Wantagh Hotel and Restaurant, Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, Long Island
Wantagh Avenue (Wantagh, N.Y.)
Wantagh Hotel and Restaurant (Wantagh, N.Y.)
Business enterprises
Hotels
Restaurants
Exterior view of the Wantagh Hotel and Restaurant, on Wantagh Avenue. Caption on front reads, “At the Gateway to Jones Beach.” Printed text on verso provides brief details about the hotel. Also on verso is small map showing the hotel’s location. (Color)
Designed and Produced by Harry Baumann, 216 W. 18th Street, New York, N.Y. E-9683
Date Published: c.1940s
O'Connor, Michael
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Postcard
Postcard Collection WC032
Wantagh, N.Y.
Aerial view of the Cherrywood Shopping Center
Cherrywood Shopping Center (Wantagh, N.Y.)
Businesses
Shopping centers
Aerial view of the Cherrywood Shopping Center, located at the corner of Wantagh and Jerusalem Avenues, in Wantagh, N.Y. (Note: The center takes its name from the estate of Capt. John Seaman, an early settler of the area).
Drennan, John P.
1953
O’Connor, Michael
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Photographs
Wantagh, N.Y.
Old railroad station and carriage.
Historic Buildings--New York (State)--Long Island
Railroads--New York (State)--Long Island
A photograph of an old railroad station and "Jamaica" railroad car located at the Wantagh Musuem, 1700 Wantagh Avenue.
Harrison, Robert L.
c. 2004
Booth, Jeanne
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Photograph
Hofstra University Library Special Collections
1-16
Wantagh, N.Y.
Forest City Community Park pond
Parks--New York (State)--Long Island
A photograph of a tree-lined pond at the Forest City Community Park in Wantagh, New York.
Harrison, Robert L.
c. 2004
Booth, Jeanne
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Photograph
Hofstra University Library Special Collections
1-18
Wantagh, N.Y.
Richard Jackson Papers Collection Finding Aid
Jackson, Richard
Hempstead Plains
Book of Memorials of Surveying
Account books
Finding aid for the Richard Jackson Papers Collection
Michael O'Connor
Richard Jackson Papers Collection
Hofstra University Special Collections Department/Long Island Studies Institute
1751 – 1805
Michael Curtis
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PDF document
English
Sunrise Rest. On Sunrise Highway at Wantagh, L.I., N.Y.
Sunrise Rest (Wantagh, N.Y.)
Advertising postcards
Business enterprises
Restaurants
Advertising postcard featuring three views of the Sunrise Rest: the Bavarian Beer Garden, the Main Dining Room, and the exterior of the restaurant. Printed text and map on verso, Handwritten note on verso reads, “Aug 5th 1940 Edith and Mollie had lunch here – Shore dinner very very good $1.00” (B&W)
Peck Post Card Co, 114 Bleecker St., N.Y.
Published: c.1940
O'Connor, Michael
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Postcard
Postcard Collection WC033
Wantagh, N.Y.
John C. Birdsall account statement for sawing timber for planks and boards, 1799
Birdsall, John C., c.1773-1850.
Duryee, Rulef.
Account receivable
Sawmills
John C. Birdsall account statement for sawing planks and boards for Rulef Duryee. The total balance for work performed was 1 pound 8 shillings 10 1/2 pence. Note: Birdsall resided in Jerusalem, N.Y. (present-day Wantagh), where he ran a general store and owned an interest in a saw mill.
June 1798-Apr. 1799
O'Connor, Michael
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Account statement
Birdsall & Jackson memorandum of agreement (sawmill), 1799
Birdsall, John C., c.1773-1850.
Jackson, Parmenus.
Business enterprises
Memorandums
Sawmills
Memorandum of Agreement in which John C. Birdsall and Parmenus Jackson agree to partner in building a sawmill and making a mill dam in Birdsalls Swamp, which was located in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh). Both men were residents of Jerusalem.
Mar. 14, 1791?
O'Connor, Michael
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Memorandum of an Agreement
Birdsall & Seaman memorandum of agreement (general store), 1805
Birdsall, John C., c.1773-1850.
Seaman, Zebulon
Business enterprises
General stores
Memorandums
Memorandum of agreement in which Zebulon Seaman, a merchant, and John C. Birdsall agree to join in a business partnership for a period of one year. The business will involve trading, merchandising, marketing, and whatever else they should undertake. The agreement also includes stipulations concerning the operation of a slaughterhouse. Note: Both men lived in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh).
May 1, 1805
O'Connor, Michael
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Memorandum of agreement
John C. Birdsall, John Garner and Willets Seaman articles of agreement, 1817
Birdsall, John C., c.1773-1850.
Garner, John, ?-1833.
Seaman, Willets.
Business enterprises
Contracts
General stores
Articles of agreement between John C. Birdsall, on the one part, and John Garner and Willets Seaman, on the other part. The terms of the agreement lay out the conditions for Birdsall's rental of his general store, which was located in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), to Garner and Willets. All three parties lived in Jerusalem.
Feb. 20, 1817
O'Connor, Michael
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Articles of Agreement