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TitleOath of identity for Private Michael McLaughlin

DescriptionPhotocopy of oath of identity for Private Michael McLaughlin, Co. D, 28th New Jersey Volunteers. Oaths of identity were usually written on the backs of discharges and used for soldiers retrieving...

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

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TitlePhoenix Engine, No. 3, New Brunswick, N. J.

DescriptionBlack and white photo postcard of Phoenix Engine No. 3. In 1798, Phoenix Engine Company No. 3 was organized on Little Albany Street. Local citizens financed the purchase of three hand engines and...

Time PeriodThe Industrial Revolution (1870-1900), Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820), The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945), Postwar Years (1945-1970)

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TitleWeston's Mill, City Water Works, New Brunswick, N. J.

DescriptionIllustrated colored postcard of Weston's Mill with a postmark date of Jan 23, 1908. In 1865, the city voted to establish a fine water works at the site of Hercules Weston's mill, along the Lawrence...

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

324

TitleSt. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, New Brunswick, N. J.

DescriptionIllustrated colored postcard of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church. This postcard is part of a souvenir album of New Brunswick, N. J. The church was completed in 1865 of Gothic architecture.

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

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TitleSt. Peter's Catholic Church, New Brunswick, N. J.

DescriptionBlack and white postcard. St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church was completed in 1865 of Gothic architecture.

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

326

TitleMcCormick's Railroad Hotel 1860, New Brunswick, N. J.

DescriptionBlack and white photo postcard of McCormick's R. R. Hotel circa 1860. The hotel was located on George and Somerset Streets near the Railroad Station. It was called the Stelle's Hotel (named after...

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

327

TitleSt. Peter's R. C. Church, New Brunswick, N. J.

DescriptionIllustrated colored postcard of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church. The postmark date is 1909. The church was completed in 1865 of Gothic architecture.

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930), Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

328

TitleSecond Reformed Church, New Brunswick, N. J.

DescriptionBlack and white postcard of the Second Reformed Church that is no longer existing. Located at the corner of George and Albany Streets, the handsome Romanesque church was erected in 1861, and torn down...

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900), The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleCounty Buildings, New Brunswick, N. J.

Date Created1900-1940

DescriptionBlack and white photo postcard of Middlesex County Courthouse. The Courthouse, erected in 1840, occupied the block of Bayard, Paterson, Kirkpatrick and Elm Row, and was completed at a cost of...

Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900), The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930), The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)

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TitleBedminster, Nevius Homestead, image 2 of 4

Date Created1870

DescriptionFamily members pose in front of the main house on the Nevius Homestead, circa 1870.

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)