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Aerial view of the Cherrywood Shopping Center, 1953.jpg
Aerial view of the Cherrywood Shopping Center, located at the corner of Wantagh and Jerusalem Avenues, in Wantagh, N.Y. (Note: The center takes its name from the estate of Capt. John Seaman, an early settler of the area).

Position: 32 (18 views)

William Garner, Sr.,  receipt for purchase of guano from H.T. Seaman, 1869.jpg
Receipt for payment of $42.54 made by William Garner, Sr., to H.T. Seaman, Dealer in Groceries, Dry Goods, Hardware, Boots and Shoes, Drugs and Medicine, at Ridgewood (present-day Wantagh) N.Y., for the purchase of guano. Note: Garner was a son of…

Position: 1100 (10 views)

William Garner, Sr., receipt for purchases of guano, meal, and flax seed from Henderson & Amberman, 1859.jpg
Receipt for payment of $12.69 made by William Garner, Sr., to Henderson & Amberman, Dealers In Grain, Flour, Meal, Feed, Hay & Guano, at Jamaica, N.Y. Payment was for the purchase of guano, meal, and flax seed. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner…

Position: 2948 (7 views)

Mr. Garner receipt for purchase of guano from D.B Smith & Son, 1857.jpg
Receipt for payment of $57.31 made by Mr. Garner [would most likely have been John B. or William Garner, Sr.] to D.B. Smith & Son for the purchase of guano. The location written at the top of the receipt is Smithville, which was later Smithville…

Position: 1675 (9 views)

John B. Garner receipt for purchase of guano from Henderson & Snedeker, 1856.jpg
Receipt for payment of $45.24 made by John B. Garner to Henderson & Snedeker for the purchase of guano. Note: Garner resided in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. He was a son of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). He was a farmer…

Position: 1100 (10 views)

William and John B. Garner receipt for purchase of Guano from Elbert Verity, 1855.jpg
Receipt for payment of $108.00 made by John B. and William Garner, Sr., to Elbert Verity. The payment was for the purchase of guano. Note: William and John B. were sons of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). They were farmers in…

Position: 714 (11 views)

William and John B. Garner receipt for smith work done by Carman Cornelius, 1854.jpg
Receipt for payment of $19.90 made by William and John B. Garner to Carman Cornelius for smith work done. Note: William and John B. were sons of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). They were farmers in Jerusalem (present-day…

Position: 2948 (7 views)

John B. Garner receipt from the Long Island Rail Road for 55 barrels of pickles, 1891.jpg
Receipt from the Long Island Rail Road to John B. Garner for 55 barrels of pickles that were to be shipped from Ridgewood (present-day Wantagh) to Bushwick, Brooklyn. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). He…

Position: 3453 (6 views)

William Garner freight receipt from the South Side Railroad Co. of L.I., 1868.jpg
Freight receipt for payment of $10.20 made by William Garner, Sr., to the South Side Railroad Co. of L.I. The payment was for shipping 6,788 feet of lumber from Bushwick, Brooklyn, to Ridgewood (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. Note: Garner was a son of…

Position: 434 (12 views)

John B. Garner letter from Jos. A Lapp, Washington Market merchant, 1890.jpg
Letter from Jos. A. Lapp, Dealer in Beef, Veal, Mutton, Lamb, Pork, etc., at the Washington Market in Jamaica, N.Y., to John B. Garner. The letter, which is on a Jos. A. Lapp bill, mentions an enclosed payment check and also includes an order for…

Position: 2322 (8 views)

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