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That’s A Big Duck: The Story Of Long Island’s Duck Farming Industry And The Iconic Structure It Inspired

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Two shoppers outside the Big Duck, circa 1962. COURTESY LEONARD DESSON

Two shoppers outside the Big Duck, circa 1962. COURTESY LEONARD DESSON

Refrigerator, Crescent Duck Farm, Aquebogue, 1958. COURTESY DOUGLAS CORWIN, CRESCENT DUCK FARM

Refrigerator, Crescent Duck Farm, Aquebogue, 1958. COURTESY DOUGLAS CORWIN, CRESCENT DUCK FARM

The Big Duck on a postcard.

The Big Duck on a postcard.

Farm buildings behind the Big Duck in Flanders, circa 1962. COURTESY LEONARD DESSON

Farm buildings behind the Big Duck in Flanders, circa 1962. COURTESY LEONARD DESSON

Dean Columbo next to sign announcing the relocation of the Big Duck, 1987 or 1988. COURTESY DEAN COLUMBO

Dean Columbo next to sign announcing the relocation of the Big Duck, 1987 or 1988. COURTESY DEAN COLUMBO

Shoveling feed from horsedrawn food wagon to food trays, R. A. Tuttle’s Farm, Center Moriches, 1920. COURTESY NATIONAL ARCHIVES

Shoveling feed from horsedrawn food wagon to food trays, R. A. Tuttle’s Farm, Center Moriches, 1920. COURTESY NATIONAL ARCHIVES

Susan Van Scoy, Ph.D. on Nov 15, 2019
The Big Duck is a 20-foot-tall by 30-foot-long ferroconcrete building in the shape of a Pekin duck in Flanders, located in the northwest section of the Town of Southampton. It... more

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