History: 19th Century Photo of East Hampton Residents in Front of Post Office

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We dug into the archives to find this picture from Long Island history.

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Photo: The Long Island Collection, East Hampton Library.

The East Hampton Library collection of images has some rare and interesting photos from Long Island's history. According to a description with the photo, this image shows Miss Anna Swain and Samuel Parsons, the assistant postmaster, in front of a post office. It was taken in East Hampton probably sometime between 1844 and 1900, according to the historical collection website.

 

Photo: The Long Island Collection, East Hampton Library.

 

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