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dates and references to old records, followed by a brief note on 
an exhibition of old Long Island whaling memorabilia in the 
museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. 
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_UNURBANIZED STATEN IsLAND, Not signed. New York Even- 
ing Sun, Sept. 29, 1919. 
A serio-comic historical sketch of Staten Island by one who was 
evidently well acquainted with the main facts, from the discovery 
‘by Henry Hudson, through the “peach,” the “pig,” and the 
“men like Cornelius Vanderbilt 
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“whisky ”’ war to the time when 
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. came to the island and did things,’ ending with a somewhat 
frivolous sketch of the surficial activities and industries of the 
present day. The writer makes a curious error in regard to the 
population of the island when he says “Staten Island’s 12,000 
people are as anxious to see progress there as were its settlers.” 
Possibly, however, this may be merely a misprint for 112,000. 
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REMINDER OF DRAMATIC EVENT IN STATEN ISLAND History. 
Not signed [Arthur Hollick]. New York Sun, Oct. 5, 1919. 
A brief description, with illustration, of the Quarantine grave- 
yard. near Silver Lake reservoir, now included in the area acquired 
by the city for park purposes, with an account of the main facts in 
connection with the burning of the Quarantine hospital buildings 
and the abandonment of the site at Tompkinsville, that necessitated 
the subsequent removal of the bodies from the original burial 
ground to the present location. 
MN, Male 
BorouGH oF RicHMOND’s SOLUTION oF HousING PROBLEM. 
Staten Island, 1920. | 
A pamphlet issued in the spring of 1920 by the president of the 
Borough of Richmond, which contains a “ Short History of Staten 
