"These are really detailed images which are really amazing and capture this area during a time of a lot of change," said Lauren Brincat, chief curator and director of collections for Preservation Long Island.
"At a time when photography was still in its early stages and not commonly accessible, Lange filled a void of documenting Long Island, from downtowns of East Northport and Huntington, seaport towns like Port Jefferson and Port Washington, and even east to Montauk."
"For the next 17 years, Lange would go on to document more than 150 landscapes of Long Island, becoming one of the most prolific artists in the region, capturing a rare moment in time when industrialization of the Gilded Age slowly crept onto the Island."
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