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Title
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Long Island Postcard Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Advertising postcards--New York (State)--Long Island.
Business enterprises--New York (State)--Long Island.
Historic buildings--New York (State)--Long Island.
History--New York (State)--Long Island.
Industries--New York (State)--Long Island.
New York (State)--Long Island.
Postcards--New York (State)--Long Island.
Tourism--New York (State)--Long Island.
Description
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The collection is comprised of over 1,750 postcards that range from c.1890s-present. It includes canceled and unmarked postcards that cover a variety of subjects, including advertising, business and industry, historic buildings, scenic views, and popular tourism destinations. Among the types of postcards represented in the collection are undivided and divided back, white border, linen, real photo, photochrom, and large letter postcards. While the majority of the postcards feature views from either Nassau or Suffolk Counties, there are also a number of cards depicting images of Brooklyn and Queens.
Many different postcard printers, including German printers, who dominated the postcard printing market up until the outbreak of World War I, are represented in the collection. All postcards in the collection were published in either sepia tone, color or black and white (B&W).
Note: The collection includes more than five hundred business and industry related postcards, over one hundred of which were processed and digitized with funding from a grant from the Robert D.L. Gardiner Foundation.
Publisher
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Hofstra University Library Special Collections
Date
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c.1890s-Present
Contributor
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O'Connor, Michael
Rights
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Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Type
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Postcards
Relation
A related resource
Postcard Collection, Hofstra University Special Collections.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Long Island, N.Y.
Nassau County, NY
Suffolk County, NY
Brooklyn, NY
Queens, NY
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
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West Main Street showing Post Office, Oyster Bay, L.I.
Subject
The topic of the resource
United States Postal Service--Buildings
West Main Street (Oyster Bay, N.Y.)
Carriages & coaches--New York (State)--Oyster Bay
Post offices--New York (State)--Oyster Bay
Streets
Description
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View looking west on Main Street, which is lined by commercial buildings, including the Post Office. (Color)
Creator
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Illustrated Post Card Co, N.Y. Printed in Germany.
Date
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Published date: c.1908; Postmarked Date: December 1909
Contributor
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Michael O'Connor
Rights
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Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Type
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Postcard
Identifier
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Postcard Collection OJ040
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Oyster Bay, NY
Horse drawn carriages
Oyster Bay Post Office
streets
United States Postal Service building
West Main Street