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

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 together.

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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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TitlePlaying ping pong at the USO, Fort Dix, New Jersey

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 such as ping...

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TitleRoute 18 during the New Brunswick flood, September 17, 1999.

Date Created1999

DescriptionView down Route 18 toward the photographer's high rise apartment building, 100 Memorial Parkway, New Brunswick. The New Brunswick police station is on the left. September 17, 1999

Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)

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TitleBridgeton, New Jersey. FSA (Farm Security Administration) agricultural workers' camp

Date Created1942-06

DescriptionThe Farm Security Administration, which operated the camp at Big Oaks, constructed housing using materials not affected by wartime shortages.These structures typically housed guestworkers from the...

Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)

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TitleBridgeton, New Jersey. Seabrook Farm. Company houses built by Seabrook for migrant workers

Date Created1942-06

DescriptionPrefabricated houses - located in "Field no. 16" - were preferred residences at Seabrook, and in 1943 and 1944 housed white Southern migrant workers and their families. Though small and made of flimsy...

Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)

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TitleBridgeton, New Jersey. FSA (Farm Security Administration) agricultural workers' camp. Picker and farmhand who lives in the corner of an old barn by himself on a farm

Date Created1942-06

DescriptionA worker stands outside of a barn in the Big Oaks FSA migrant labor camp in Bridgeton, NJ.

Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)

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TitleMemo on German POWs

AuthorSeabrook, J. M.

Date Created1944-06-17

DescriptionSeabrook Farms acquired 150 German prisoners of war who were being held at a former Civilian Conservation Corps camp in nearby Parvin State Park. Seabrook issued strict guidelines to its employees on...

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

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TitleDischarge paper of Private Daniel V. Dunham

DescriptionPhotocopy of the discharge paper of Private Daniel V. Dunham of Co. C, 28th New Jersey Volunteers. Daniel V. Dunham was born in Middlesex County, NJ, and worked as a farmer prior to the war. He was...

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Title1862 Civil War Company H, 14th New Jersey Regiment Currier and Ives company roster

Date Created1862

DescriptionThis 15 1/4 by 19 1/2 inch company roster of Company H, 14th New Jersey lists the original men of the company at the time of mustering on August 26,n 1862. This color lithograph was published by...

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)