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Title
A name given to the resource
Walter’s Laundry Service, Inc. Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
South Side Laundries, Inc.
Walter’s Laundry Service, Inc.
Walter’s South Side, Inc.
Dry cleaning
Dry cleaning industry
Incorporation.
Laundries
Laundry
Laundry industry
Laundry industry--New York (State)--New York.
Laundry, Steam
Public laundries
Self-service laundries
Baldwin, NY
Hempstead, NY
Account books.
Accounts payable
Accounts receivable.
Business records.
Correspondence.
Ephemera.
Photographs.
Printed materials.
Description
An account of the resource
The collection is composed of a binder entitled “Walter’s Laundry Service, Incorporated” that details its inception in 1926 through its dissolution in 1970. It includes the history of those individuals who held the positions of President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. The items contained in this binder include incorporation documents, meeting minutes, letters and business documents. Other items in the collection include a payables/receivable ledger, stock book/stock ledger, correspondence, two photographs and ephemera.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Jeff Baker
Source
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Walter’s Laundry Service, Inc. Collection
Publisher
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Hofstra University Special Collections Department/Long Island Studies Institute
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1926-1971
Contributor
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Michael Curtis
Rights
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Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Format
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Account books.
Accounts payable
Accounts receivable.
Business records.
Correspondence.
Ephemera.
Photographs.
Printed materials.
Language
A language of the resource
English
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.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Walter’s South Side Laundry Photo
Subject
The topic of the resource
Walter's Laundry Service, Inc.
South Side Laundries, Inc.
Laundry industry
Laundry industry--New York (State)--New York.
Baldwin, NY
Hempstead, NY
Photographs
Description
An account of the resource
A photograph of Walter's South Side Laundry from 1965 showing the building's exterior and street outside.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Walter's Laundry Service, Inc.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Walter’s Laundry Service, Inc. Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Hofstra University Special Collections Department/Long Island Studies Institute
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1965
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Michael Curtis
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Format
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Photograph
businesses
Laundries
photographs
Walter's South Side Laundry
Walter’s Laundry Service Inc.