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View of five sailboats racing on a Long Island waterway. The nearby shoreline is covered with trees. (Color)

Bird’s-eye view of barracks at Camp Upton. Message and addressee information, both handwritten, on verso. (B&W)

View of Gentzlinger Point, at the southern triangle formed by Straight Path and Mount Avenue. Message and addressee information, both handwritten, on verso. (Sepia)

View of school building on top of a hill. There are trees on the grounds and a path that leads up the hill to the school. Addressee and name of sender on verso. (B&W)

View of Main Street, which is lined by buildings on both sides. There are four boys standing outside a building at right. (B&W)

View of a Christian church and parsonage. Message and addressee information, both handwritten, on verso. (B&W)

View of Lovers’ Lane, (Stop 82, N.Y. & L.I. Traction Co. Trolley), with trolley tracks in the foreground. Sender’s name on front, addressee information on back, both handwritten in ink. Also on back is an annotation (written in pencil) that appears…

View of cottages and boardwalk at High Hill Beach. (Note: In 1939, most of this summer colony was destroyed—though some cottages were relocated to West Gilgo Beach—to make way for Jones Beach State Park. Message and addressee information, both…

View of road through camping area at Wildwood State Park. Printed text on verso provides details about the park, which was then under the jurisdiction of the Long Island State Park Commission (abolished in 1977). Message and addressee information,…