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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
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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.
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Title
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Biener Auto Service Corp., 100 Northern Blvd., Great Neck, N.Y., Telephone IMperial 7-4600
Subject
The topic of the resource
Biener Auto Service Corp. (Great Neck, N.Y.)
Advertising postcards
Automobile dealerships--New York (State)--Great Neck
Automobile repair shops
Business enterprises
Description
An account of the resource
Advertising postcard with an exterior view of the Biener Auto Service Corp. building, which has a sign on it that reads, “Biener Pontiac.” Caption on front reads, “One of Long Island’s Largest Automotive Sales and Service Organizations.” Printed message on verso describes Biener’s facility and also provides address and telephone number. (Color)
Creator
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Designed and Produced by Harry H. Baumann, 216 W. 18th Street New York, N.Y
Date
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Date Published: c.1930s
Contributor
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O'Connor, Michael
Rights
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Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Type
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Postcard
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Postcard Collection GI010
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Great Neck, N.Y.
advertising postcards
Automobile dealerships
automobile repair shops
automobiles
Biener Auto Service Corp.
Business enterprises
cars
Great Neck