Bay View House
Dublin Core
Title
Bay View House
Subject
Carriage; Hobbs, G.F.; Hotel; LIRR; Main Street; Tourism; Print; Photoengraving
Description
Photoengraved print showing a view of the Bay View House in Oyster Bay. Foreground comprised of wide dirt road with multiple carriages traveling along carrying people and luggage. Midground shows Bay View house o the far right behind a flagpole, a three-and-a-half story hotel with extensions stretching out the back marked "Livery", property surrounded by grass lawn with single tree plantings; midground to left shows another road traveling to intersect with the main road, three house-drawn carriages traveling along carrying passengers. Background to far left shows an LIRR train traveling along a track towards a station; view of Oyster Bay Harbor extends out beyond the tracks; sky above painted light blue with several clouds drawn in with thin ink lines. Labeled on top, "Bay View House, G.F. Hobbs, Propr. E. Cor. Maxwell Av. & Main Street, Oyster Bay, L.I."
Creator
Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist]
Source
Edward Lange, "Bay View House", n.d., Photoengraved print mounted on board, Collection of Raynham Hall Museum, FIC.2024.001
Type
Print (photoengraving)
Identifier
Signed lower right corner, "Edw. Lange. Art. Elwood. L.I."
Coverage
New York; Nassau County; Town of Oyster Bay; Oyster Bay
Medium
Photoengraved print mounted to board
Rights Holder
Raynham Hall Museum
Citation
Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist], “Bay View House,” The Art of Edward Lange , accessed February 19, 2025, https://edwardlange.omeka.net/items/show/169.