Hempstead Photographs

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Title

Subject

Business enterprises--New York (State)--Hempstead

Hotels--New York (State)--Hempstead

Restaurants--New York (State)--Hempstead

Stores, Retail--New York (State)--Hempstead

Hempstead (N.Y.)

Photographs

Description

The Hempstead Photographs collection contains original photographs that range from c.1900s-c.1960, and facsimiles that span from c.1880s-c.1930s. It is composed largely of images of retail businesses in the downtown area of Hempstead Village from the late 19th century through the first quarter of the 20th century. Included among these businesses are banks, clothing stores, hardware shops, hotels, restaurants, and supermarkets.

The collection also includes photographs of various buildings, including churches, libraries, municipal buildings, private homes, schools, and theaters, along with events such as fire department parades and World War I military funerals.

The items in this online collection provide public access to a visual record of Hempstead and its rich history. Original copies of the items in this collection can be viewed at Hofstra University, Special Collections.

This online collection was created with a grant from the Robert D.L. Gardiner Foundation.

Creator

Photo by Alex

Unidentified

Publisher

Hofstra University Library Special Collections

Date

c.1900s-c.1960

c.1880s-c.1930s

Contributor

O'Connor, Michael

Rights

Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Relation

Hempstead Photographs, Hofstra University Special Collections

Type

Photographs

Coverage

Hempstead, N.Y.

Collection Items

Thomas J. Wylie Old Homestead Hotel

Thomas J. Wylie Old Homestead Hotel. Sign on seconds floor reads: “S. Liebmann’s Sons. Rheingold Teutonic.”

World War I military funeral?, possibly on Fulton Avenue

World War I military funeral?, possibly on Fulton Avenue.

World War I military funeral? heading west on Fulton Avenue, towards Main Street

World War I military funeral? heading west on Fulton Avenue, towards Main Street. People are lined up along both streets to view the procession. The…

World War I military funeral heading south on Main Street

Workers laying water lines on the north side of Fulton Avenue

Workers laying water lines on the north side of Fulton Avenue.

Workers laying water lines on Front Street

Workers laying water lines on Front Street in front of Liberty Hall and an upholstery shop. The Town of Hempstead Town Hall building is seen in the…

Floyd Weekes Blacksmith Shop draped with bunting

Floyd Weekes Blacksmith Shop, west side of Main Street (between Fulton Avenue and Front Street). the building is draped with flag bunting and a banner…

Two policemen and two other men in front of J. Bacigalupo Fruits and Vegetables, on Main Street

Two policemen and two other men in front of J. Bacigalupo Fruits and Vegetables, on Main Street. Also pictured (l-r) are The Vogue Shop, an…

Town of Hempstead Town Hall

Town of Hempstead Town Hall, exterior front view. Three men and a dog are standing in front of the main entrance.

David B. Tod Building

Facsimile of a c.1900s photograph of the David B. Tod building (carriage builder), at Main and Centre Streets. Arink & Son wagon in front of the…

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