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Dry cleaning industry&#13;
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Laundries&#13;
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Hempstead, NY</text>
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Accounts payable&#13;
Accounts receivable.&#13;
Business records. &#13;
Correspondence. &#13;
Ephemera. &#13;
Photographs. &#13;
Printed materials.</text>
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Accounts payable&#13;
Accounts receivable.&#13;
Business records. &#13;
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Ephemera. &#13;
Photographs. &#13;
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Laundry, Steam&#13;
Public laundries&#13;
Self-service laundries&#13;
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Hempstead, NY&#13;
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