope photographs Martha Swope photographs 50,896 items Outer Boroughs: New York beyond Manhattan Outer Boroughs: New York beyond Manhattan 86 items Billy Rose Theatre Collection photograph file Billy Rose Theatre Collection photograph file 57,191 items Photographs from the American country woman series Photographs from the American country woman series 29 items Variety, vaudeville & burlesque Variety, vaudeville & burlesque 185 items Photographic views of New York City, 1870's-1970's, from the collections of the New York Public Library Photographic views of New York City, 1870's-1970's, from the collections of the New York Public Library 34,742 items New York Public Library photographs New York Public Library photographs 30 items The Middle East in Early Prints and Photographs The Middle East in Early Prints and Photographs 7,849 items Kenn Duncan Photograph Archive, ca. 1960-1986 Kenn Duncan Photograph Archive, ca. 1960-1986 7,041 items Russia and Eastern Europe in Rare Photographs, 1860- 1945 Russia and Eastern Europe in Rare Photographs, 1860- 1945 4,132 items Vandamm theatrical photographs, 1900-1957 Vandamm theatrical photographs, 1900-1957 3,727 items Photographs of Indonesia Photographs of Indonesia 1,812 items White Studio theatrical photographs White Studio theatrical photographs 2,241 items Photographic views of New York City, 1870's-1970's, from the collections of the New York Public Library. Supplement. Photographic views of New York City, 1870's-1970's, from the collections of the New York Public Library. Supplement. 1,569 items Dance in Photographs and Prints Dance in Photographs and Prints 16 items Photographic views of the United States Photographic views of the United States 1,326 items Asia and the Eastern Pacific Rim in Early Prints and Photographs Asia and the Eastern Pacific Rim in Early Prints and Photographs 1,063 items Photographs taken by inspectors of the New York City Tenement House Department Photographs taken by inspectors of the New York City Tenement House Department 1,102 items Farm Security Administration Photographs Farm Security Administration Photographs 27,407 items Collection of photographs of New York City Collection of photographs of New York City 813 items Metropolis: New York City Water and Transit Infrastructure in Photographs Metropolis: New York City Water and Transit Infrastructure in Photographs 488 items The Luso-Hispanic New World in Early Prints and Photographs The Luso-Hispanic New World in Early Prints and Photographs 618 items Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin Lahusen gay history papers and photographs Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin Lahusen gay history papers and photographs 574 items Lewis Wickes Hine: Documentary Photographs, 1905-1938 Lewis Wickes Hine: Documentary Photographs, 1905-1938 163 items Photographs of American Indians. Photographs of American Indians. 31 items

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Collection of photographs of New York City, New York State and more by Max Hubacher Collection of photographs of New York City, New York State and more by Max Hubacher 785 items Photographic views of New York City, 1870's-1970's, from the collections of the New York Public Library Photographic views of New York City, 1870's-1970's, from the collections of the New York Public Library 34,742 items Photographic views of New York City, 1870's-1970's, from the collections of the New York Public Library. Supplement. Photographic views of New York City, 1870's-1970's, from the collections of the New York Public Library. Supplement. 1,569 items New York City directories New York City directories 156 items Trow business directory of the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, city of New York Trow business directory of the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, city of New York 2 items Atlases of New York City Atlases of New York City 11,722 items Photographs taken by inspectors of the New York City Tenement House Department Photographs taken by inspectors of the New York City Tenement House Department 1,102 items Streetscape and Townscape of Metropolitan New York City,1860-1942 Streetscape and Townscape of Metropolitan New York City,1860-1942 569 items Doors, NYC Doors, NYC 3,122 items The Eno collection of New York City views The Eno collection of New York City views 709 items Changing New York Changing New York 2,194 items Collection of photographs of New York City, 1931-1942 Collection of photographs of New York City, 1931-1942 335 items Metropolis: New York City Water and Transit Infrastructure in Photographs Metropolis: New York City Water and Transit Infrastructure in Photographs 488 items Fifth Avenue, New York, from start to finish Fifth Avenue, New York, from start to finish 84 items New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation records New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation records 91 items Street views of New York City Street views of New York City 69 items New York (City) Museum of Modern Art photographs New York (City) Museum of Modern Art photographs 136 items Album of photographs showing construction of the cable road on Broadway, New York City, in 1891 Album of photographs showing construction of the cable road on Broadway, New York City, in 1891 56 items Photographic views of the construction of the New York City subway system, 1901-1905 Photographic views of the construction of the New York City subway system, 1901-1905 31 items [ "Classic Six:" New York City Apartment Building Living, 1880s-1910s "Classic Six:" New York City Apartment Building Living, 1880s-1910s 1,041 items ](/collections/classic-six-new-york-city-apartment-building-living-1880s-1910s ""Classic Six:" New York City Apartment Building Living, 1880s-1910s") Portraits of immigrants at Ellis Island, New York Portraits of immigrants at Ellis Island, New York 14 items Staten Island post cards Staten Island post cards 766 items Collection of photographs of East River and Hudson River piers, Manhattan Collection of photographs of East River and Hudson River piers, Manhattan 99 items Collection of photographs of New York City Collection of photographs of New York City 813 items

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Livre de divers animaux pour dessus de portes par les meilleurs maitres. Livre de divers animaux pour dessus de portes par les meilleurs maitres. 12 items Photographs of British algae: cyanotype impressions Photographs of British algae: cyanotype impressions 392 items Thesaurus imaginum piscium testaceorum; quales sunt cancri, echini, echinometra, stellae marinae, &c. ut et cochlearum ... quibus accedunt conchylia, ut nautilus, cornu Ammonis, & conchae univalviae et bivalviae ... denique mineralia ... Thesaurus imaginum piscium testaceorum; quales sunt cancri, echini, echinometra, stellae marinae, &c. ut et cochlearum ... quibus accedunt conchylia, ut nautilus, cornu Ammonis, & conchae univalviae et bivalviae ... denique mineralia ... 63 items Voyage autour du monde sur la fregate la Venus, pendant les annees 1836-1839: publie par ordre du roi, sous les auspices du ministre de la marine Voyage autour du monde sur la fregate la Venus, pendant les annees 1836-1839: publie par ordre du roi, sous les auspices du ministre de la marine 112 items Wild animals and birds: their haunts and habits Wild animals and birds: their haunts and habits 48 items Zoological researches in Java, and the neighbouring islands Zoological researches in Java, and the neighbouring islands 74 items Butterflies of North America Butterflies of North America 161 items Characteristic sketches of animals, principally from the Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park Characteristic sketches of animals, principally from the Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park 35 items Engravings of lions, tigers, panthers, leopards, dogs, &c., chiefly after the designs of Sir Edwin Landseer, by his brother, Thomas Landseer. Printed from the original plates, pub. between 1823 and 1828 Engravings of lions, tigers, panthers, leopards, dogs, &c., chiefly after the designs of Sir Edwin Landseer, by his brother, Thomas Landseer. Printed from the original plates, pub. between 1823 and 1828 40 items Exotic moths Exotic moths 34 items Fauna boreali-americana, or, The zoology of the northern parts of British America : containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions, under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N. Fauna boreali-americana, or, The zoology of the northern parts of British America : containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions, under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N. 118 items Friends worth knowing; glimpses of American natural history Friends worth knowing; glimpses of American natural history 16 items Groups of cattle, drawn from nature, by T.S. Cooper. 1839. Groups of cattle, drawn from nature, by T.S. Cooper. 1839. 33 items Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus: par Francois Levaillant.... Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus: par Francois Levaillant.... 116 items Histoire naturelle des poissons Histoire naturelle des poissons 42 items Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'ile de Cuba Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'ile de Cuba 181 items Historiae naturalis de quadrupetibus libri Historiae naturalis de quadrupetibus libri 76 items Humble creatures; part I. The earthworm, and the common housefly. In eight letters Humble creatures; part I. The earthworm, and the common housefly. In eight letters 10 items Ichthyology of South Carolina. Vol. I. Ichthyology of South Carolina. Vol. I. 29 items Illuminerade figurer till Skandinaviens fauna Illuminerade figurer till Skandinaviens fauna 204 items Illustrations of Indian zoology: chiefly ... from the collection of Major-General Hardwicke ... Illustrations of Indian zoology: chiefly ... from the collection of Major-General Hardwicke ... 210 items Illustrations of exotic entomology, containing upwards of six hundred and fifty figures and descriptions of foreign insects, interspersed with remarks and reflections on their nature and properties Illustrations of exotic entomology, containing upwards of six hundred and fifty figures and descriptions of foreign insects, interspersed with remarks and reflections on their nature and properties 154 items Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America: Intended to contain descriptions and figures of all North American birds not given by former American authors, and a general synopsis of North American ornithology, 1... Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America: Intended to contain descriptions and figures of all North American birds not given by former American authors, and a general synopsis of North American ornithology, 1... 51 items Interesting Selections from Animated Nature Interesting Selections from Animated Nature 122 items American entomology : or description of the insects of North America, illustrated by coloured figures from original drawings executed from nature American entomology : or description of the insects of North America, illustrated by coloured figures from original drawings executed from nature 58 items American natural history. Part 1.--Mastology American natural history. Part 1.--Mastology 56 items Animate creation : popular edition of our living world, a natural history Animate creation : popular edition of our living world, a natural history 108 items Études d'animaux Études d'animaux 105 items North American herpetology: or, A description of the reptiles inhabiting the United States. North American herpetology: or, A description of the reptiles inhabiting the United States. 153 items Novveaux povrtraitz et figvres de termes pour vser en l'architecture: composez et enrichiz de diuersité d'animaulx, representez au vray selon l'antipathie et contrarieté naturelle du chacun d'iceulx. Novveaux povrtraitz et figvres de termes pour vser en l'architecture: composez et enrichiz de diuersité d'animaulx, representez au vray selon l'antipathie et contrarieté naturelle du chacun d'iceulx. 58 items

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Atlases of New York City Atlases of New York City 11,722 items Atlases of the United States Atlases of the United States 3,868 items Maps of Asia Maps of Asia 83 items Charting America: Maps from the Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection and Others Charting America: Maps from the Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection and Others 3,937 items Maps of Africa Maps of Africa 2 items Picturing America, 1497-1899: Prints, Maps, and Drawings bearing on the New World Discoveries and on the Development of the Territory that is now the United States Picturing America, 1497-1899: Prints, Maps, and Drawings bearing on the New World Discoveries and on the Development of the Territory that is now the United States 2,001 items Maps of Europe Maps of Europe 48 items ![Printed maps of Russia and neighboring lands, including city plans of Saint Petersburg, from the 17th to the early20th century]. Printed maps of Russia and neighboring lands, including city plans of Saint Petersburg, from the 17th to the early20th century]. 1 item ](/collections/printed-maps-of-russia-and-neighboring-lands-including-city-plans-of-saint "Printed maps of Russia and neighboring lands, including city plans of Saint Petersburg, from the 17th to the early20th century].") History of Greece: from the earliest records of that country, to the time in which it was reduced to a Roman province ... History of Greece: from the earliest records of that country, to the time in which it was reduced to a Roman province ... 8 items Maps of South America Maps of South America 4 items F. W. Putzger's Historischer Schul-Atlas zur alten, mittleren und neuen Geschichte : in 66 Haupt- und 63 Nebenkarten F. W. Putzger's Historischer Schul-Atlas zur alten, mittleren und neuen Geschichte : in 66 Haupt- und 63 Nebenkarten 1 item

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