Historic Photos of Long Island
The largest island in the continental United States, Long Island comprises Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. With a rich history that has included American Indian tribes such as the Massapequa, Shinnecock, and Quogue, among others; colonists from England and the Netherlands; and immigrants who arrived by way of Ellis Island; Long Island thrives today on its wealth of industry, agriculture, natural beauty, and the contributions of its nearly eight million residents. Those very attributes are showcased in this volume, Historic Photos of Long Island.
From the lighthouse at Montauk, to the growth of the Long Island Rail Road, to the factories of Long Island City, the breadth, contrasts, and vitality of the Island through a century of its life shine forth in the black-and-white images collected here. Windmills and tide mills, potatoes and oysters, aviators and fishermen—all are a part of the Island’s history, and all are represented vividly among the nearly 200 images seen in Historic Photos of Long Island.
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Book details
- Author
- Joe Czachowski
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- History › United States › State & Local › Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Photography › Subjects & Themes - Topics
- Long Island history · New York · black-and-white photography · local history · pictorial history · immigration history · American Indians
- ISBN-13
- 9781684420650
About the author
JOE CZACHOWSKI is the author of six regional history books. His recent books include Remembering Long Island, Remembering Jersey Shore and Remembering Hoboken.
Czachowski holds a BA in History and a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, earned in 2000 and 2003 respectively. He has served as an adjunct professor in the History Department and worked as a graduate assistant on an oral history project about Vietnam veterans, producing a documentary film as his thesis.
When not writing, Czachowski draws on two decades of professional experience in quality control in Belleville, New Jersey. His regional histories reflect a deep engagement with the people and places of the northeastern United States.
Joe lives in New Jersey.