Fishangri-la Exhibit, 1950
Black and white photograph of Fishangri-la Exhibit at the National Sportsmen's and Vacation Show, Grand Central Palace, February 18-26, 1950. Shows a Rockaway fighting chair, scale model of the base,...
View ArticleFishangri-La dock, 1950
Fishangri-La's active l-shaped dock shows anglers cleaning fish, curious onlookers, open party boats, and charter boats
View ArticleKay Topping's giant tuna, 1949
New York Yankees owner Dan Topping and wife Kay pose with her 587 pound giant bluefin tuna on dispay at the Montauk Yacht Club dock. Kay landed the first giant tuna brought into Montauk by rod and reel.
View ArticleFort Pond Bay fishing village, 1930s
Aerial view of the Fort Pond Bay village. Seen are two of the three fishing stations, E. B. Tuthill's dock on the eastern edge of the bay, and Jake Well's on the southern edge of the bay. The village...
View ArticleShipping fish circa 1909
A ventilated box car stands admid stacks of fish boxes on the Long Island Railroad dock on Fort Pond Bay
View ArticleE. B. Tuthill's Fish Market, 1914
Postcard view of Captain Edwin Baker Tuthill's business in the Fort Pond Bay fishing village. Tuthill operated the business until 1931 when he sold to Perry B. Duryea, Sr.
View ArticleCaptain's dinner, 1959
Montauk fishing captains are holding awards for swordfish caught in 1959, the largest fish, and outstanding angling achievements. Standing left to right are Harry Clemenz, Sr., Don Gross, Charlie...
View ArticleHarpooning for swordfish, 1962
Harpooning for swordfish aboard the Tiger Shark, 1962. Until the 1960s, local fishermen caught virtually all swordfish by a hand thrown harpoon.
View ArticleGiant tuna caught in a dory, n.d.
Harry Alfandre and Captain Oscar Roge hooked and fought a giant tuna from his dory that was equipped with a deep sea seat in the late 1949 early 1950.
View ArticleMontauk fishing village, 1916
E. Belcher Hyde map of the Fort Pond Bay fishing village. the property outlined was land owned by the Long Island Railroad and leased for $25.00 annually by the residents.
View ArticleKey map, Montauk, 1926
Map commissioned by the Montauk Beach Development Corporation. Key map, Montauk, Long Island. Scale 1"=1600'. Issued June 6, 1926. T. E. Ringwood, Engineer. Drawn by G. J. Schweitzer
View ArticleWorkers opening an inlet from Lake Montauk to Block Island Sound, 1928
Sepia photograph of J. W. Hennessey Company workers cutting a channel connecting Lake Montauk to Block Island Sound, 1928. Carl Fisher's Montauk Beach Development Corporation wanted to create a...
View ArticleMap of Fort Pond Business Section, Montauk, 1926
Montauk Beach Development Corporation Subdivision Number 1, Fort Pond Business Section, Montauk. Scale 1" = 100'. Submitted by Tom Ringwood, Engineer in Charge, approved by B. A. Bowman, Chief...
View ArticleMontauk Beach Hither Hills Map, 1940
Map of Hither Hills Section Map One, Montauk, Suffolk County, New York, July 1, 1940. Lot numbers 1 to 599 inclusive. Includes a location key map, and drawings of a typical single casing well and a...
View ArticleMap of Oceanside-At-Montauk, 1957
Mao of Oceanside-At-Montauk, Owner Montauk Beach Company, Incorporated, June 16, 1957. Scale 1' = 100'. H. Lee Dennison, P.E. & L.S., Consulting Engineer. Area is known as Ditch Plains.
View ArticleAerial view of Oceanside-At-Montauk, n.d.
Aerial view of Oceanside-At-Montauk, circa late 1950s, east of Montauk village. Looking north west to east, East Deck Motel, the Trailer Park, Ditch Plain Life Saving Station has been moved behind the...
View ArticleCulloden Point Estates sales presentation, 1963
Culloden Shores subdivision,was called Leisurama and featured two hundred affordable second homes. The all-in-one package house had an open plan which was revolutionary at the time. The advertising...
View ArticleMap of Culloden Shores, 1961
Map of Culloden Shores, August 28, 1961. Scale 1" = 100'. Montauk Beach Company, Incorporated, Frank Tuma, Jr., Assistant Secretary. Geoffrey H. Bass, Land Surveyor. Includes Key Map, House and Plot...
View ArticleSchooner Lewis King ashore off Montauk, 1885
Sepia photograph of the Lewis King, a two masted Schooner that came ashore at Stony Brook, southwest about a mile and a half of Montauk Point, December 18, 1887. Captain H. C. Farnham mistook Montauk...
View ArticleHither Plain life-saving station, Montauk, 1919
Sepia photograph of Coast Guard Station 66, Hither Plain, Montauk. Shows crew beneath the international code flags used by the Coast Guard. Built in 1871 one half mile south of Fort Pond and 5 and one...
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