Long Island State Park Commission Jones Beach Photographs
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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of 16 black and white photographs depicting beach scenes and facilities at Jones Beach State Park. Subjects
include beaches, swimming pools, parking lots, dining facilities, and dance floor. Some photos are aerial views.
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Title:
Jones Beach Photographs
Quantity:
0.1 cubic feet
(16 photographs).
Inclusive Dates:
circa 1937
Series Number:
B1836
Arrangement
Numerical
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of 16 black and white photographs depicting beach scenes and facilities at Jones Beach State Park. Subjects
include beaches, swimming pools, parking lots, dining facilities, and dance floor. Some photos are aerial views. A brief caption
is included on the verso of each photograph. Also included is an eight-page booklet entitled "The Operations of Jones Beach
State Park" reprinted from "Shore and Beach," April, 1937 by the Long Island State Park Commission.
Alternate Formats Available
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New York State Archives Digital Collections
Jones Beach Photographs, circa 1937
Custodial History
These photographs were received by the Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission in 1939 apparently for study purposes.
The photographs were determined by the Commission Archives to be outside the agency's collection policy and were donated to
the State Archives in 2003.
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Detailed Description
| Contents |
Box |
Accretion: B1836-04 |
| View of Ocean Front |
1 |
| Entrance to West Bathhouse |
1 |
| View of West Bathhouse Wading and Swimming Pool |
1 |
| Boardwalk Café - View Showing Dance Floor and Tables |
1 |
| Aerial View of Marine Stadium |
1 |
| Aerial View of Zachs Bay Area |
1 |
| Aerial view of East Bathhouse |
1 |
| Aerial View of Jones Beach State Park |
1 |
| Air View of West Bathhouse |
1 |
| View of Boardwalk at Central Mall |
1 |
| View of Guard Rail Detail and Planting |
1 |
| Central Mall (Aerial View) |
1 |
