Browse Collections (50 total)
Selected Long Island Business and Industry Materials
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The Selected Long Island Business and Industry Materials digital collection, which spans from 1715-c.1950s, is composed of images of 340 items from…
Contributors: O'Connor, Michael
Hempstead Photographs
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The Hempstead Photographs collection contains original photographs that range from c.1900s-c.1960, and facsimiles that span from c.1880s-c.1930s. It…
Contributors: O'Connor, Michael
Hempstead Block-by-Block Photographs
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In 1853, Hempstead became the first incorporated village in what is now Nassau County, New York. At the time of its incorporation, this centrally…
Contributors: O'Connor, Michael
Ashtray Collection
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This collections contains glass, ceramic, and metal ashtrays produced by business and organizations for advertising purposes and for the use of their…
Contributors: Michael Curtis
Business Card Collection
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A collection includes a variety of business cards from Long Island, N.Y., c. 1990s.
Contributors: Michael Curtis
Matchbook Collection
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This collection contains matchbooks of varying sizes from hotels, restaurants, and businesses on Long Island during the 1920’s through the 1990’s.
Contributors: Michael Curtis
Brower Realty Corporation Stock Certificates Book
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The collection contains a Brower Realty Corporation stock certificates book. Included in the book are stock certificates, receipts, a letter from the…
Contributors: Michael Curtis
Birchwood Park Homes Collection
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The collection is composed of Birchwood Park Homes advertisements, brochures, photographs, and clippings.
Contributors: Michael Curtis
New York Lumber Trade Association (NYLTA)
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The bulk of the collection is publications of the New York Lumber Trade Association, minutes and ledgers. There are numerous large group photos, some…
Contributors: Michael Curtis
Walter’s Laundry Service, Inc. Collection
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The collection is composed of a binder entitled “Walter’s Laundry Service, Incorporated” that details its inception in 1926 through its dissolution in…
Contributors: Michael Curtis