View of Centreport Harbor. L. Island.

View of Centreport Harbor. L. Island.

Harbor; Panorama; Marine; Waterscape; Estate Garden; Tidal Mill; Business

Albumen print of an original artwork depicting a view looking northwest out over Mill Pond and Centerport Harbor. Forground filled with vegetation, center and right side naturally appearing growth with dirt road beyond fetauring a horseback rider, contrasting left side has orderly rows of garden vegetables with stone wall border; person driving two-horse manure cart to far left side. midground has several buildings, on far left side a hotel marked with sign and decorated with trees in planters out front, two people standing outside next to small attached carriage garage, hotel situated on the corner of intersecting dirt roads, person driving one-horse cart through intersection, opposite corner of intersection in the center midground is a two-story domestic structure with small fenced-in yard, to far right side on the banks of the Mill Pond is a small barn-like structure. Background to far left side shows some water with wooded hillsides beyond, in the center background is a collection of buildings spread across a series of dirt roads with sparse trees, to far right side is the Mill Pond with tidal mill visible along the causeway and a view out to the harbor beyond, several structures visible along far shoreline in the distance; sky above is lightly clouded. Labeled beneath artwork, "View of Centreport Harbor. L.Island.".

Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist]

Edward Lange, "View of Centreport Harbor. L. Island," 1881, albumen print mounted on board; M1975.734; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.

1881

Print (Photograph)

Signed lower right corner, "Eds. Lange. Artist. Elwood. Suffolk Co. N.Y. 1881"

Albumen print

New York; Suffolk County; Town of Huntington; Centerport

Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History