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Hillpark Avenue, Great Neck Hills, L. I. (Looking eastward from 10 th St 5...

Black and white image of Hillpark Avenue, taken facing east, from what was then 10th Street, and is now Gilchrest Road. At the time this image was created, the newly subdivided and developed area shown...

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Bay View Avenue, Great Neck, L.I.

Colorized view of unpaved, tree-lined Bayview Avenue, with sidewalk on one side. Background of image may show an area that can be seen in the image on gnlpc0153. Images of this postcard were donated to...

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Tammany Lane, Great Neck, L.I., 2/04

Black and white view of woods-lined, unpaved road identified as Tammany Lane. A bridge can be seen in the background of this image. Great Neck Library research has not been able to identify the...

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Looking North on Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, Long Island, N.Y.

Circa 1930's black and white view of a paved Middle Neck Road, taken facing north, from just north of Cutter Mill Road, in the main downtown business district. Some of the signs appearing in this image...

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Scene in Kensington Park Showing Swimming Pool, Great Neck, N. Y.

Colorized view of Kensington Park, located at what is now 180 East Shore Road, at the end of Nassau Drive. Kensington's waterfront park was deeded to the Kensington Association in 1915. Image shows a...

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View of Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, N. Y.

Black and white image of an unidentified stretch of an unpaved Middle Neck Road, showing a building, a side road or drive, sidewalks, wooded lots, electric power lines, and, in the background, a home....

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No. 4 - North Main Street, Great Neck, N. Y.

Black and white view of an unpaved Middle Neck Road, taken facing north, from south of Hicks Lane, showing an area approximately opposite where the Village of Great Neck senior citizen housing now sits...

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All Saints Church, Parish House and Rectory, Great Neck, N. Y.

Colorized view of All Saints Episcopal Church and rectory, built in 1886, and located at 855 Middle Neck Road. Image was taken facing east. The circular driveway and courtyard of the church can be seen...

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Alert Fire Department, Great Neck, L. I., Hand-Colored.

Colorized view, taken facing east, of the original wooden Alert Fire Hall at 555 Middle Neck Road. Image also shows a fire truck. The Alert Fire Company was founded in 1901. The structure shown in this...

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Entrance to Kensington. Great Neck, L. I.

Black and white view, taken facing east, of Middle Neck Road and Beverly Road, both unpaved at the Kensington Gate, the entrance to Kensington. No new construction east of Kensington Gate can be seen...

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Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Great Neck, N. Y.

Black and white view of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, which stands at 68 Grace Avenue, between Chapel Place and Gilchrest Road. Image was taken facing east. Saint Paul's opened in 1924 as a chapel for...

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Howard's TV & Appliances, 440 Northern Boulevard, (Three Blocks West of...

Color exterior view of Howard's TV & Appliances, which sat at 440 Northern Boulevard, on the south side of the street, just west of Wensley Drive. Image was taken facing south. Images of this...

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Craig's, Great Neck, Long Island

Color interior view of the bar and dining tables at Craig's, a restaurant and bar that stood at 661 Northern Boulevard, on the north side, near what was the Spinney Hill Methodist Church. Craig's was...

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This is Leonard's

Color compound image of an exterior of the catering hall of Leonard's of Great Neck, and a jewelry charm of the large, glass enclosed staircase that is still a part of the hall. Back of card reads, in...

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Martin Hall, Great Neck, L. I.

Colorized exterior view of Martin Hall, the estate of Preston Pope Satterwhite, which sat where Martin Court is now, in the Village of Kings Point. Image was taken from the side of the mansion, and...

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Pergola C. Proctor, Great Neck, L. I., 2092, Photo by Culet

Black and white exterior view of a pergola, outdoor staircase, and gardens on the Charles E. Proctor estate in Kings Point. In this image, a man can be seen posing on the staircase. Card front image...

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Rose Court, W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Lakeville, N.Y. 2090

Black and white view of a garden on the William K. Vanderbilt estate known as Deepdale. This estate was situated on the southern border of Great Neck, in what is still known as Glen Oaks, in Queens,...

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Fountain & Court. Kensington. Great Neck, L. I.

Black and white exterior view of a fountain, gardens, grounds, and architectural features in the yard of a private home in Kensington. Image shows the same grounds as those in gnlpc0100. Images of this...

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Beautiful Homes at Great Neck, L. I.

Colorized exterior image of a large, unidentified home in Great Neck, its front circular driveway, and grounds. Images of this postcard were donated to the Great Neck Library in 2008 by Alan Zamchick.

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Residence of E. M. Scott, Great Neck, L. I.

Black and white exterior image of the home of E. M. Scott. Home has a stone façade, a large, columned porch, and a Spanish style tiled roof. Image also shows three men, a dog, and the home's driveway....

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Open Air Artificial Ice Rink, Great Neck Ice Skating Rink, Inc.

Black and white compound image of the Great Neck Ice Skating Rink, Inc, which stood at 100 Cutter Mill Road in the early 1940's. Card front shows one image of people skating, and another of the...

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Greetings from Great Neck

Compound image showing the Great Seal of the State of New York, and eight postcard fronts produced by the Franz Huld Company of New York. Postcard fronts shown on this card include, from top left,...

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Stepping Stone Light, City Island

Black and white view of the Stepping Stones Light, surrounding waters, a large, three-masted sailing ship, and an unidentified shoreline (possibly that of Great Neck). The Stepping Stones Light was...

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Residence of Clarkson Cowl, Great Neck, N. Y.

Black and white view of the residence, grounds, and driveway of the estate of Clarkson and Caroline Lancaster Hearn Cowl, which ran from Shore Road West (Bayview Avenue - Kings Point Road) to the shore...

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Massaro Bros.

Color view of a circa 1950's Massaro Brothers home heating oil tank truck, posed in front of several large petroleum depot storage tanks, possibly at one of the facilities that sat on the east side of...

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You are invited to view new superb waterfront apartments …

Color artist's rendering, presented facing east, of the Kings Point House Apartments building at 320 East Shore Road, near Ravine Road, on Manhasset Bay, in the Village of Great Neck. Image shows...

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Wychoff - Kings Point, Great Neck, L. I., N. Y.

Black and white view of the front façade of Twin Lindens, the Wyckoff family home on West Shore Road in Kings Point, which was built by Walter Wyckoff circa 1920. The original architect for Twin...

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W. P. Chrysler Estate, Great Neck, L. I., N. Y.

Black and white view of the home and lawn on the Walter P. Chrysler estate. A groundskeeper operating a lawn mower can be seen in the lower left hand corner of the image.

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Sincerely Yours Thomas Meighan

Black and white portrait image of actor Thomas Meighan, who lived in Great Neck, and was friends with numerous other well-known residents who lived in Great Neck (film and stage actors, Broadway...

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Long Island Sound, Great Neck, N. Y.

Black and white view of a shoreline, beaches, docks, boat houses, wooded areas, and boats, possibly on the west side of the Great Neck peninsula, on Little Neck Bay .

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No. 16 - Udall's Bridge, Great Neck, L. I.

Black and white view, taken facing southwest, of Udall's Bridge, which connects the villages of Saddle Rock and Kings Point, crossing Udall's Pond, on the west side of the Great Neck peninsula. Udall's...

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Station Plaza, Great Neck, N. Y.

Circa mid-1950's black and white view of the front façades of buildings on North Station Plaza (Railroad Street) between Bond Street (Third Street) and Park Place, North of the Great Neck Long Island...

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Main Street, Great Neck, N. Y. (III)

Colorized view of a business district on Middle Neck Road, near the intersection of Beach Road and Middle Neck Road. Grocery and dry goods stores can be seen in this image, including those of the...

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Off Sands' Point - Seawanhaka Time Table

Circa 1870's postcard handout with timetable for the steamship Seawanhaka, showing a color drawing of the Seawanhaka on the front, near a depiction of the shoreline of Sand's Point [sic], and a black...

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The Oak's Great Neck L. I.

Sepia toned image of a driveway in a rustic setting, leading to a building, possibly a house, location unknown. Postcard was created with a photographic process, not a printing process. Alexander...

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On the Sound Shore, Great Neck, L.I.

Black and white view of water, shoreline, and breakwall, and lawn and residence of unknown estate owner. The library owns two copies of this postcard.

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The Security Council of the United Nations

Black and white interior view of a meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations (UN). This image was taken inside the temporary home of the United Nations (UN), on Marcus Avenue in Lake...

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Serving Rations At Company Kitchen.

Black and white exterior view of United States soldiers, possibly cavalrymen, at an Army mess station, in an unidentified location. Tents can be seen in the background of the image. This card was sent...

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One of the Residences, Shore Front, Great Neck, L. I. (No. 6 Franz Huld,...

Black and white view of water, shoreline, and beach, and piers, grounds, gardens, and residences on one or more unidentified estates.

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Fireman's Hall, Great Neck, N. Y.

Circa 1912 colorized view, taken facing east, of the original wooden Alert Fire Hall at 555 Middle Neck Road. The Alert Fire Company was founded in 1901. The structure shown in this image was later...

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Residences of Charles F. Miller and Howard J. Fry Manhasset Ave., Great Neck...

Circa 1915 black and white view, taken facing east, showing two newly built homes on the south side of what was then Manhasset Avenue in the Great Neck Hills area, now Schenck Avenue in the Village of...

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“Augustina” Great Neck, N. Y.

Black and white image of Augustina, the estate of Edward Roesler Sr. and Jessie Onderdonk Laidlaw Roesler, which was probably in Kings Point, on Kings Point Road. Other members of the Roesler family...

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Carsden Great Neck, L. I.

Black and white image of a painting or drawing of Carsden, an unidentified waterside estate in Great Neck with a main house, guest or servant house, boat house and dock. Owners of this estate are not...

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One of the Residences, Shore Front, Great Neck, L. I. (No. 2 Franz Huld,...

Colorized view of water, shoreline, beach, fence, grounds, and residence on and around an unidentified estate, probably in Kings Point.

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Wyandotte Hen Mothering Seven Bull Terrier Puppies. © by A. Culet, Great...

Circa 1920's sepia toned, close-up view of a Wyandotte hen, a female adult bull terrier dog, and her bull terrier puppies, in a wooden box. Image was taken, copyrighted, and produced as a postcard by...

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Wyandotte Hen Mothering Seven Bull Terrier Puppies. © by A. Culet, Great...

Circa 1920's sepia toned, close-up view of a Wyandotte hen, a female adult bull terrier dog, and her bull terrier puppies, in a wooden box. Image was taken, copyrighted, and produced as a postcard by...

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Wyandotte Hen Mothering Seven Bull Terrier Puppies. © by A. Culet, Great...

Circa 1920's sepia toned, close-up view of a Wyandotte hen, a female adult bull terrier dog, and her bull terrier puppies, in a wooden box. Image was taken, copyrighted, and produced as a postcard by...

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We think it will be greatly improved next year ...

Circa 1909 sepia toned view of the home, yard, and surrounding area of what was in 1909 14 Hill Park Avenue in the developing Great Neck Hills area, and is now 140 Hillpark Avenue in the Village of...

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Public Park and Bathing Beach, Great Neck, N. Y.

Circa 1919 view, taken facing southeast, of the waters, stationary wood piers, and surrounding areas of the public bathing pavilion that once stood near the end of Steamboat Road, on what was once the...

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We think it will be greatly improved next year ...

Circa 1909 sepia toned view of the home, yard, and surrounding area of what was in 1909 14 Hill Park Avenue in the developing Great Neck Hills area, and is now 140 Hillpark Avenue in the Village of...

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