12969.
76. Sec. 100. Ocean Hill, View North.
NYC Stereoviews-Flat Mounts
12970.
143. Sec. 92. Charlotte Canda.
12971.
965. Green-Wood Cemetery. Untitled.
12912.
No. 18, Shelter House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY.
12972.
Green-Wood Cemetery. Woodruff.
12973.
Green-Wood Cemetery. Adeline Cecelia.
12974.
Green-Wood Cemetery. Untitled.
12975.
No. 680. Sec. 60. Aspen Hill–Rev. Andrew Starke, L.L.D.
12976.
Green-wood Cemetery. Untitled.
12977.
40. Sec. 68. From Lawn Girt Hill, looking South.
12978.
45. Sec. 27. Alpine Hill.
12979.
47. Sec. 27. Summit Avenue, looking North.
12980.
Green-wood Cemetery. Untitled.
12981.
368. Sec. 81. Base of Chestnut Hill. Chas. Morgan.
12982.
No. 1086. Charlotte Candee’s [sic] Monument, Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
12983.
View in Greenwood Cemetery.
12984.
Entrance to Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.
12985.
Greenwood Cemetery. Steinway.
12986.
Col. Frederick George D’Utassy (11/26/27-5/5/92) was an officer in the Union Army in the Civil War who led the famous Garibaldi Guard, or 39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, from 1861 to 1863. The flamboyant Hungarian Colonel was court-martialed in 1863 for fraud and conduct prejudicial to military discipline.
12987.
460. White Hall, New York, from Brooklyn.
12988.
459. Fulton Ferry, N.Y., from Brooklyn.
12989.
461. Governor’s Island, from Brooklyn, N.Y.
12990.
Interior of John Seaman & wife Ann’s home, built 1855 at Broadway & 216th St. Referred to as “Seaman’s folly.” The entrance arch remains standing today, partially hidden by commercial buildings.
12991.
Seaman’s Grapery, built 1855 at Broadway & 216th St. Seaman’s mansion was referred to as “Seaman’s folly.” The entrance arch remains standing today, partially hidden by commercial buildings.
12992.
Arab Courier attached by Lions, American Museum, Central Park, NY.
12993.
NYC Piers, canal boats at dock.
12994.
View from the Battery, New York.
12995.
U.S. Arsenal, Central Park. The park is under construction in this view.
12996.
Norwich Pier, NY.
12997.
No. 79. T.A. Co.’s Steamer Pierre (Looking forward from Main Deck.)
12998.
Horse-drawn Carousel, Brooklyn, NY, 1948.
12999.
Schermerhorn House, built 1690, oldest house in Brooklyn still standing, 3d Avenue and 28th Street, on site of first house built in Brooklyn in 1636. Taken March 27, 1887.
13000.
Road, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY.
13001.
West Brighton Beach. The “Merry-go-around.” This is Chas. I.D. Looff’s 1st merry-go-around. He stands at the center.
Charles Looff was born as Carl Jürgen Detlev Looff on May 24, 1852 in Bad Bramstedt, Duchy of Holstein, German Confederation (temporary occupied by Denmark in second Schleswig War). His father Jürgen Detlef Christian Looff was a master blacksmith and wagon builder. Watching his father, Carl learned how to work with metal and wood. To avoid the coming war, Carl emigrated to the United States. Arriving in Castle Garden, New York City, on August 14, 1870, he changed his first name to Charles. In low German, the letters I and J look very much alike, and confusion set in as to his initials. Somehow, his name became Charles I. D. Looff instead of J. D. Looff.
Settling on Leonard Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, he found work as a carver at a furniture factory. Working part-time as a ballroom dance instructor, Looff met and married Anna Dolle, also from Germany, in 1874. After working in the furniture factory all day, he took scraps of wood home to his apartment and began carving them into carousel animals. Young Looff assembled his wooden horses and animals onto a circular platform and created his first merry-go-round. In 1876, he installed his ride at Lucy Vandeveer’s Bathing Pavilion at West Sixth Street and Surf Avenue. This was Coney Island’s first carousel and first amusement ride.
Looff opened a factory at 30 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn and continued building more carousels.
13001.
Wall Street Arch, NYC.
13002.
Observatory, Coney Island.
13002.
Washington Square Arch, NYC.
13003.
Tower, Coney Island.
13003.
Unidentified Street in Brooklyn, NY.
13004.
West Brighton Beach. The Observatory-300 feet high.
13004.
Brunswich Arch, NYC.
13005.
Madison Square, NYC.
13005.
Manhattan Beach Hotel.
13006.
Brooklyn Bridge under construction.
13006.
Manhattan Beach Hotel.
13007.
1040. Coney I. & NY Bay from Elevator.
13007.
West Brighton Beach. The Big Cow.
13008.
South Street, NY.
13008.
West Brighton Beach. View from West Brighton Beach Hotel.
13009.
West Brighton Beach. Bathing Scene.