Litwin, A.. 2 photographs with captions that appeared in the "Morning Journal" article, "Picture from the Hightstown Colony" by A. Litwin. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3J38R1P
DescriptionJersey Homesteads (later Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban Jewish garment workers, many of whom had emigrated from Europe. These two photographs from a newspaper clipping show women farmers and their children who lived in Jersey Homesteads. The top photograph features two-year-old Frieda Cohen, the first child to be born in Jersey Homesteads. The bottom picture is of Sylvia Shaikin, the postmistress of the colony and daughter of a colonist. These pictures are significant as they show different generations of Jersey Homesteaders.
Genreblack-and-white photographs, clippings, newspapers, photographs, group portraits