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TitleBand awaiting transportation at Fort Dix, New Jersey

Date Created1948

DescriptionSoldier musicians in the 9th Infantry Division Band at Fort Dix, N.J. await transportation for themselves and their instruments to a concert performance.

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TitleFirst Moon Contact, Fort Monmouth, 1946

Date Created1946

DescriptionThe Diana Radar first bounced signals off the moon on Jan. 10, 1946. Project Diana was started at the ESL in Fort Monmouth, NJ. Using a modified SCR-271 radar with a special antenna, attempts were...

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TitleU.S. Army collecting explosives

Date Created1950

DescriptionThe photo shows the U.S. Army collecting explosives by the South Amboy coal docks and railroad areas in the aftermath of the South Amboy powder pier explosion of 1950.

Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)

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TitleArmy men handling explosives

Date Created1950

DescriptionThe U.S. Army examines and collects explosives and ammunition parts from the South Amboy powder pier explosion of 1950.

Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)

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TitleU.S. Army soldiers receive supplies

Date Created1950

DescriptionOutside South Amboy City Hall, U.S. Army soldiers receive food and needed supplies for disaster relief in the aftermath of the South Amboy powder pier explosion of 1950.

Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)

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TitleTemporary mess hall in South Amboy City Hall

Date Created1950

DescriptionSouth Amboy City Hall transformed into a mess hall for the U.S. Army after the South Amboy powder pier explosion of 1950.

Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)

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TitleNurse's Choir from Mercer Hospital, Trenton, N.J. (group pose)

Date Created1948

DescriptionThe Nurses Choir from Mercer Hospital, Trenton, New Jersey, visited soldiers at Fort Dix in spring 1948. They held a short performance at the USO, then enjoyed recreational activities.

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TitleCorporal Andre Saindon, 9th Infantry Division Band, Band Training Unit

Date Created1948

DescriptionCorporal Andre Saindon poses in front of a sign for the 9th Infantry Division Band, Band Training Unit, at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Cpl. Saindon wears five "overseas stripes" on the sleeve of his...

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TitleUnited States Hotel in Paterson, New Jersey

Date Created1900

DescriptionUnited States Hotel, 140 Market Street at the corner of Union Street, circa 1900. The Hotel had a separate ladies restaurant, see the two columns on the left side. The Belgian style tower to the far...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitlePlainfield Quadrangle New Jersey. 7.5- Minute Series (Topographic) 1995

Date Created1995

DescriptionTopographical survey of the Plainfield Quadrangle 1995. Topography compiles 1942. Planimetry derived from imagery taken 1995. Survey control current as of 1943.

Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)