More scans of old postcards I have collected of places I have lived and liked.
[Click on an image for an enlarged view]
Continuing east along the north shore of the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, Long Island, is the town of Port Jefferson.
For
a 1917 Port Jefferson map
that shows buildings and owners, click
here
For a
tour of Port Jefferson, see
the Historical
Society of Port Jefferson web site.
Sources of history include Port
Jefferson,
story of a village, by Gordon Welles and William Proios,
Historical
Society of Greater Port Jefferson, 1977; and The Seven Hills
of Port,
A Documented History of The Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson,
by Patricia Hansell Sisler and Robert Sisler, 1992 and the Village of Port Jefferson History and Photo website..
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 Left:
"Harbor View, Bridgeport, Conn." mailed in 1908. Since the ferry to
Port
Jefferson comes from Bridgeport, this card seemed like a good one to
begin
these pages. Right: The Park City in Bridgeport, CT. |
 |  Left: The Park City passing the
Tongue Point Light
in Bridgeport. It is still there. Right: "Bird's-eye View of
the Harbor, Port Jefferson, Long Island, N. Y." Mailed in 1940. For an
enlargement of the main section of buildings, click
here. |
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 Left: "East Shore of Harbor,
Copyright 1906 by A. S. Green, Port Jefferson, L. I." For a detail of
the
beached boats and distant vessel (a dredge?), click
here. Right: A view of Port Jefferson
and harbor from Arlington Heights by A. S. Greene. Not dated, but it
would
have been taken in 1906. This and the next are real photographs. The
silver
in this one has reflected in the scan. Click
here for a black and white enlargement of the shore
and houses. |
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 Left: Another 1906 view of
Port Jefferson harbor, docks and town by A. S. Greene taken from the
hills.
Click
here for an enlargement of the shoreline. The steamer Park
City is
at the dock. Right: The
same card Greene as left, but published as a tinted white border
card by
Oettinger
Variety Store, Port Jefferson after 1915. The picture was also
published in black and white by Beckwith's Pharmacy [105 Jones
Street]. These two prints bear the Greene copyright date of 1906. |
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 Left: "Winter
Scene in Harbor, Port Jefferson." Not mailed, but it would
have been printed not long after 1907. The small sailboat has ice
runners. The Belle Terre Country Club is on
the hill. Right: "Bathing Houses
&
Bayles Hill, Port Jefferson, L. I." mailed in 1906. The east side of
the
harbor. |
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 This
unsigned real photo card has the title on the pole and cross arm of the
gate, "Steamboat Landing, Port Jefferson, L. I." The Park City
is
at the dock. It was mailed in 1908, and the card at the right in 1922. |
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"City of Worcester and Park City, Port Jefferson, L. I." This real photo postcard by A. S. Greene was mailed in 1909. |
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 Left:
"Bayle's Dock, Port Jefferson, L. I." printed before 1907 (undivided
back).
Right: A card mailed in 1902. The people were watching the launching of the ship at the far left. Some
wanted
a better view from the top of the poles. |
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"Scene at Harbor, Port Jefferson, L. I." No date. The last building with the flat roof you can read "Fine Groceries." The complete sign is "J.M. & G.F. Bayles Fine Groceries and Yacht Supplies." The ice plant, marked on the map would be next. In the middle is "Boat - Shop." The closest says "Launch" along the side. |
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"Waterfront, Port Jefferson, Long Island" published by C. L. Darling, Jeweler & Stationer, Port Jefferson. The Park City is at the dock. At the left is the F.F. Darling store. |
