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Joseph Birdsall business note from David Seaman, 1766
Business note from David Seaman to Joseph Birdsall. In the note, Seaman requests that Birdsall "send by the bare hear of [sic]one pound of bees wax and charge it to ye Old Mans Account for so much they borrowed of me. This is ye order from our…
Joseph Birdsall business note from Obe[diah?] Jackson, 1766
Business note from Obe[diah?] Jackson to Joseph Birdsall. In the note, Jackson requests that Birdsall "let the barer [sic] James Dobbin have cloth for shirt and trousers and some tobaco [sic] on my account and youl [sic] oblige your friend." the…
P-47 Thunderbolt (made by Republic Aviation Corporation) kerchief (bandana), with date "Oct. 3, 1943" handwritten on it
P-47 Thunderbolt (made by Republic Aviation Corporation) kerchief (bandana), with date "Oct. 3, 1943" handwritten on it. (Note: During World War II, over 9,000 P-47s were manufactured at the Republic Aviation plant in East Farmingdale, N.Y.)
LILCO's (Long Island Lighting Company) Glenwood Generating Station, exterior view
LILCO's (Long Island Lighting Company) Glenwood Generating Station, exterior view, at Glenwood Landing, N.Y. (Note: At one time, the station was considered to be Long Island's main electric generating plant.)
Milkman with a full bottle carrier in his hand, standing in the door of his delivery truck on a snowy day
Milkman with a full bottle carrier in his hand, standing in the door of his delivery truck on a snowy day. "GlenHead, N.Y. OR. 6-8500" is printed on the side of the truck.
Randall’s Cleaning Plant drivers, posing in front of their trucks alongside the dry cleaning plant
Randall’s Cleaning Plant drivers, posing in front of their trucks alongside the dry cleaning plant, at Nassau Road and Brookside Avenue, Hempstead, N.Y.
Aerial view of the Cherrywood Shopping Center
Aerial view of the Cherrywood Shopping Center, located at the corner of Wantagh and Jerusalem Avenues, in Wantagh, N.Y. (Note: The center takes its name from the estate of Capt. John Seaman, an early settler of the area).
Advertising flier for George A. Baylis automotive and electrical service business
Advertising flier for George A. Baylis automotive and electrical service business, which was celebrating its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1931. The flier included text that provided brief information about the business, and an exterior image of…
Exterior view of the George A. Baylis automotive electrical service shop
Exterior view of the George A. Baylis automotive electrical service shop, which was located at 11 Wall Street, Huntington, N.Y.
Nassau and Suffolk Lighting Company advertisement concerning the installation of gas lights
Nassau and Suffolk Lighting Company advertisement concerning the installation of gas lights. The company had offices in Freeport, Rockville Centre, and Hempstead, N.Y.