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Drawing of Governors Island in 1825

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Castle Williams, 1891

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View of Governors Island and Fort William from Manhattan ca. 1915

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View of Brooklyn from Governors Island in 1921

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Manhattan from Governors Island Fort showcasing Artillery, ca. 1930

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Works Cited

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Bjorkman, Fritz E., and Herman A. Blumenthal. Fort William, Governors Island, New York Harbor, Undated (Ca. 1915). New York City, 0AD.

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Bros., Wurts, and Robert E. Livingston. “Fort Jay, Governors Island.” Museum of the City of New York, 1924,                        collections.mcny.org/CS.aspx?VP3=DamView&VBID=24UP1GRWQ81QK&SMLS=1&RW=1536&RH=722.

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Gottscho, Samuel Herman. Lower Manhattan from Governors Island Fort. New York City, 0AD.

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library.            "Castle Williams" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1891.                                                                            https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/39c168a0-ab1b-0132-e4c9-58d385a7b928

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library.         "Governor's Island from Manhattan." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1825.                                             https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7b8d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Underhill, Irving. Brooklyn from Governor's Island [Picture]. New York City, 1921.

     View of Brooklyn Heights skyline from harbor; several large ships berthed in shipyards below Heights; overcast sky         above, roiling water below.

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