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TitleSpinning room, Driver-Harris Company, Middlesex Street, Harrison, 1929.
Date Created1929
DescriptionSpinning room, Driver-Harris Company, Middlesex Street, Harrison, 1929.
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TitleEdiphone voice writing. Vol. 6, No. 7 (August 1937)
Date Issued1937
DescriptionIn August 1937, the Edison Business Phonograph, later known as the Ediphone Voice Writing or "Ediphone" for short, celebrated its Diamond Jubilee on the occasion of its 60th Anniversary. The...
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Title18th and early 19th century industry in Middlesex County
AuthorMcCabe, Ruth
Date Created1968
DescriptionThis presentation by Ruth McCabe tells the story of Middlesex County industry in the 18th and 19th century, drawing from sources such as a pamphlet entitled "New Brunswick and its industries" by A.E....
Time PeriodThe Colonial Period (to 1763), The Revolution and Early National Period (to 1820), The Age of Civil War and Reconstruction (to 1870)
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TitleGus. Freund Imported and Domestic Cigars-Newspapers and Magazines (undated).
Date Created1900-1930
DescriptionGus. Freund Imported and Domestic Cigars-Newspapers and Magazines (undated). Possibly photographed around World War One, the prominent display of American flags in the shop window may have been this...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleCatalogue and price list of Edison incandescent electric lamps
Date Issued1890
DescriptionThomas Edison began serious research into developing a practical incandescent lamp in 1878. Edison filed his first patent application for "Improvement In Electric Lights" on 14 October 1878. After...
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TitleAfrican-American woman working at a loom, Newark, 1917.
Date Created1917
DescriptionAfrican-American woman working at a loom, Newark, 1917. African-American women worked in the garment trade, which employed mainly Jewish and Italian immigrants in the early 20th century. But because...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleMade in N.J.
AuthorMcCabe, Ruth
Date Created
DescriptionA presentation by Ruth McCabe in February 1978 reviews N.J.'s history and the industries that developed through time with particular emphasis on various war periods and their impact on NJ industry.
Time PeriodThe Colonial Period (to 1763), The Revolution and Early National Period (to 1820), The Age of Civil War and Reconstruction (to 1870), Industrial America and the Era of World War (to 1945), The Modern Age (to present)