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Throwback Thursday — Wish You Were Here

Aug07^th2024byMontauk Library

Robert G. Lamparter Postcard Collection, Montauk Library Archives At 228 years of age, the Montauk Lighthouse is one very old lady, but she’s been photographed more times than any runway full of models. Heaven knows how many postcards have been graced with her image, and the Montauk Library has the good fortune of possessing… Read more »

Throwback Thursday – Hither Hills State Park, circa late 1940s

Aug12^th2021byMontauk Library

Hither Hills State Park, circa late 1940s. Postcard from the Montauk Library’s Postcard Collection. The pensive girl in the kerchief and the stone walkway lend a kind of European flavor to this thoughtfully composed image. Andrew Wyeth’s “Christina’s World” also comes to mind. Could the photographer be paying homage to a famous painting? The image,… Read more »