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  • Tags: advertising postcards

Merrick, MN003.jpg
Advertising card for Giles Shell Rest automobile service station. Front of the card has information (printed in red and black ink) about the station, and color graphics of the the front of an automobile and a Shell Motor Oil logo. Verso contain…

Roosevelt, RH006.jpg
Whitehouse & Wood real estate advertising postcard with an image of a large wooden house for sale. Message and addressee information on verso. (B&W)

Mineola, MS032.jpg
Advertising postcard featuring an illustration of the Davenport Printing Press building with a c.1910s automobile out in front. Printed on verso is information about the restaurant, and a small map showing its location. Also on verso are message and…

Hempstead, HH081.jpg
Carpet Mart of Hempstead, Inc., advertising card featuring photograph of Mr. & Mrs. Guy Lombardo in a furnished and carpeted room. Printed on the verso is a message about a drawing to win a free carpet. Also on verso is typed addressee information.…

East Meadow, EI001.jpg
Advertising postcard with a cartoon image based on the Mother Goose nursery rhyme “There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe.” Image depicts a group of children holding hands and circling a shoe-shaped house. A man wearing a gown and mortarboard is…

Amityville, AD016.jpg
View of the Alexandra Hotel on Merrick Road, as seen from across the street. Caption on front of card provides information about the hotel. (B&W)

Cedarhurst, CF001.jpg
Advertising card featuring image of the Cedarhurst Fire Department’s firehouse. Note: The card was an advertisement for the Standard Engraving Co. of New York, and printed on the verso were their rates for printing various quantities of postcards.…

Rockville Centre, RE002.jpg
Advertising postcard with exterior view of Hamilton Federal Savings on front. Printed text on verso provides information about the bank’s location and its products. Also on back is a mailing label addressed to “Postal Customer.” (Color)

Lynbrook, LO020.jpg
Advertising postcard featuring three views of Florence Frazer’s Red Robin Restaurant, two interior and one exterior. Printed text on verso provides information about the restaurant. (B&W)

New Hyde Park, ND007.jpg
Advertising postcard featuring view of tables in the Oak Room at Willy Rueck’s New Hyde Park Inn. Printed text on verso provides brief details about the restaurant. (Color)
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