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John C. Birdsall receipt for payment to O. T. and J. Hewlett, 1834.jpg
Receipt for payment of $45.36 made by John C. Birdsall to O.T. & J. Hewlett, a merchant company in New York City. The original bill was dated October 18, 1831. Note: John C. Birdsall was a partner in a general store in Jerusalem (present-day…

Birdsall receipt for payment to the Long Island Rail Road, c.1840.jpg
Receipt for payment made by John C. Birdsall, at Brooklyn, N.Y., to the Long Island Rail Road. The payment was for the transportation of 50 loads of manure. Note: John C. Birdsall was a partner in a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh),…

John C. Birdsall receipt for payment to the Long Island Rail Road, 1840.jpg
Receipt for payment of $8 [?] and 25 cents made by John C. Birdsall, at Hicksville, N.Y., to the Long Island Rail Road. The payment was for the transportation of 33 loads of manure. Note: John C. Birdsall was a partner in a general store in Jerusalem…

John C. Birdsall Liquor License, 1833.jpg
John C. Birdsall liquor license (document is titled "Grocer's Licence" [sic]) signed by the Board of Commissioners of Excise for the Town of Hempstead. The license permitted Birdsall to sell "spirituous liquors and wines, in quantities less than five…

John C. Birdsall Grocer's License, 1830.jpg
John C. Birdsall liquor license (document is titled "Grocer's Licence" [sic]) signed by the Board of Commissioners of Excise for the Town of Hempstead. The license permitted Birdsall to sell "spirituous liquors and wines, in quantities less than five…

Garden City Hotel, advertisement, c.1901.pdf
Advertisement for the new Garden City Hotel , located in Garden City, N.Y. The advertisement included interior and exterior views of the hotel, as well as an exterior view of the nearby Cathedral of the Incarnation.

Woodmere, WT003.jpg
Real photo postcard of the Colonial Pharmacy at the corner of Broadway & Irving Place. (B&W)

Westbury, WN034.jpg
Advertising postcard featuring an interior view of the “Emerald Room” at the Olde Colony Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge. Printed text on verso provides brief details about the restaurant. Annotation on verso reads, “previous location of the Clam…

Westbury, WN033.jpg
Advertising postcard featuring an interior view of the Olde Colony Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge. Image depicts the fireplace area and partial views of the dining room and cocktail lounge. Printed text on verso provides brief details about the…

Westbury, WN032.jpg
Advertising postcard featuring a view of the dining room at Burt Bacharach’s Dover House restaurant. Printed text on verso provides brief details about the restaurant. (Color)
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