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Account book pages showing the account Chestnut Coal.

View of the Trouville hotel and restaurant, with a large crowd of people on the boardwalk. Message and addressee information, both handwritten, on verso.

Photo of Herstory author Kelvin Lazaro

A matchbook from the Hicksville Motor Lodge.

A business card for House of Jeans, a clothing store in East Rockaway.

A receipt of a premium payment on an insurance policy issued by Howard Insurance Co. to William H. Nelson.

View of the Long Island Rail Road depot. Message on the front and addressee information on the back, both handwritten. (Hand colored)

Overhead view of a several rows of canvas tents in what was known as the Rockaway’s “Tent City.” Baxter’s Hotel is pictured at left. Date and sender’s name on front, message and addressee information on back.

Postcard featuring two images, one features a tree lined stretch of Merrick Road, and the other (inset), which is captioned “Along the Road,” depicts children standing by a tree near the bank of an unidentified body of water. There is a handwritten…