Stapleton, Staten Island, New York, 1897 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Stapleton, Staten Island, New York, 1897. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Stapleton, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Stapleton, Staten Island, New York, 1897
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Stapleton, on the north shore of Staten Island, was in 1897 a waterfront village whose fortunes rose and fell with its ferry slips and rail connections to Manhattan and New Jersey. Staten Island remained a separate borough-to-be, and residents were debating whether to join the city of New York, a change that took effect in January 1898. The north shore also hosted maritime institutions, including the Sailors' Snug Harbor retirement home nearby and the federal quarantine and marine hospital facilities that served the port. Most of the island's people were still tied to shipping, small industry, and market gardening, and the view of the harbor across the Kill Van Kull would have been as familiar to them as their own streets.
| Created / published | 1897 |
|---|---|
| Creator | loeffler, a. (august) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,580 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Stapleton, Staten Island, N.Y. |
| Reference | NY Stapleton, Staten Island 1897 |
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