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A promotional mailer sent by Joseph P. Day, Real Estate agent to unnamed recipient on March 10, 1939 pertaining to estates up for sale.

View of J.S. Phipps’ residence (Old Westbury Gardens), as seen from across a pond on the estate. Message and addressee information, both handwritten, on verso. (Color)

View of an estate house and other buildings at Breezy Bluff, as seen from across the road. Message and addressee information, both handwritten, on verso. Note: A number of wealthy business partners from the Riker-Hegeman Drug Company—including Joseph…

Exterior view of Judge Horace Russell’s Williston House estate. Initials and addressee information on verso. (Color)

View of Lotus Lake, estate of R.B. (Robert Barnwell) Roosevelt. The lake is at left, and there is a road running along it on the right. There is a large building (mostly obscured by trees) on the far side of the lake. Message and addressee…

View of the allée (lined on both sides by locust trees) in the gardens leading to the main house at Villa Carola, the estate of Mrs. I. Guggenheim (Carrie Guggenheim). A portion of the main house can be seen in the distance. Note: The estate was…

A view of the “Belcaro” estate, including the main house, as seen from across the large front lawn. The Long Island Sound is visible in the background. Note: Belcaro was the summer residence of Frank Norton Hoffstot. It was designed by Mortimer…

View of Villa Carola, the estate of Mrs. I. Guggenheim (Carrie Guggenheim). Message and addressee information, both handwritten, on verso. Note: The estate was built for Isaac Guggenheim between 1916-1918. It is now home to the Village Club of Sands…

Exterior view of the main house at William Cullen Bryant’s Cedarmere estate. (B&W)

View looking out over the mere (pond) on William Cullen Bryant’s Cedarmere estate. Buildings pictured include the boathouse (right), greenhouse (center) and the grapery just beyond it. Message on the front and addressee information on the back, both…