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Old Homes - 2019 Show

Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Ocean Beach Historical Society


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 Verso of OCB_000313; "On the park late 1920's Mac ERM" "bbb 2011-11"

 Index card reads: "lots 323 & 324 - Dehnhoff Walk and Bay Walk" [handwritten] "Office of the Fire Island Beacon the first paper to be published on Fire Island. Located on the lawn in front of Johnnycakes & Anne's. Mr. R.B. Tholens was owner and editor. (Paul Macartney's stepfather)."

 Four story building with awning over ground floor; building is on the edge of water; rowboats in left bottom corner of image; verso reads "New Surf Hotel? Negative in H.S. permanent collection"

1920s

Blurry black and white image of walkway with trees on either side; caption reads "Evergreen Walk, Ocean Beach, Fire Island, N.Y."

Postcard stamped with date "Aug 14 1917" "Ocean Beach NY." "Dear Flo, Tell Douglas he is in the back of my book for sure. Not to write me even a card. Lydia has a fine home. Wish you could drop in for awhile to enjoy the beach. Your Fath...(ing?) wish Douglas was here to go in swimming with the rest of the children. How does Elhern feel now? Will be home soon. Love to all, Ella."

1917

Color Image of harbor with boats, small motorboat with 4 people cruising in the middle of the water; boat named "Anne...10U1321" docked in foreground of image

Color postcard. Group of people wearing shorts and tank tops, standing on sand at the water's edge; caption on top of image reads "Surf Bathing Ocean Beach - Fire Island"

Side view of 2 two-story houses; walkway runs in front of houses, on right side of image; caption reads "Wilmot Road, Ocean Beach, Fire Island, N.Y." 197 Wilmot, the Ark, and the Bark.

Woman wearing white top and man wearing blue polo shirt with arm around woman; they are smiling at camera and standing in front of a wall of framed and mounted images; verso reads "Opening Reception: 'Ocean Beach, Where Health and Happiness Go Hand in Hand' Aug 5, 1989 Isabella Frazer Adler and Henry Farrell"

1989

People with backs turned to camera, looking at a wall full of framed images; man in center of photo wears blue polo shirt and jeans; verso reads "Opening Reception: 'Ocean Beach, Where Health and Happiness Go Hand in Hand' Aug 5, 1989 Isabella Frazer Adler and Henry Farrell"

August 5, 1989

 Pearce's Moving Picture and Dancing Casino. Two story house with two story balcony in front of house; three people stand in lower right corner of image; caption reads "Pearce's Moving Picture and Dance Casino, Ocean Beach. Fire Island, N.Y."

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