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Collection contains about 4,600 photographs relating to the history of Bronxville, NY, and adjoining communities. Photographs depict especially the built environment of the village, individuals who live or lived in the village, and civic organizations active in the village.

Approximately 500 unique used and unused picture postcards depicting Bronxville scenes, primarily view cards of houses and other structures and some streetscapes and miscellaneous subjects. The collection includes at least one private mailing card, some two dozen undivided-back cards dating from 1906-07, and about three dozen real photograph cards. Many of the early cards were published by three Bronxville businesses: Chambers Pharmacy, Frederick S. Steinman’s Pharmacy, and stationer Thomas J. Lydon. At least 30 other publishers produced Bronxville cards over the years. The collection contains duplicates of many cards, many of which contain a variety of handwritten messages and postal cancellations.

Legal briefs, minutes of a hearing, transcripts of testimony and of a hearing, correspondence and memorandums, briefing papers, and other documents relating to rate increase requests and a request to abandon a steam distribution line presented to the State of New York Public Service Commission by Lawrence Park Heat, Light and Power Company.