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TitleStudents from Basic English Class, Seabrook Village

Date Created1940

DescriptionPhoto of Seabrook Village Students, Basic English Class-- (L-R) Hugo Kern, Dorothy Chapman, Josie Ikeda, Ruth Toyama, Virginia Fister, Dot Fithian, Ottomar Sprah

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TitleGraessle Familien-Chronik (family chronicle) taken from the family bible

Date Created1870-1879

DescriptionThe Friedrich and Graessle Families papers consist of documentation of the families' emigration to, and life in Newark, New Jersey. Wilhelm Friedrich (b. 1854) emigrated with his wife, Mary (b....

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)

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TitleIndian Rock

Date Created1925-1945

DescriptionThis photograph of the Grandi Family was taken on Indian Rock in Haledon, New Jersey. There are 5 men, 4 women, and one child pictured. The Grandi Family is another example of many European immigrants...

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TitleBirth Certificate for Ernst Wilhelm Graessle

Date Created1885

DescriptionThe Friedrich and Graessle Families papers consist of documentation of the families' emigration to, and life in Newark, New Jersey. Wilhelm Friedrich (b. 1854) emigrated with his wife, Mary (b. 1850)...

Time PeriodThe Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)

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TitleUnited States alien registration identification card for Paola LaTorraca

Date Created1942

DescriptionPaul (Paolo) LaTorraca emigrated from Naples, Italy, on the Calabria vessel, and arrived at Brooklyn's Pier 29 in New York City, on May 15, 1908. He settled in Newark, New Jersey, where his sister,...

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TitlePaul LaTorraca's application for a certificate of arrival and preliminary form for petition for naturalization

Date Created1944

DescriptionPaul (Paolo) LaTorraca emigrated from Naples, Italy, on the Calabria vessel, and arrived at Brooklyn's Pier 29 in New York City, on May 15, 1908. He settled in Newark, New Jersey, where his...

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

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TitleFirst two pages of Graessle family bible

Date Created1877

DescriptionThe Friedrich and Graessle Families papers consist of documentation of the families' emigration to, and life in Newark, New Jersey. Wilhelm Friedrich (b. 1854) emigrated with his wife, Mary (b....

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)

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TitleItalian passport for Paulo La Torraca

Date Created1903

DescriptionItalian passport issued to Paolo La Torraca in March 1903. The passport features an Italian validation stamp and the destination location is listed as New York City.

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TitleA Guala Lady

Date Created1900-1930

DescriptionThis item is a professional photograph taken by "S. Rosetti Fotografo" in Paterson, New Jersey. The photo shows a woman of the Guala family. Some of the Guala's worked in the textile mills in the...

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TitleCertificate of Naturalization for William Freidrick

Date Created1910

DescriptionThe Friedrick and Graessle Families papers consist of documentation of the families' emigration to, and life in Newark, New Jersey. Wilhelm Friedrick (b. 1854) emigrated with his wife, Mary (b....

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)