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Date Created

DescriptionSepia tone photograph of a Brunswick Traction Co. trolley. The sign on the lower front of the car reads "This is our First Anniversary" and the sign at the top reads "South River." The sign on the top...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleWhitehead House

Date Created1907-1909

DescriptionPhotograph of the Whitehead House, located on the corner of Jackson Street and Main Street, in South River, circa 1907-1909.

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleRaising the trolley poles, Main St., opposite J.B. Tuttle's

Date Created1895

DescriptionRaising the trolley poles, Main St., opposite J.B. Tuttle’s, Oct. 1895.

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleOld School Baptist Church

Date Created1894

DescriptionBuilt in 1805 as a church; sold in 1922 and opened as the public library in 1923; became the Borough Clerk's office in 1979; was restored and opened as the South River Museum in 1999. Placed on the...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleWashington School No. 1

Date Created1896

DescriptionWashington School No.1 (after enlargement), Thomas St. at George St. corner, Saturday, May 2, 1896. Opened in 1885 and later served in succession as the High School, Junior High School, and Middle...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleFerry Street, South River, N.J.

Date Created

DescriptionColor postcard of Ferry Street looking toward Main Street. Trolley tracks are visible along left side of street and an automobile appears in the right foreground. Postcard is captioned in red in the...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleMain Street, South River, N.J.

Date Created1912

DescriptionColor postcard of the lower end of Main Street looking toward the river. Awnings on the right side of the street advertise an Arcade and an Optician. Postcard is captioned in red in the upper left...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitlePortrait of R. Van Dyke Reid

Date Created1897

DescriptionR(ichard) Van Dyke Reid was a South River native, born in 1833, and a graduate of Rutgers College. He taught in South River and later moved to Red Bank, where he served as schools principal from 1864...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleTanner's Corner Postcard

Date Created

DescriptionPhotographic postcard of Tanner's Corner, South River. Postcard shows the intersection of Main Street and Hillside Avenue. [circa 1910] Titled on the bottom, "529 - Tanner's Corner South River, N.J."

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleMap of South River [then known as the village of Washington, part of North Brunswick]

Date Created1851

DescriptionMap of South River [then known as the village of Washington, part of North Brunswick]. Surveyed and drawn by R[ichard] Van Dyke Reid, March, 1851. Original map is 21.25" x 29.25" – Scan is of an 8"...

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)