12960.
158. Sec. 91. Highland Avenue.
Uncategorized
12961.
Entrance to Green-Wood.
12962.
296. Sec. 11. Tulip Hill. Mrs. M. Carlin.
12963.
No. 645. Sec. 108. Bay-Side Dell–A.H. Van Bokkelin.
12964.
No. 761. Sec. 11. Tulip Hill–S.T. Chamsey.
12965.
383. Sec. 119. Ocean Hill–Augustus Wm. Howland.
12966.
463. Sec. 91. Near Fern Path.–Walker–Bowden.
12967.
No. 768. Sec. 55. Front Ave.–Clark Wright, M.D.
12968.
No. 606. Sec. 73, 74. Grove Ave.–Daniel Pomeroy.
12969.
76. Sec. 100. Ocean Hill, View North.
12970.
143. Sec. 92. Charlotte Canda.
12971.
965. Green-Wood Cemetery. Untitled.
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.
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.
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.
Wall Street Arch, NYC.
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.
13002.
Observatory, Coney Island.
13002.
Washington Square Arch, NYC.
13003.
Tower, Coney Island.
13004.
West Brighton Beach. The Observatory-300 feet high.
13004.
Brunswich Arch, NYC.
13005.
Manhattan Beach Hotel.
13005.
Madison Square, NYC.
13006.
Manhattan Beach Hotel.
13007.
West Brighton Beach. The Big Cow.
13008.
West Brighton Beach. View from West Brighton Beach Hotel.
13009.
West Brighton Beach. Bathing Scene.
13010.
Brighton Beach. Hotel Brighton.
13011.
Manhattan Beach. Music Pavilion.
13012.
West Brighton Beach. West Brighton Beach Hotel.
13013.
West Brighton Beach. The Iron Pier–1000 feet long.
13014.
West Brighton Beach. Coney Island Beach, from the Iron Pier.
13015.
West Brighton Beach. The Iron Pier–1000 feet long.
13016.
Homeopathic Hospital, Ward’s Island, NY.
13016.
Iron Pier, Coney Island.