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Suffolk Hotel, north side of Main St., Riverhead.jpg
View of the Suffolk Hotel, north side of Main Street. There is a man in a horse-drawn buggy at the curb, and there is a group of men sitting and standing on the porch.

tindall_darrow_10.12.1896.jpg
A receipt from Darrow & Comstock, Ship Chandlers, Engineer, and Contractor Supplies.

Wantagh, WC032.jpg
Exterior view of the Wantagh Hotel and Restaurant, on Wantagh Avenue. Caption on front reads, “At the Gateway to Jones Beach.” Printed text on verso provides brief details about the hotel. Also on verso is small map showing the hotel’s location.…

Lynbrook, LO023.jpg
Postcard featuring a map of Long Island with a red arrow pointing to the location of Niederstein’s Restaurant. Also depicted is an exterior view (inset) of the restaurant. Printed text on verso provides brief details about Niederstein’s. (Color)

Aerial view of the Cherrywood Shopping Center, 1953.jpg
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).

Randall’s Cleaning Plant drivers, posing in front of their trucks alongside the plant, c.1940s.jpg
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.

Milkman with a full bottle carrier in his hand, standing in the door of his delivery truck on a snowy day, c.1950s.jpg
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.

LILCO's Glenwood Generating Station, exterior view, 1936 .jpg
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.)

Valley Stream, VA021.jpg
Postcard, printed in red ink, featuring three views (2 interior, 1 exterior) of The Lampliter, a bar/club that offered dining, dancing, and bowling. Printed text on verso provides brief details about the Lampliter.
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