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In the 1830s and 1840s, Sag Harbor was a cosmopolitan boomtown. The boom was the result of a single industry: whaling.
Photo: Fahy's Watch-Case Factory, Sag Harbor (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: Fahy's Watch-Case Factory, Sag Harbor (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
In the 1830s and 1840s, Sag Harbor was a cosmopolitan boomtown. The boom was the result of a single industry: whaling.
Photo: Fahy's Watch-Case Factory, Sag Harbor (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: Fahy's Watch-Case Factory, Sag Harbor (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
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Mod-inspired designer Lisa Perry launches a pop-up at Royal/T
All The RageBreak out your Twiggy-style tent dresses and glittery false eyelashes. Indie fashion designer Lisa Perry â who's known for creating Mod and Pop Art-inspired looks â will be launching a pop-up shop at Culver City art gallery-cum-retail store Royal/T... -
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In two new critically esteemed works, Lydia Diamond's play "Stick Fly" and Colson Whitehead's just-published semiautobiographical novel "Sag Harbor"...Tags: Romare Bearden, World War II (1939-1945), Star Wars (movie), Spike Lee, Labor Day
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KATE BURTON
If I ran the NEA I would look carefully at the truly deserving arts organizations out there that serve their communities the most effectively. I would also consider giving grants to individual artists who have contributed startling new work to encourage...Tags: Boston, Arts, Long Island, Arts and Culture
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Roy Scheider; star of 'Jaws' and 'All That Jazz'
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TV and film producer William Finnegan dies at 80
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'Sag Harbor: A Novel' by Colson Whitehead
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Two brothers plead not guilty in alleged Take Five scam
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These are some funny 'Peeples'
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A passionate, dynamic spark for Chicago ad agency
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Authors Unlimited young adult book fest on LI
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Westport Playhouse's "Harbor" To Play Off-Broadway
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