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Metadata
Title |
Guyon Ave Looking West Toward R.R. Station, Oak Wood Hts., S.I. |
Object Name |
Postcard |
Date |
1918 |
Collection |
Staten Island Geographic Collection |
Description |
Postcard with original B&W print. View in Oakwood Heights, Staten Island, looking down an unpaved road with tall trees on both sides. A horse-drawn carriage is visible on the road in the distance. There are sidewalks on each side of the road, and small portions of houses are visible through the trees. Printed caption at bottom: "Guyon Ave Looking West Toward R.R. Station, Oak Wood Hts., S.I." Printed on reverse: "POST CARD". Card has two attached one-cent stamps. Handwritten address on reverse: "Mr. Thos. W. Allen / Strawberry Hill / Sanitorium / West Asheville N.C." Handwritten message: "Wednesday Aug 21 / 18 / Dear Tom: / Mrs. Henning & I are here for / to-day and it is one fine day. / The water looks dandy / This is a fine view of the / road we take from the station / Love from [yours?] lovingly / Ann." (Keywords: Oakwood Heights, Guyon Avenue, New York City, Early Twentieth Century) |
Print size |
3.5 x 5.375 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Earliest Date |
1918 |
Latest Date |
1918 |
Subjects |
Streets |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
00.018.0047 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, August 2015. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |