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Commonwealth Inn (Hotel & Restaurant)

Commonwealth Inn (Hotel & Restaurant) on Jerusalem Avenue, just east of Ingraham Boulevard

Tags: Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, Commonwealth Inn, Franklin Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, hotels, Ingraham Boulevard, inns, Main Street, restaurants, retail stores, Stores

Position: 3133 (3 views)

Cooper and Powell Store

Cooper and Powell Store, Front Street. A man is sitting in a horse drawn wagon in front of the store.

Tags: Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, Cooper and Powell Store, Franklin Street, Front Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, General stores, Hempstead, hotels, Main Street, restaurants, retail store, retail stores, Stores

Position: 2342 (4 views)

Cranes Inc. of Hempstead, at southwest corner of Little Main (South Main Street) and Front Streets, as seen from across Front Street. Prospect School on Peninsula Boulevard is visible down Little Main Street.

Tags: Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, Cranes Inc. of Hempstead, Franklin Street, Front Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, hotels, Little Main Street, Main Street, restaurants, retail stores, Stores

Position: 227 (8 views)

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 building; two buggies are alongside it. Printed caption reads: “Where R.R. Turntable has been.” (2…

Tags: Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, carriage builders, carriage makers, Carriages, carriages & coaches, Centre Street, David B. Tod, Franklin Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, hotels, Main Street, restaurants, retail stores, Stores

Position: 432 (7 views)

E. Matthews' Long Island Hotel

Facsimile of a c.1890s photograph of E. Matthews' Long Island Hotel, as seen from across the street. Caption on front reads, “Another hotel on Main Street, opposite Grant’s store.”

Tags: Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, E. Matthews, Franklin Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, hotels, Long Island Hotel, Main Street, restaurants, retail stores, Stores

Position: 122 (9 views)

Firemen’s Parade

Hempstead Fire Department group photo taken during a firemen’s parade, possibly on Front Street. The parade may have been part of a firemen's tournament festivities.

Tags: Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, fire departments, fire fighters, Firemen, Franklin Street, Front Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, Hempstead Fire Department, hotels, Main Street, Parades, restaurants, retail stores, Stores

Position: 840 (6 views)

Firemen’s parade, Front Street, east of Main Street

Hempstead Fire Department members during a firemen’s parade. Spectators gathered along the street. Department members pictured include Lewis H. Clowes, R.G. Powell, E.C. Muncke, Stewart Cornelius, Samuel W. Burt, Charles Cook. Photo taken on Front…

Tags: Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, fire departments, fire fighters, Firemen, Franklin Street, Front Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, Hempstead Fire Department, hotels, Main Street, Parades, restaurants, retail stores, Stores

Position: 2342 (4 views)

Firemen’s Tournament

Crowds of people on Main Street and Fulton Avenue gathered for a fireman’s tournament. Many people are standing outside the Hempstead Bank building on the corner.

Tags: Banks, Business enterprises, businesses, Crowds, firefighters, Firemen, firemen's tournament, Franklin Street, Front Streets, Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, Hempstead Bank, hotels, Main Street, restaurants, retail stores, Stores