Aerial photograph of Fort Tilden, NY Coast Guard Station, August 19, 1944

silver print

PHOTOGRAPHS
Sylvia, Richard Pratt
USA, NY, Fort Tilden
1944-08-19
paper
overall: 7-7/8 x 9-7/8 in.

Silver print; black-and-white aerial photograph of Fort Tilden, NY Coast Guard Station, August 19, 1944; aerial view of coast guard station at Fort Tilden, shows basin with several of the coastal picket patrol boats at piers (some drying laundry on booms), buildings surrounding basin, lifeboat building with three bays middle left, lifeboat in front, buoy in front of entrance to basin; stamped on top middle is Coast Guard logo with two crossed anchors behind round seal with striped shield in center, printed on logo "UNITED STATES COAST GUARD/ 1790" and "SEMPER/ PARATUS". Included in photograph album 2007.44.1. Print reproduced from original negative (1997.108.184) by Richard Pratt Sylvia, similar to original negative 1997.108.185.

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