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TitleSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument, New Brunswick, N. J.

Date Issued1893

DescriptionIllustrated colored postcard of Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. Retail stores are in the background. Circa 1893, idea was suggested by P. P. Runyon to use the surplus $500 from the centennial...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleMedical discharge paper for Private John Kohler

Date Created1862

DescriptionDischarge paper of Private John Kohler, Co. H, 1st Jersey Cavalry. Describes the unfitness of battle by his superior officer and reason for a medical discharge due to tuberculosis of the lungs by an...

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

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TitleNew Jersey Brigade paper ribbon

Date Created1961-1865

DescriptionA paper ribbon with the 1st New Jersey Brigade 1st Division 6 Corps printed on it, with the division's red corps badge. More commonly known as the 1st New Jersey Brigade, the corps was constituted...

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

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TitleCourthouse and Maine Monument, New Brunswick, N. J.

Date Created1900-2000

DescriptionIllustrated colored postcard of the Middlesex County courthouse and Maine Monument. The monument, dedicated to the three New Brunswick sailors who died in the February 15, 1898 Havana Harbor...

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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TitleCollege Avenue Entrance, Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick, N. J.

Date Created1944

DescriptionBlack and white postcard. A postmark date of August 31, 1944 was on the back of the postcard with a green George Washington one cent postage. Built in 1739 by Anthony White, a wealthy landowner of...

Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763)

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TitleY. M. C. A., New Brunswick, N. J.

Date Created1926

DescriptionIllustrated colored postcard of Y. M. C. A. with a postmark date of Jan. 1926 and a red Washington 2c stamp. The 64-year-old YMCA on Livingston Avenue closed its doors in 1982.

Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945), Postwar Years (1945-1970), Contemporary America (1968-present), The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleBuccleuch Mansion, Washington Headquarters, New Brunswick, N. J.

Date Created1900-2000

DescriptionIllustrated colored postcard of Buccleuch Mansion. In 1783, the mansion was sold to Colonel Charles Stewart, the commissary General of Washington's Revolutionary Forces. During this period, White...

Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763)

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TitleFarington Dam, New Brunswick, N. J.

Date Created1956

DescriptionBlack and white photo postcard of the Farington Dam with a postmark date of October 1956 and a red Jefferson 2c stamp.

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleWells Memorial Hospital, New Brunswick, N. J.

DescriptionBlack and white photo postcard of Well's Memorial Hospital with a postmark date of September 1907. Middlesex General Hospital is the oldest in Middlsex County and its inception dates from the year...

Time PeriodThe Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)

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TitleSt. Mary's Orphan Asylum, New Brunswick, N. J.

DescriptionIllustrated colored postcard of St. Mary's Orphan Asylum. The building, c. 1875, was the first Saint Peter's Hospital at the head of Easton Avenue. The hospital was opened in October 1872 by Dr....

Time PeriodThe Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)