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Exterior view of the Wantagh Hotel and Restaurant, on Wantagh Avenue. Caption on front reads, “At the Gateway to Jones Beach.” Printed text on verso provides brief details about the hotel. Also on verso is small map showing the hotel’s location.…

Receipt for payment of $108.00 made by John B. and William Garner, Sr., to Elbert Verity. The payment was for the purchase of guano. Note: William and John B. were sons of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). They were farmers in…

Receipt for payment of $19.90 made by William and John B. Garner to Carman Cornelius for smith work done. Note: William and John B. were sons of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). They were farmers in Jerusalem (present-day…

Freight receipt for payment of $10.20 made by William Garner, Sr., to the South Side Railroad Co. of L.I. The payment was for shipping 6,788 feet of lumber from Bushwick, Brooklyn, to Ridgewood (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. Note: Garner was a son of…

Receipt for payment of $42.54 made by William Garner, Sr., to H.T. Seaman, Dealer in Groceries, Dry Goods, Hardware, Boots and Shoes, Drugs and Medicine, at Ridgewood (present-day Wantagh) N.Y., for the purchase of guano. Note: Garner was a son of…

Receipt for payment of $12.69 made by William Garner, Sr., to Henderson & Amberman, Dealers In Grain, Flour, Meal, Feed, Hay & Guano, at Jamaica, N.Y. Payment was for the purchase of guano, meal, and flax seed. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner…