Fred Houseknecht Digital Collection

Name/Title

Fred Houseknecht Digital Collection

Entry/Object ID

ARC.1299

Scope and Content

A collection of 13 digital photographs and seven physical postcards from the 1950s depicting various locations in Montauk including aerials of Maisonettes Motel and its original owners Sam and Bea Cox, East Deck Motel, and World War II gun emplacement at Camp Hero. Black-and-white postcards capture the Montauk Point Restaurant, Lighthouse, Montauk Yacht Club, Hither Hills, Surf Club Pool, yachts, and St. Therese Church.

Archive Details

Creator

Fred Houseknecht

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1950 - 1956

Restrictions

No restrictions. The collection is open for research. The Montauk Library holds digital access copies of this collection, the originals were returned to the donor. Contact archives@montauklibrary.org to view the collection.

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquired From

Fred Houseknecht

Copyright

Type of License

In copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Copyright Holder

Montauk Library

Copyright Details

Researchers assume all responsibility for copyright questions. Fair use is permitted. For all other uses please contact archives@montauklibrary.org.