Canarsie (New York, N.Y.)

Big Tree West of Paerdegat Bridge

View of a large, bare tree, centered between two barns and surrounded by fields. According to handwritten note...

Boys will be butchers

Three disheveled adolescent boys (two at left in handcuffs) sitting on bench in precinct house; fire extinguisher overhead at left....

Going Up

Workers assembling skeleton of Quonset hut (intended as temporary housing for veterans) on lot bounded by Rockaway Parkway, East 102nd Street, and Seaview...

New homes for 7,000

Architectural rendering of housing project in Canarsie. Caption on verso: "New Homes for 7,000: Above is architect's drawing of Breukelen...

P.S. 242

PS 242, a large, three-story, masonry building with iron fence along front and side, located on Flatlands Avenue between East 100 Street and East 101 Street....

P.S. 242

PS 242, a large, three-story, masonry building with iron fence along front and side, located on Flatlands Avenue between East 100 Street and East 101 Street....

Paerdegaat [Basin]

View of the Paerdegaat Basin, a channel connected to Jamaica Bay. Trees line the water edge and reflect in the water. The image includes a...

PS 114

Facade of PS 114, a large, four-story, limestone building located at 1077 Remsen Avenue, with iron fence along front and side, large tree in foreground, and...

Ready for a vet

Quonset hut on site bounded by Rockaway Parkway, East 102nd Street, and Seaview Avenue; bare lot and construction debris in foreground; barracks-like...

Root and branch

Caption: "Root and branch--Chief Sanitation Inspector John Gleason directs three aides as they uproot a patch of marijuana near Fairfield Ave....

Roundup time in Brooklyn

Caption: "Roundup time in Brooklyn--A. S. P. C. A. men spent yesterday afternoon corralling the assorted herd belonging to recluse...

Samuel Lott House

Samuel Lott House. / Cor. Kings Highway + Canarsie Lane. / Dr. Ralph I. Lloyd [handwritten on verso].

Schenck House, Canarsie

Exterior view of a historic house with bare trees in the yard and a wagon cart adjacent to the front porch. (Schenck House - 1770...

Schenck House, Canarsie Park

Exterior view of a historic wood-sided house with bare trees in the yard, and an iron fence in the forefront. (Schenck...

Site of new housing project

View of construction site after ground clearing, showing piles driven into ground and pile drivers at right and center;...

Site of new housing project

Six officials and seven children with shovels at groundbreaking ceremony for the Breukelen Houses housing project in...

The march of modern housing

Housing project in early stages of construction, showing skeleton of three stories on lot set off by roadway and sign in front...

The march of modern housing

Housing project in early stages of construction, showing skeleton of three stories on lot set off by roadway and sign in front...

Van der Veer House

Van der Veer House. 1820 / Flatlands Ave + East 107th St. / Dr. Ralph I. Lloyd [handwritten on verso].

Van der Veer Mill Site

A portion of the Fresh Creek inlet from Jamaica Bay in 1914; includes the worn posts of previous structures. Based on handwritten...

Wolf! Wolf!

Three woman (one with broom, one with large stick) posing before dog trap marked "A.S.P.C.A." in front of barracks-like building built as temporary housing...

[ "The Jerry Building," Rockaway Parkway.]

"The Jerry Building," Rockaway Parkway. Sid & Bernies's Army & Navy Store at #1403...

[#1005 East 98th Street.]

#1005 East 98th Street.

[#10415 Turnbull Avenue just to west of East 105th Street station, BMT.]

#10415 Turnbull Avenue just to west of...

[#1301 (left) and #1305 Rockaway Parkway.]

#1301 (left) and #1305 Rockaway Parkway.

[10209 Glenwood Road (at left).]

10209 Glenwood Road (at left.)

[1305 Rockaway Parkway.]

1305 Rockaway Parkway (near junction of Rockaway Avenue and Rockaway Parkway). Part of #1301 Rockaway Parkway at left.

[19th Century house on E. 100th Street.]

19th Century house on E. 100th Street (north side) between Foster Avenue and BMT track. Only house on...

[921 and 919 E. 98th Street, Brooklyn, L.I.]

921 (right) and 919 E. 98th Street, Brooklyn, L.I.

[999, 1001, 1005 East 98th Street.]

999, 1001, 1005 East 98th Street. Northeast side of East 98th Street between Farragut Road and BMT line.

[Arcadia Inn (Dancing) Rockaway Avenue, just north of Schenck Avenue.]

Arcadia Inn (Dancing) Rockaway Avenue, just...

[Canarsie Cleaners.]

Canarsie Cleaners, #9617 Avenue L, near Rockaway Parkway.

[Canarsie Pier, Canarsie Park.]

Canarsie Pier, Canarsie Park.

[East side of Foster Avenue.]

East side of Foster Avenue looking north between 100th Street and 101st Street, Brooklyn, L.I.

[Engine 257 Hook & Ladder Co. 176.]

Engine 257 Hook & Ladder Co. 176, Rockaway Parkway (side showing) and Farragut Road.

[Entrance to BMT at Rockaway Parkway (end of 14th Street-Canarsie BMT line).]

Entrance to BMT at Rockaway Parkway...

[Greenpoint Savings Bank.]

Greenpoint Savings Bank - Canarsie office. At northwest corner of Glenwood Road and Rockaway Parkway.

[Holy Family Church.]

Holy Family Church, northeast corner of Rockaway Parkway and Flatlands Avenue (front faces on Flatlands Avenue.)

[Holy Family Church.]

Holy Family Church, at corner of Rockaway Parkway and Flatlands Avenue. Flatlands Avenue side showing.

[Holy Family Church.]

Holy Family Church, northeast corner of Rockaway Parkway and Flatlands Avenue.

[Holy Family Rectory.]

Holy Family Rectory, on Flatlands Avenue, east of Rockaway Parkway.

[Holy Family Rectory.]

Holy Family Rectory, on Flatlands Avenue, (east of Rockaway Parkway.)

[House facing on E. 104th Street.]

House facing on E. 104th Street. Taken from southwest corner of Glenwood Road and E. 103rd Street.

[Illegal dumping at Jamaica Bay]

Pile of rubbish in marsh at Jamaica Bay, on site presumably occupied by future housing project; houses bordering...

[Jamaica Bay houses]

Workers constructing sidewalk and roadway beside row of temporary Quonset huts (later replaced by housing project still in place) on lot...

[Jay & Joe's Restaurant & Pizza.]

Jay & Joe's Restaurant & Pizza, #1597 Parkway (on northeast side of street, facing foot of...

[North or northeast side of E. 103rd Street.]

North or northeast side of E. 103rd Street looking west from Glenwood Road.

[North or northeast side of E. 104th Street.]

North or northeast side of E. 104th Street looking towards west from Glenwood Road.

[North side of E. 100th Street.]

North side of E. 100th Street between Foster Avenue and BMT tracks. Only house on this block and an old one.

[North side of E. 105th Street.]

North side of E. 105th Street between Foster Avenue and E. 105th Street Station, BMT.

[North side of East 98th Street.]

North side of East 98th Street, looking west (between Farragut Road and Foster Avenue.)

[Northeast corner of East 99th Street.]

Northeast corner of East 99th Street (side showing) and Foster Avenue.

[Northeast corner of Glenwood Road and Rockaway Parkway.]

Northeast corner of Glenwood Road and Rockaway Parkway. Al's Bar...

[Northeast side of 103rd Street.]

Northeast side of 103rd Street, just to the east of Foster Avenue.

[Northeast side of East 104th Street.]

Northeast side of East 104th Street, just to the east of Foster Avenue.

[Northeast side of East 106th Street.]

Northeast side of East 106th Street, just to east of BMT tracks.

[Northeast side of East 98th Street.]

Northeast side of East 98th Street, looking east toward Foster Avenue.

[Northeast side of East 99th Street, looking east.]

Northeast side of East 99th Street, looking east.

[Northeast side of East 99th Street.]

Northeast side of East 99th Street, looking west toward corner of Foster Avenue.

[Northwest side of East 104th Street.]

Northwest side of East 104th Street, between Foster Avenue and railroad. These are only houses on block....