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Dublin Core
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Title
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Long Island Postcard Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Advertising postcards--New York (State)--Long Island.
Business enterprises--New York (State)--Long Island.
Historic buildings--New York (State)--Long Island.
History--New York (State)--Long Island.
Industries--New York (State)--Long Island.
New York (State)--Long Island.
Postcards--New York (State)--Long Island.
Tourism--New York (State)--Long Island.
Description
An account of the resource
The collection is comprised of over 1,750 postcards that range from c.1890s-present. It includes canceled and unmarked postcards that cover a variety of subjects, including advertising, business and industry, historic buildings, scenic views, and popular tourism destinations. Among the types of postcards represented in the collection are undivided and divided back, white border, linen, real photo, photochrom, and large letter postcards. While the majority of the postcards feature views from either Nassau or Suffolk Counties, there are also a number of cards depicting images of Brooklyn and Queens.
Many different postcard printers, including German printers, who dominated the postcard printing market up until the outbreak of World War I, are represented in the collection. All postcards in the collection were published in either sepia tone, color or black and white (B&W).
Note: The collection includes more than five hundred business and industry related postcards, over one hundred of which were processed and digitized with funding from a grant from the Robert D.L. Gardiner Foundation.
Publisher
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Hofstra University Library Special Collections
Date
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c.1890s-Present
Contributor
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O'Connor, Michael
Rights
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Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Postcards
Relation
A related resource
Postcard Collection, Hofstra University Special Collections.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Long Island, N.Y.
Nassau County, NY
Suffolk County, NY
Brooklyn, NY
Queens, NY
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Dublin Core
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Title
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Bulb Warehouse of John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N.Y.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Childs, John Lewis, 1856-1921
Bulbs (Plants)
Warehouses
Description
An account of the resource
View of the exterior of the bulb warehouse building. Two versions, one in black ink and the other in blue ink. The card in black ink has a handwritten message on the front and addressee information on the back. Printed on the back left of both cards is the Childs family coat of arms.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Published Date: c.1906; Postmarked Date: Feb. 17, 1906
Contributor
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Michael O'Connor
Rights
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Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Postcard
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Postcard Collection FG013
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Floral Park, NY
Bulbs
John Lewis Childs
Plants