Long Island Footprints

News feed and stories about Long Island and its history

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#Repost @nytimes with @get_repost ・・・ In 1918, the Spanish flu raced through crowded tenements and neighborhoods in New York City. The numbers rose slowly at first, then soared as if swept in on a huge wave — a pattern eerily familiar 102 years later. Tens of millions of people died worldwide, including 675,000 people in the United States. In New York City, more than 20,000 died, at a rate of 400 to 500 a day at the apex. But it could have been much worse. Tap the link in our bio to see the city's response, which in many ways mirrors our own current experience, with a sepia tint. #tbt Photos from the @usnatarchives and @nycarchives https://www.instagram.com/p/B-hL2C9HVyG/?igshid=4qbah7tf5cvu

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Thank you @ajslaw for sharing this. It is important for our clients to know that there may be delays at this time. Your business and patience is appreciated. We hope everyone remains safe and healthy. (at Suffolk County, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B94cPFsnH9x/?igshid=jeot5zi69tru

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#Repost @brooklynhistory with @get_repost ・・・ See a glimpse of #Brooklyn's 19th-century free black communities in this #PhotoOfTheWeek! . . . . . Certain #houses, #streets, or #neighborhoods have the ability to transport passersby back in time. The three houses in this photograph, today home to @weeksvilleheritagecenter, preserve the memory of Brooklyn’s once thriving nineteenth-century free African American community, #Weeksville. The earliest of these houses (the single story duplex in the middle of the photograph) dates to the 1840s. The house was built not even two decades after New York State outlawed slavery, when many African Americans in Brooklyn were still unfree, bound to the forced indentures built into the laws. . . . . . After gradual emancipation took effect in New York in 1827, Brooklyn’s free black population grew quickly. Free black entrepreneurs like Henry C. Thompson and Sylvanus Smith, eager to enjoy the privileges and protections of home ownership, began purchasing land in Brooklyn’s distant Ninth Ward. They in turn sold lots to other African Americans, including James Weeks, the longshoreman who gave his name to the neighborhood. At its height, Weeksville was home to thousands of free African American Brooklynites, who built churches, schools, operated businesses and welfare organizations, and even published two newspapers, the Freedman’s Torchlight and People’s Journal. This image comes from the Eugene L. Armbruster photographs and scrapbooks collection (V1987.11). You can learn more about Weeksville by visiting the full #POTW blog post via the link in our bio! . . . . . Eugene L. Armbruster, Hunterfly Road, circa 1922; V1987.11.2, Brooklyn Historical Society . . . . . . #tbt #ThrowbackThursday #BHSArchives #BrooklynHistory #BrooklynPhotos #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #AfricanAmericanHistory #PhotoOfTheWeeksville https://www.instagram.com/p/B9FulTMAZW3/?igshid=illyhn7qs1dr

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#Repost @nytimes with @get_repost ・・・ This passenger arriving in New York in 1927 was met with a rather cold reception. “Returning aboard the France, which arrived in the midst of the recent cold wave with decks covered with ice,” The New York Times reported at the time, she bundled up in a few extra layers to survey the frozen isle of Manhattan. The SS Île de France was a French ocean liner, which made its maiden voyage on June 22, 1927. The ship’s art deco decor made it popular with hip, affluent travelers crossing between the continents. It was even immortalized in song by Ginger Rogers, who, in the film “Swing Time,” sang to Fred Astaire that he was “just as hard to land as the Île de France.” (Ella Fitzgerald’s version of the song, “A Fine Romance,” left out the line about the ship.) In 1939, the ocean liner was the last civilian ship to leave France before the start of World War II, shuttling 1,777 passengers, many of them American tourists, out of Le Havre just hours before the country declared war on Germany. After a stint as a wartime prison ship, in 1945 the Île de France returned to civilian duty, and to the cultural scene: The first part of the 1949 Broadway musical “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” takes place on its decks. Visit @nytarchives for more vintage photos. Photo by The New York Times. #tbt https://www.instagram.com/p/B8gfxVDgVI0/?igshid=s2dn08hh97u5

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Another family history book done! So wonderful to work with the #DaltonFamily and @chcustombookbinding #lovemyjob (at Shoreham, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B79O2R0Aqxq/?igshid=13qlgp29pirxe

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Sometimes I have clients that email me their family data. Sometimes I have the honor of holding original family documents. This is the first time I’ve seen an honorable discharge packet in tact. Beautiful. And that picture! #WWII #Rosedale #Queens #SchauflerFamily (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7jL1wlABcb/?igshid=mz43qcb9qspg

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Jumping on the top 9 wagon... a little of me... Lucy the cutie and some favorite spots from 2019! #top9of2019 #longisland (at East Shoreham, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6oA5jdghni/?igshid=rm46ouim0mjt

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Ha! Look how small it is! #Repost @historicaleaks with @get_repost ・・・ The first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, 1931 https://www.instagram.com/p/B6jf64jAn7D/?igshid=4ek45ak0g72y

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😳🤷🏼‍♀️ #Repost @realhistoryuncovered with @get_repost ・・・ The "Montauk Monster" is just one of dozens of creatures that have washed up on beaches worldwide, sparking panic, intrigue, and debate over what these creatures are. To find out what the Montauk Monster really is and to see more real-life monsters, check out the link in our bio.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #montaukmonster #reallifemonsters #monsterhunting #montauk #longisland #monsters #strange https://www.instagram.com/p/B528L0Bg7W5/?igshid=lnw4xb47ecu5

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#Repost @realhistoryuncovered with @get_repost ・・・ 66 years ago today, commuters in New York City read the newspaper the day after the assassination of President Kennedy. Click the link in our bio to read more about America's most infamous assassination. #politics #nyc #newspapers #jfk #americanhistory #1963 #60s https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Nl2FJAfPp/?igshid=a3v5b3r91k86

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Fake bricks? #Repost @historicaleaks with @get_repost ・・・ Police uncover a truck smuggling alcohol during Prohibition, 1926 https://www.instagram.com/p/B5GQ0ItAeVu/?igshid=vty2a777503x

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Science is so amazing. #Repost @realhistoryuncovered with @get_repost ・・・ One of four intact human nervous systems, this was dissected by 2 medical students in 1925. It took them over 1,500 hours to remove. To read about a woman who donated her body so her entire nervous system could be removed, click the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #science #medicalscience #anatomy #historyofscience #biology #nervoussystem https://www.instagram.com/p/B4vA7pRA2IL/?igshid=1w0ecwu3jxdd7

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#Repost @soundpowerny with @get_repost ・・・ This was a really cool project to be a part of. Thank you @randypolumbo and @plant_construction_nyc for allowing the opportunity. Every part from logistics to intent was unique + fun. 🙌🏻 Link below. 🔈🔌💡 . http://m.interiordesign.net/articles/17134-randy-polumbo-converts-1899-lighthouse-into-a-green-powered-artist-s-retreat/ . . . #electrician #electricalcontractor #sound #power #lighting #residential #commercial #electricians #custom #historical #orientpoint #teamwork #northfork #eastend #suffolkcounty #longisland #lighthouse #plumgutgrotto #art #lightingdesign #landmark https://www.instagram.com/p/B4sYVMGgrS7/?igshid=1d9jeismuc79c

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What a fun find! #Repost @brooklynhistory with @get_repost ・・・ Do you ever find yourself craving a certain snack, only to realize that you bought it the day before and it’s already waiting there for your future self? Sometimes #history is a little like that… . . . . . In 1865, someone grabbed an assortment of #newspaper to use as padding between lithographs and their frames; this was a nice surprise for the staff at BHS 150 years in the future! Thanks, past-Brooklynites! . . . . . Thanks to our “Revealing Long Island History” project, BHS's collections staff has been painstakingly inventorying and processing everything from artifacts to paintings to works on paper like this one. . . . . . Newspapers from 1865, found in the back of lithograph frames during the RLIH Collection project. . . . . . #BHSArchives #NoFilter #BrooklynHistory #PastLives #Journalism #Newspaper #NewYorkTimes #NewYorkWeekly https://www.instagram.com/p/B4i7tc4AJ0M/?igshid=1nmfiyxva3hgf

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Have you heard of Yellow Hook? #Repost @brooklynhistory with @get_repost ・・・ You've heard about #RedHook, but did you know there was also a Yellow Hook? Originally named for the yellow tint of the soil by the Dutch Settlers, the name was abandoned in the 1850s because of the Yellow Fever outbreaks killing New Yorkers. The area was renamed to #BayRidge to invoke a more pleasant image. Bonus points to those who can point out the third 'Hook' on the map! . . . . . Learn more about Red Hook and other waterfront communities in #Brooklyn at the #BHSDUMBO exhibition #BHSWaterfront, and learn more about how #Brooklynites responded to diseases like yellow fever at the exhibition #TakingCareofBK at BHS on Pierrepont Street! More info on both at the link in our bio or at www.brooklynhistory.org. . . . . . John Luffman, Map of New York, circa 1809; NYC-[18-?]a.Fl; Brooklyn Historical Society. . . . . . #BrooklynHistory #WaterfrontHistory #PublicHealth https://www.instagram.com/p/B4I85LPgUoK/?igshid=1d7ysavpo1lfh

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Laurie is smart and funny. Be like to Laurie. Or just buy her book. 🙏🏻 #Repost @condonlaurie with @get_repost ・・・ Hi Guys, my website just went live in anticipation of my book launch. I will be blogging and would love some feedback. https://www.lauriecondonauthor.com/blog https://www.instagram.com/p/B3z6tKygRQM/?igshid=1sw14kfkqmezs

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#Repost @nytarchives with @get_repost ・・・ At the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, a group of rising tennis stars step into the sunlight. The youngsters, captured by our photographer William E. Sauro, were working on their backhand at a free clinic in June 1967. The tennis club, founded in 1892, moved from Manhattan to the outer borough in 1913 and built a tennis stadium, the first in the U.S., there in 1923. The year after this photo was taken, 97,000 people flocked to the Forest Hills venue to watch the U.S. Open. The men’s singles title that summer was clinched by a 25-year-old computer-programming instructor at West Point, an amateur player who was “the only tennis player to have won an open at $20 per diem and with a free hotel room,” #nytimes reported. His name was Arthur Ashe — the first African-American man to ever win a major. #nytarchives #WilliamESauro https://www.instagram.com/p/B3kmDVAA2zA/?igshid=7109canvokd0