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Date Created1894

DescriptionA wagon proclaims “P. W. Lindabery, dealer in fine groceries, Pottersville, NJ”. Note the man on a bicycle holding a baby.

Time PeriodThe Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)

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TitleWeston's Mill, City Water Works, New Brunswick, N. J.

DescriptionIllustrated colored postcard of Weston's Mill with a postmark date of Jan 23, 1908. In 1865, the city voted to establish a fine water works at the site of Hercules Weston's mill, along the Lawrence...

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

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TitleChrist Church (P. E.), New Brunswick, N. J.

DescriptionBlack and white photo postcard of the Christ Church. The postmark date is September 8, 1910. Christ Church was built in 1852. Tower of church was erected in 1745 when original church, later torn...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930), Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)

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TitlePluckemin, Buttermilk Falls postcard 1908

Date Created1908

DescriptionPostcard of Buttermilk Falls mailed to Mr. John G. Taylor at 445 E. 5th St. Plainfield NJ, postmarked Aug. 4, 1908. The sender whose signature is illegible wrote: "Jack: I've seen 1,000 and we've had...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleParrish family mansion

Date Created1935-1938

DescriptionParrish family mansion, Oxmead Rd., was built before 1800 by an ancestor of Dr. Parrish who was a noted physician of Civil War days. He later lived here and built the incongruous addition in the rear....

Time PeriodRevolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)

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TitleHewlings homestead

Date Created1935-1938

DescriptionHewlings homestead on River Rd., near Riverside. Date unknown. Has fine antique interior but exterior has been considerably changed. The murder of Washington Hunter occurred here in 1901. It is...

Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763)

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TitlePeapack - Smith Picnic Grounds Postcard, 1905

Date Created1905

DescriptionThe postcard shows the speaker’s stand on the Smith Picnic Grounds near Peapack, NJ, dated August 31, 1905. A large sign behind the stand says, “In Memory of Our Ancestors”. Inscribed “Fine....

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitlePhotograph of Miss Emma A. McCoy, Mrs. Potter and Mrs. Sickles

Date Created1942

DescriptionThis picture was taken by Mr. Sickles, at the Colonial Farms, Sept. 17, 1942. "It was Mrs. Sickles Birthday and we had a fine dinner, and a happy time together." The party included Mr. and Mrs....

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

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TitlePeapack, Kate Macy Ladd Home postcard, 1952, verso

Date Created1952

DescriptionVerso of 1952 postcard of the Kate Macy Ladd Convalescent Home, located at the main residence of the Natirar estate, Peapack. Postmarked November 1952. Addressed to Mrs. J. T. Stratton, 541 Jersey...

Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)

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TitlePeapack Reformed Church Postcard, 1906

Date Created1906

DescriptionThis 1906 postcard of the Reformed Church, Peapack, is inscribed “May 30, 1906. Many thanks for lovely card. This is the church I used to go when living with my Grandma. It is [illegible] fine...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)