{"product_id":"postcard-new-york-long-island-main-street-quogue-hand-colored-1920s-unposted","title":"Quogue New York Long Island Main Street 1920s Postcard Unposted Hand Colored","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"424\"\u003eThis 1920s postcard depicts Main Street in Quogue on Long Island’s South Shore, reflecting the village’s development as a seasonal and residential community during the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"981\"\u003eQuogue emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as a quiet resort enclave characterized by broad streets, mature shade trees, and substantial homes set behind hedges and lawns. Hand-colored postcards of the period enhanced otherwise monochrome photographic views with soft tones, emphasizing greenery, sky, and roadway to convey a cultivated yet pastoral atmosphere. Such images contributed to Long Island’s identity as both a retreat from New York City and a landscape shaped by careful planning and restrained architectural growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1434\"\u003eThe card presents a wide view along Main Street, framed by evenly spaced trees and bordered by sidewalks and hedges, with modest residential structures visible beyond the foliage. The printed caption at the top reads Main Street, Quogue, Long Island, N.Y. The reverse shows a divided back format marked Post Card and is unposted, with no writing or postal markings present. The item shown in the listing is the exact item the collector will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1649\"\u003eWe have tens of thousands of items to choose from. Shipping will always be combined or refunded to save you as much money as possible. Please contact us with any questions, or visit our store page for specifics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everything Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52892109013176,"sku":"20240628","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_c03dc597-c1e0-44e3-bf81-75d06bf06f7a.jpg?v=1772248447","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/postcard-new-york-long-island-main-street-quogue-hand-colored-1920s-unposted","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}