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  • Collection: Selected Long Island Business and Industry Materials

Advertisement for new grist mill, operated by Samuel G. Smith and Thomas H. Clowes, Feb. 12, 1859.jpg
Advertisement for a new grist mill operated by Samuel G. Smith and Thomas H. Clowes. The mill was on Jackson Street in Hempstead, N.Y.

Position: 33 (14 views)

Advertisement for stoves and tin ware sold by Coles Carman, Feb. 12, 1859.jpg
Advertisement for stoves and tin ware sold by Coles Carman. His store was located on Front Street in Hempstead, N.Y.

Position: 68 (12 views)

Advertisement for Brown and Jackson's general store, July 6, 1880.jpg
Advertisement for the Brown & Jackson general store, which was located on the corner of main Street and Roanoke Avenue in Riverhead. Among other things, Brown & Jackson were dealers in dress goods, domestics, woolen goods, hosiery and gloves, and…

Position: 1034 (7 views)

Advertisement for De La Martine's Birch Beer, sold by Charles H. Nesbitt, agent, July 6, 1880.jpg
Advertisement for De La Martine's Birch Beer, sold by Charles H. Nesbitt, agent. The advertisement states that Nesbitt, of Riverhead, N.Y., is the only authorized dealer for Delamertine's birch beer in Suffolk County, N.Y. [Note: The brand name is…

Position: 1034 (7 views)

Advertisement for the Estey Organ, sold by M.H. Woodhull, agent, July 6, 1880.jpg
Advertisement for the Estey Organ, sold by M.H. Woodhull, general agent for Suffolk County. Woodhull, who operated out of Riverhead, N.Y., also sold pianos.

Position: 1785 (6 views)

Advertisement for clothing sold by Tillotson & Mott, Dec. 21, 1885.jpg
Advertisement for clothing sold at the Tillotson & Mott store, at Northport, N.Y. Items advertised were oil cloth patterns (used for making waterproof clothing), gent's underwear, gloves, mittens, flannels and rubber goods.

Position: 1034 (7 views)

Advertisement for the general store of C.W. Vail, Dec. 21 , 1885.jpg
Advertisement for the general store of C.W. Vail, which was located on Main Street in Bay Shore, N.Y. Items advertised included builders' hardware, paints, oils, crockery, tinware, house furnishing goods, and artist materials.

Position: 1785 (6 views)

Advertisement for carriages and buckboards, for sale and built to order, by George F. Thorne, Dec. 21, 1885.jpg
Advertisement for carriages and buckboards, for sale and built to order, by George F. Thorne, on Main Street in Bay Shore, N.Y. Thorne also sold bay tools to order and provided horseshoeing services.

Position: 1785 (6 views)

Advertisement for Joseph Lennon, plumber, gas and steam fitter, Dec. 21, 1885.jpg
Advertisement for Joseph Lennon, practical plumber, gas and steamfitter, located on Vail's Block, Islip, N.Y. Lennon provided a variety of services, including fitting up country residences with all the conveniences of city dwellings; sold and fitted…

Position: 584 (8 views)

Advertisement for Corwin's Suffolk Hotel, Dec. 21 , 1885.jpg
Advertisement for Corwin's Suffolk Hotel, Jesse L. Smith, Proprietor. The hotel was located in Riverhead, N.Y.

Position: 584 (8 views)

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