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Photo of the Week
FROM THE SCHS LIBRARY ARCHIVES
"How shall we know it is us without our past?"
- John Steinbeck
by Wendy Polhemus-Annibell, Librarian
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Elisabeth Freeman (1876-1942) of Kings Park (upper left photo, and with Rosalie Jones). (Images courtesy of the Library of Congress).
Elisabeth Freeman, born in England, came to the United States as a child with her brother, sister, and mother, Mary Hall Freeman, who was estranged from her husband. Mary worked at St. Johnland, an orphanage located in Kings Park, and the children lived there for some time. Elisabeth’s family was not wealthy, and she did not attend college. But during a chance encounter with the British suffragettes on a trip to England, Elisabeth Freeman's career as a professional speaker and organizer for the American women's rights movement was born.
She worked with many suffrage organizations--the NYS Woman’s Suffrage Assn., the Women’s Political Union, the National Woman’s Suffrage Assn., The Woman’s Journal, the Texas Woman’s Suffrage Assn., the Congressional Union, and the NYC Woman Suffrage Party. In 1912, Freeman toured Long Island and Ohio with Cold Spring Harbor's "General" Rosalie Gardiner Jones (left) in a horse-drawn wagon, speaking and organizing for woman’s suffrage. Freeman was also the official speaker on the 1913 Long Island "Pilgrim's Hike," a March to Washington to deliver the suffrage message to President Woodrow Wilson.
Interestingly, Elisabeth Freeman has the notable distinction of being named in a 1919 U.S. Senate Who’s Who in Pacifist and Radical Movements, which included the names of only 50 individuals and organizations, including clergymen, professors, lawyers, writers, Socialists, labor leaders, architects, and a former New York newspaper publisher.
Suggested Readings: Long Island and the Woman Suffrage Movement by Antonia Petrash; Women in Long Island's Past by Natalie Naylor; and Long Island Women Activists and Innovators, edited by Natalie Naylor and Maureen Murphy.
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100 Years: Votes for New York Women, a Centennial Exhibit Celebrating Long Island Women's Role in New York's 1917 Suffrage Victory. On display March 11 to end of year. Curated by Wendy Polhemus-Annibell.
Gallery Hours: Weds. - Sat., 10:00 am - 4:30 pm. When New York State women won the right to vote one hundred years ago—making 2017 the centennial of that historic civil rights victory—their success changed the national political landscape and was a critical tipping point on the road to a constitutional amendment. Our "History in the Hall" exhibit celebrates the centennial by narrating the stories of Long Island women activists who dedicated themselves to the powerful grassroots movement.
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SOME PAST PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
The Suffolk County Historical Society’s PHOTO OF THE WEEK Series is created by librarian Wendy Polhemus-Annibell using historic primary source materials from our local history library’s extensive archives. To subscribe, visit our website
or send an email request to Wendy at wannibell@schs-museum.org.
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Mary Louise Booth, Suffragist from Yaphank
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Fort Salonga, 1903
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Letter from George Washington, 1795
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Henry Highland Garnet (1815-1882)
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Pyrrhus Concer, 1814-1897
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The East End's Corn Doctor, 1930s
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Instructions for Census Agents, Albany, 1917
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Riverhead Snow, 1920
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Camp Upton Auction Book, 1921
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Saltaire Advertisement, 1913
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Thanksgiving Greetings, 1909
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Hunters Garden Association, 1883
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Great Gull Island of Southold Town
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Caroline Episcopal Church, Setauket
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Accused Witch Goody Garlick, 1650s
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Parry Sisters of Riverhead, c. 1910
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The Beers Atlas of Long Island, 1873
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The LI Home Hamper, 1908
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"Greetings from Shoreham," 1909
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Sept. 28: Our 130-Year Birthday!
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Plum Island Animal Disease Laboratory
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Zachariah Hallock Account Book, 1771-1817
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Shinnecock Indian Powwow Program, 1964
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James H. Tuthill, First SCHS President
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Suffolk County's Ten Towns
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West Manor School, Manorville
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Mulford House, E. Hampton
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Robins Island Gun Club, 1890s
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Suffolk Postal Cancellations, 1900s
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Formal Luncheon Place Setting, 1915
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July 4th Holiday Postcards, Early 1900s
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Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Great River
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Riverhead HS Class of 1917
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The "New Village" of Centereach, 1858
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Main Street, Babylon
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Memorial Day, 1920
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Long Island Duck Industry
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Shelter Island Beach, Early 1900s
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A&P's Plaid Stamps Booklet, c. 1968
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Bay Shore Postcards
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1803 Assembly Election
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Orville B. Ackerly Collection
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Alfalfa Field, Orient, 1909
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Mile-a-Minute Murphy, 1899
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Harrison Downs House, Riverhead
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Men of NY, Cast Your Votes for Women, 1917
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KKK Parade, Greenport, c. 1920s
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Anti-Slavery Almanac, 1840
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County Executive at Modell's, Commack, 1966
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LIRR Rotary Snow Plow, c. 1900
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Fire Island Lighthouse by Night, 1906
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Mailboxes, Sound Ave., Riverhead, c. 1899
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Portrait of William Floyd
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Lady Golfers, Southampton
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Historic Aldrich House, Aquebogue
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Gardiner's Island, 1639
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Rough Riders, Montauk, 1898
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Halloween Postcards, early 1900s
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Aerial View of Riverhead, c. 1938
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Daughters of the Revolution, 1891-1983
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Suffolk County Seal, 1784
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Wickham Murders Axe, 1854
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The Famous Long Island Potato
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Pequash Clam Chowder/Fall Harvest, 1910
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Main Street, Bellport, 1927
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Early Suffolk Baseball Teams
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Brentwood: A Modern Times Utopia, 1857
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Huntington Harbor, 1900
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Old Field Lighthouse, 1933
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Miller Place Rail Road Station, 1910
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Riverhead Fair Grounds, 1898
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Torpedo Boat, Shelter Island, 1903
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Lake Ronkonkoma, 1917
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East Hampton's "Shipwreck Rose," 1842
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Montgomery Ward, Riverhead, 1964
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Nazis Land at Amagansett, 1942
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Fire Island Life Saving Station, 1908
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Fishers Island Coastal Fort, WWI Era
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Kings Park State Hospital, 1925
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Prosperity Farm, Medford, c. 1910
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1858 Chace Map: Southold
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An Oldsmobile in Amityville, 1908
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Gil Smith, Master Boatbuilder, 1843-1940
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Firemen's Tournament Parade, Sayville, 1899
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Riverhead's Little Red Mill, c. 1650s
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Long Island's Suffragists, 1913
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Pocahontas Pharoah, Montauketts, 1878-1963
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Elinor Smith, Long Island Aviator, 1911-2010
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Nine Men on an Iceberg, Patchogue, 1907
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Samuel Ballton of Greenlawn, 1838-1917
Interested in seeing more historical photos from the Collection of the Suffolk County Historical Society? Spend an afternoon at our Local History Library perusing our extensive archival photography collections. We're open Weds. - Sat., 12:30 - 4:30 PM.
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MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
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