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View of stores along the boardwalk. There are people outside the stores and along the beach side of the boardwalk. (Color)

View of cottages and boardwalk at High Hill Beach. (Note: In 1939, most of this summer colony was destroyed—though some cottages were relocated to West Gilgo Beach—to make way for Jones Beach State Park. Message and addressee information, both…

View of people on beach along the Atlantic Ocean. The boardwalk is at left. Message and addressee information, both handwritten, on verso. (Color)

View of amusement pier with people walking on the boardwalk. Message and addressee information, both handwritten, on verso. Note: The image is supposed to be a depiction of “Rainey Pier,” which was to have been constructed at Roosevelt Blvd. by the…

View of “Midway Walk” boardwalk, with buildings lining both sides. (B&W)

Facsimile of a c.1910 photograph of the boardwalk near Pirie’s Point. Hempstead Harbor is seen at right. (B&W)

View, looking west, of the crowded boardwalk and the Nassau Hotel. The year “1910” and addressee information, both handwritten, are on the verso. (B&W)

View of crowded beach and boardwalk at Jones Beach State Park. Printed text on verso provides details about the park. Message and addressee’s name, both handwritten, on verso. (Color)

View of people walking on the boardwalk, beyond which are the beach and ocean. Message and addressee information, both handwritten, on verso. (B&W)

View looking down the boardwalk in front of the Hotel Cecil. There are buildings at left and a crowded beach at right. Swimmers in the ocean are visible in the distance. (Color)