Antique Photo Shad Creek Boat Club American Flags Broad Channel Jamaica Bay NY

Description: Amazing antique original cabinet photograph depicting a tremendous early 20th century view of a home in Broad Channel located at 430 Cross Bay Blvd., Jamaica Bay, Queens, New York City. A rare and early image c1910 depicting this nautical themed sea house (which is still standing today) with the name Isabelle over the doorway. The house has a large American Flag draped over it and several smaller ones hanging out front; outside the house a flagpole can be seen with a large American flag flying as well as two nautical flags. The flag below the American Flag is the flag of the Shad Creek Boat Club. In front of the house, two men can be seen posing in uniform that are believed to be early Volunteer fire fighter uniforms. The woman can be seen wearing a sash that reads Ladies _______ ________ of Shad Creek. Possibly a member of the Ladies Auxiliary Fire Dept. of Shad Creek. One can note the wind blowing heavily with the lanterns all blowing to the side and the flags waving strongly. Sepia photo mounted to rigid cabinet card matting. Embossed photographer info at base reads J. Glazer, Brooklyn, NY. Inscription on reverse side reads Broad Channel, Cross Bay Blvd., Jamaica Bay, L.I., New York, Circa 1910. An amazing rare and early image of Broad Channel that displays handsomely. In Good overall condition. Image is clean, crisp, bright and vibrant. Matting shows gentle wear and soiling as well as chipping and wear to the corners and edges. Quite suitable for framing. Broad Channel is a neighborhood in the southern portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It occupies the southern portion of Rulers Bar Hassock (known colloquially as "Broad Channel Island"), the only inhabited island in Jamaica Bay.The neighborhood stands on Big Egg Marsh, an area of fill approximately 20 blocks long and 4 blocks wide at the south end of Rulers Bar Hassock. The community is an inholding within the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, managed by the U.S. National Park Service as part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. The area comprises several artificial canals separating dead-end residential blocks. It is connected to the rest of Queens by road and subway bridges. Prior to European settlement, the Jameco and Canarsie bands of Lenape Native Americans frequented this area. During the 17th century, Dutch settlers established a community on the island and began harvesting oysters, clams, shrimp, and fish.[2] The name "Broad Channel" itself originally referred to a channel in Jamaica Bay, within which the island is located. Until the American Civil War, most of Jamaica Bay's islands east of Bergen Islandand Barren Island were not inhabited, including Broad Channel. The boundary line between the towns of Flatlands, Brooklyn, and Jamaica, Queens, ran through Jamaica Bay, cutting through Broad Channel, though the island was mostly part of Jamaica. After 1865, fisheries were developed in the bay, and by the late 1870s, the town of Jamaica indicated that structures had been built in the bay without the town's permission.[3]:56 The Long Island Rail Road built its Rockaway Beach Branchacross the bay in 1880, cutting through Broad Channel.[4][5][6][7] The presence of the railroad led to the development of fishing villages with shacks, summer homes, boathouses, and stores. As part of the project, some other islands in Jamaica Bay were removed or connected to others.[3]:56Broad Channel remained a parcel within the town of Jamaica until the City of Greater New York was created in 1898.[3]:60 The northern (and larger) portion of the island is part of Gateway National Recreation Area and is managed as part of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, the only wildlife refuge in the National Park System. The waters and marsh islands of the refuge entirely surround the community. Measures 9 3/4” x 7 3/4” and 14” x 12” with the matting. Please enjoy the photos for further item details and if you have any questions feel free to ask. This item ships Worldwide. Fast payment ensures prompt shipping. Thank you and be sure to check out our other listings!

Price: 34.3 USD

Location: Northfield, Massachusetts

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