William C. Lange Fishing Village Aerial Photographs

Name/Title

William C. Lange Fishing Village Aerial Photographs

Entry/Object ID

ARC.1745

Scope and Content

This collection consists of 18 scans of aerial photographs documenting Montauk's Fishing Village on Fort Pond Bay during winters in the 1930s–1940s. The photographs, many of which are dated February 1943, show a frozen coastline and sea ice extending out into the bay. The aerials also show the Long Island Rail Road Station and the U.S. Navy's Torpedo Testing Range. The collection may be of interest to researchers studying fishing villages of the first half of the century, the fishing industry, coastal climate, aerial photography, land use, and development.

Archive Details

Creator

William C. Lange

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1920 - 1943

Archive Size/Extent

18 digital images.

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

William C. Lange

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.

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Original description lists items as "aerials of the Fort Pond Bay fishing Village after 1938 and before the Navy took it over in 1942." However, this does not match up with photograph metadata attributing the photographs to February 1943.