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Rockville Centre, RE012.jpg
Two views of the Central Alinement Service shop. The top view (interior) depicts four cars in service bays and two mechanics at work. The bottom image (exterior) depicts the same four cars, as seen from shop’s driveway. Printed text on verso provides…

Rockville Centre, RE002.jpg
Advertising postcard with exterior view of Hamilton Federal Savings on front. Printed text on verso provides information about the bank’s location and its products. Also on back is a mailing label addressed to “Postal Customer.” (Color)

Oakdale, OC006.jpg
Advertising postcard with view of the Stirrup-Cup Castle restaurant’s gardens and main buildings as seen in a crystal ball. Additional information from front of card: " Tel. Sayville 889, Adolph Klug, Host." Message and addressee information, both…

New Hyde Park, ND005.jpg
Advertising postcard featuring two images of the Canton House Cocktail Lounge, which was a Chinese restaurant. One image was of the exterior, and the other was of the interior. Vertically printed card with two images. Printed text on verso provides a…

New Hyde Park, ND004.jpg
Advertising postcard featuring four images of William Rueck’s New Hyde Park Inn. There are three interior views and one of the exterior. Printed text on verso provides a brief bit of information about the restaurant. Message and addressee…

Mineola, MS032.jpg
Advertising postcard featuring an illustration of the Davenport Printing Press building with a c.1910s automobile out in front. Printed on verso is information about the restaurant, and a small map showing its location. Also on verso are message and…

Hempstead, HH081.jpg
Carpet Mart of Hempstead, Inc., advertising card featuring photograph of Mr. & Mrs. Guy Lombardo in a furnished and carpeted room. Printed on the verso is a message about a drawing to win a free carpet. Also on verso is typed addressee information.…

East Meadow, EI001.jpg
Advertising postcard with a cartoon image based on the Mother Goose nursery rhyme “There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe.” Image depicts a group of children holding hands and circling a shoe-shaped house. A man wearing a gown and mortarboard is…

Cedarhurst, CF001.jpg
Advertising card featuring image of the Cedarhurst Fire Department’s firehouse. Note: The card was an advertisement for the Standard Engraving Co. of New York, and printed on the verso were their rates for printing various quantities of postcards.…

Brookhaven, BW002.jpg
View of the exterior of the Hof Brau Inn, as seen from Montauk Highway. There is an American flag in front and several flower beds. Caption on the front of the postcard reads, “Dining and Dancing Wedding and Banquets Catered to.” (Hand-Colored)
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