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ROCKAWAY BEACH AND FAR ROCKAWAY
Rest and Recreation for the People (1886)


Far Rockaway bathing beach

The seaside resorts of Rockaway Beach and Far Rockaway were conveniently accessible to the residents of 19th-century New York City.

This unsigned feature article appeared in the Sunday edition of the New York Sun, for August 8th, 1886. This full transcript includes the complete set of original illustrations, signed by C. J. Taylor.

The newspaper archive is accessible online at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov .


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