DescriptionThis is a photograph of the Egg Harbor City Police Department taken in the 1920s. Chief Philip J. Reinhard stands beside the police car in front of the firehouse on Philadelphia Avenue. At the front...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
DescriptionMap showing division of property among the heirs of Cornelius Van Vorst, father of Jersey City Mayor, grandson of Revolutionary era patriot and descendant of original Dutch settler who all shared the...
DescriptionDiscusses the controversial issue of beach access in New Jersey and includes an examination of home rule and the concept of private property. The investigation begins with Dr. L.M. Renzulli, Jr., a...
DescriptionConcepcion Valdes-Munoz emigrated from her native Cuba after the Cuban revolution in 1959. Though she had studied at the University of Havana and been an active lawyer in Cuba, she was forced into...
DescriptionLooks at a self- help program used at Rahway State Prison, a maximum security facility that houses over 940 male inmates. Filmed on location at Rahway State Prison, Rahway, New Jersey. Air date:...
DescriptionThe investigation regarding the South Amboy powder pier explosion included a dispute regarding the City of South Amboy’s laws regarding explosives, dynamite, and munitions. Dated to June 6, 1950,...
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)