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TitleA. Hall's patent brick machine: three hundred millions of brick

DescriptionCirca 1848 broadside of Hall’s Brick Machine. In it, Hall claims his machine has produced three hundred million bricks in the last five months. The Brick Machine was on exhibit during the Fair at...

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TitleEverymake store, 509 Smith Street, Perth Amboy

Date Created1950

DescriptionEverymake store on Smith Street, Perth Amboy, in the aftermath of the South Amboy powder pier explosion of 1950.

Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)

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TitleHegstrom, Carl

Date Created1917

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TitleWard map of Perth Amboy, N.J.

Date Created1914

Description1914 map of Perth Amboy, N.J. in Middesex County. Shows roads, railways, and wards in the city.

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitlePerth Amboy, N.J.

Date Created1876

DescriptionAn 1876 map of Perth Amboy, N.J. Roads,railroads and churchs are shown. Buildings are labeled with numbers though no key is given to the numbers.

Time PeriodThe Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)

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TitleThe South Amboy Port Explosion, South Amboy, N.J., May 19, 1950

Date Issued1950

DescriptionThis report details the events and conditions that led to the South Amboy powder pier explosion of 1950, the resulting destruction and loss of life in the South Amboy and Perth Amboy area, and...

Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)

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TitleLetter from U.S. Bureau of Mines to Edward F. Grimley requesting to revoke his status as a federal explosives licensing agent

Date Created1944-03-18

DescriptionDated from March 18, 1944, this letter is addressed to Edward F. Grimley, Assistant City Clerk, South Amboy, New Jersey, from F. R. Kanter, representing R. D. Leitch, Chief of the Explosives Control...

Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)