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TitleJersey City, Journal Square, Hudson County Administration Building view from southeast
Date Created2007
DescriptionThe Hudson County Administration Building, 595 Newark Avenue, was built in 1964. Located a few blocks from Journal Square it houses a majority of the county's municipal offices.
Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)
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TitleAbout Bergen Reformed Church: 1660-1960
Date Created1960
DescriptionPamphlet prepared for the Jersey City Tercentenary in 1960. Describes the church's history, buildings and contemporary programs. Lists names of committee members.
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)
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TitleBoardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.
DescriptionThis postcard is postmarked 1907. The world's first permanent boardwalk, a structure of plank boards built on posts raised over the beach is credited to Atlantic City, 1870 (Encyclopedia of New...
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Title1930 Whittier House summer camp fundraising campaign
Date Created1930
DescriptionThese two items, from a Whittier House scrapbook, offer a contrast between a child's summer in Jersey City, "The Big City and a Boy," and a summer spent at camp in Pomona, New York,...
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945), The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleJersey City, Journal Square, Stanley Theater
Date Created2007
DescriptionThe 4,300 seat Stanley Theater first opened on March 22, 1928. It was the 2nd largest theater on the East Coast surpassed only by New York's Radio City Music Hall. In every respect it was grandiose. A...
Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)
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TitleUnification of the Towns into Jersey City, as Depicted by Schoolchildren, 1910
Date Created1910
DescriptionYoung women hold shields with the names of the towns that became part of Jersey City, including the old Dutch settlements of Paulus Hook, Van Vorst and Bergen, and the later (largely German) Hudson...
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TitleFisherman on a boat cleaning up.
Date Created1948
DescriptionA fisherman is on a boat cleaning up. You can see all the tools including a saw, lamps, rope, and a propane tank.
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)
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TitleLetter to George F. Brensinger from Cornelia F. Bradford regarding the location of Jersey City school No. 5
Date Created1915
DescriptionThe Whittier House Social Settlement, the first settlement house in New Jersey, was established in Jersey City, N.J. (Hudson County) in 1894. Founded by Cornelia Foster Bradford, who would remain...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleWhittier House lapsed-donors, new prospects, fundraising announcement.
Date Created1927
DescriptionWhittier House scrapbooks document Whittier House programs, events, and anniversary celebrations through newspaper clippings, lecture fliers, newsletters, event programs, and ticket stubs. Newspaper...
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TitleWhittier House fundraising letter, November, 1928.
Date Created1928
DescriptionWhittier House scrapbooks document Whittier House programs, events, and anniversary celebrations through newspaper clippings, lecture fliers, newsletters, event programs, and ticket stubs. Newspaper...