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TitleCornelius Van Vorst, circa 1620
Date Created1620
DescriptionPhotograph of contemporary portrait by Frans Hals of Cornelius Van Vorst, pioneering Dutch settler of the New Netherland colony. Both he and his descendants played a prominent part in the history of...
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Many Worlds Meet (to 1620)
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TitleDutch Dance Depicted by Schoolchildren in 1910
Date Created1910
DescriptionYoung girls in colonial period dress perform a Dutch dance. In October, 1910 Jersey City celebrated the 250th Anniversary of its founding as the town of Bergen by the Dutch in 1660. Children from...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleColonial Dutch Villagers Depicted by Schoolchildren in 1910
Date Created1910
DescriptionSchoolchildren in period costume depict a gathering of Dutch settlers. In October, 1910 Jersey City celebrated the 250th Anniversary of its founding as the town of Bergen by the Dutch in 1660. ...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleYear Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1915: Bergen Book 3rd Volume
Date Created1915
DescriptionThird of three volumes in which the Holland Society published the records of the Bergen Reformed Church. This volume lists church members, officers and burials from 1666 to 1788, with index, along...
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TitleUnification of the Towns into Jersey City, as Depicted by Schoolchildren, 1910
Date Created1910
DescriptionYoung women hold shields with the names of the towns that became part of Jersey City, including the old Dutch settlements of Paulus Hook, Van Vorst and Bergen, and the later (largely German) Hudson...
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TitleCommunipaw Ferry
Date Created1910
DescriptionOn the site of the Native American village of Gemoenepaen, Communipaw was the site of one of the first houses built by the Dutch, in 1633. The Communipaw ferry brought goods to and from the capital...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleGertrude Van Cleef of Bergen Avenue, wife of Abraham Britton of Communipaw
Date Created1867
DescriptionPortrait of Gertrude Van Cleef. The format of the caption shows how the Dutch custom of women keeping their birth names persisted well into the 19th century, and also that their marriage connected the...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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TitleTown Hall, School and Jail
Date Created1910
DescriptionDrawing of the building that served as Town Hall, School, and Jail for the City of Jersey City, built in 1838 during the term of its first Mayor, Dudley S. Gregory. The city was at that time consisted...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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TitleYear Book of the Holland Society of New York: 1913 Bergen Book
Date Created1913
DescriptionFirst of three volumes in which the Holland Society published the records of the Bergen Reformed Church. This volume lists baptisms from 1666 to 1788, with index, along with a church history. Balance...
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TitleRelease and Receipts, Settlement of Estate of John Van Winkle, 1844-1851
Date Created1844-1851
DescriptionDocument closing the settlement of the estate of John Van Winkle, and receipts of payments to heirs from sale of two properties. Two of the six heirs sign with an "X" mark, indicating the level of...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)