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The Captain John Schenck House, on Flatlands Bay, near Bergen Beach, built in 1656. The peculiar "posts" on either side of the driveway are the fin bones of a whale. They have since disappeared

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

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Scrapbooks of New York City views

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Scrapbooks of New York City views Volume 35

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General views, Flatlands

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The Captain John Schenck House, on Flatlands Bay, near Bergen Beach, built in 1656. The peculiar "posts" on either side of the driveway are the fin bones of a whale. They have since disappeared

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The Captain John Schenck House, on Flatlands Bay, near Bergen Beach, built in 1656. The peculiar "posts" on either side of the driveway are the fin bones of a whale. They have since disappeared
Collection

Scrapbooks of New York City views

Scrapbooks of New York City views Volume 35

General views, Flatlands

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1850 - 1945 (Approximate)
Library locations
Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Topics
New York (N.Y.)
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Photographs
Clippings
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21363803
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 79754d10-c0fa-0132-82ed-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1850: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "The Captain John Schenck House, on Flatlands Bay, near Bergen Beach, built in 1656. The peculiar "posts" on either side of the driveway are the fin bones of a whale. They have since disappeared" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 - 1945. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a379360-c0fa-0132-8eb1-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "The Captain John Schenck House, on Flatlands Bay, near Bergen Beach, built in 1656. The peculiar "posts" on either side of the driveway are the fin bones of a whale. They have since disappeared" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a379360-c0fa-0132-8eb1-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1850 - 1945). The Captain John Schenck House, on Flatlands Bay, near Bergen Beach, built in 1656. The peculiar "posts" on either side of the driveway are the fin bones of a whale. They have since disappeared Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a379360-c0fa-0132-8eb1-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a379360-c0fa-0132-8eb1-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) The Captain John Schenck House, on Flatlands Bay, near Bergen Beach, built in 1656. The peculiar "posts" on either side of the driveway are the fin bones of a whale. They have since disappeared, (1850 - 1945) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 8, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The Captain John Schenck House, on Flatlands Bay, near Bergen Beach, built in 1656. The peculiar "posts" on either side of the driveway are the fin bones of a whale. They have since disappeared