Newark's History & Areas

Old Newark

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Vailsburg Borough Hall1620 viewsSouth Orange Avenue & Munn Avenue
Photo from Charles McGrath
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18931619 viewsNewark, N. J. Illustrated – Published by Wm. A. Baker 1893
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1616 viewsPhoto from "Sightseeing in Newark, N. J. by John H. Dunnachie: 1926"
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1616 viewsPhoto from Matt Mondino February 8, 2011
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1614 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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1612 viewsPhoto from Matt Mondino February 8, 2011
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1611 viewsPhoto from Gonzalo Alberto
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1609 viewsNew York Times 1916
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19381608 views
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1607 viewsPostcard
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1606 viewsPhoto from Matt Mondino February 8, 2011
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1604 viewsPhoto from the Universal History Archive
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1604 viewsPhoto from the NPL
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The Passing of an Old Landmark Familiar to South End Dwellers1602 viewsNovember 5, 1905
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1847 map1601 views
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1600 viewsPostcard
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1873 Map1599 views
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With Teddy Roosevelt (standing in booth)1595 viewsPhoto from the NY Historical Society
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Identify More Newark Fire Victims1595 viewsNew York Times November 28, 1910
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Victims of the Newark Factory Fire1594 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910
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1592 viewsPhoto from Matt Mondino February 8, 2011
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1591 viewsNew York Times 1916
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19171590 viewsFrom "New York Times"
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2018 View1589 views
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Roseville Riding Academy1588 views
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The Frelinghuysen Home1586 viewsOctober 22, 1905
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1585 viewsPhoto from NNJM
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Camp Homestead, Which Once Stood on Broad Street, Near Lincoln Park1585 viewsJune 10, 1906
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1580 viewsPostcard
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Mulberry Street Looking North1580 viewsPhoto from NNJM
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1578 viewsPostcard
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19151578 views
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Frederick T. Frelinghuysen1573 views~1905
From "Views of Newark" Published by L. H. Nelson Company ~1905
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1572 viewsPhoto from Essex County Illustrated 1897
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Combination1572 views
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The Newark Disaster1572 viewsNew York Times November 28, 1910
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A Pretty Bit from Branch Brook Park1571 viewsMarch 4, 1906
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1570 viewsNew York Times 1916
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1570 viewsPhoto from NNJM
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Before the Fire1567 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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Phillip Kearny1565 views~1905
From "Views of Newark" Published by L. H. Nelson Company ~1905
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Noll Mansion1565 viewsWest Side of Sandford Avenue
Photo from Charles McGrath
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1565 viewsPhoto from Matt Mondino February 8, 2011
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Newark Fire Starts and Inquiry Here1565 viewsNew York Times November 30, 1910
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1564 viewsFrom Walter Perna
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1908 Map1563 views
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23 Die, 40 Hurt in Newark Fire1561 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910
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Italian Christian Endeaver1560 views
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19151555 viewsPhotos from "Comprehensive Plan of Newark 1915"
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Unknown #31551 viewsPhoto from Scientific American Building Monthly
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October 22, 19051549 views
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Grand Jury Sees Newark Fire Ruin1548 viewsNew York Times November 29, 1910
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1546 viewsNew York Times 1916
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19151544 viewsPhotos from "Comprehensive Plan of Newark 1915"
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Assistant Fire Chief James E. Van Houten1543 viewsPhoto from Angela Degennaro Lucas
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Broad Street1539 viewsPhoto shows the hike lead by "General" Rosalie Jones from New York to Washington, D.C. for the March 3, 1913 National American Woman Suffrage Association parade. Photo taken in Newark, New Jersey on Broad Street, just north of West Kinney Street, on February 12, 1913. Rosalie Jones is walking behind the first car. The church before City Hall is Grace Episcopal Church.

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Unveiling1538 viewsWilliam F. Cone Collection
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1537 viewsPostcard
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19261537 viewsPhoto from "Sightseeing in Newark, N. J. by John H. Dunnachie: 1926"
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Dame Newark's Greeting to Little Daisy Vailsburg1537 viewsMay 22, 1904
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Area today for Lydia Lindsley's House1536 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrath
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This Lyons Farms House was Old when the Revolutionary War Began1535 viewsNovember 19, 1905
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19641534 viewsCopyright photo from the Samuel Berg Collection at the Newark Public Library. To view the collection please visit their
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Camp Fire Girls1533 viewsNew York Times 1916
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1533 viewsPhoto from Carl Mydans
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1529 viewsNew York Times 1916
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View towards Springfield Avenue1527 viewsFrom "The Newark Lincoln" 1912
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Lydia Lindsley's House1526 viewsStuyvesant Avenue
Photo from Charles McGrath
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1892 Map1525 views74 Park Place
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1524 viewsPhoto from the LOC
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1524 viewsPhoto from the NJ Historical Society
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Site of Aaron Baldwin's Homestead1522 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrath
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Firemen Filling the Sword1521 viewsPhoto from Gordon Bond
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1873 Map1519 views
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1518 viewsPhoto from NY Historical Society
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1517 viewsTestimonial Dinner Tendered to Rev. Dr. William P. Hayes
July 1, 1943
Photo from James J.
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1516 viewsImage from Gonzalo Alberto
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1516 viewsNew York Times 1916
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Bi-Centennial of the First Landing of Germans in America1516 viewsDrawing from Harpers Weekly October 20, 1883
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1892 Map1515 views
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Closeup of Teddy Roosevelt at the unveiling ceremonies1512 views
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1508 viewsPhoto from NNJM
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1850's1502 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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1904 Map of Vailsburg1496 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrath
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1495 viewsNew York Times 1916
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1912 Berlin, Dresden & Frankfort Streets1493 views
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Annexation the Issue in Vailsburg1493 viewsJanuary 24, 1904
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18591492 views
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Unknown Street1491 viewsPhoto from LOC
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Aaron Baldwin's Homestead1491 views755 South Orange Avenue
Photo from Charles McGrath
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Joshua O. Baldwin's Homestead Today1491 viewsSoutheast corner of South Orange & Sanford Avenues
Photo from Charles McGrath
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Unveiling1486 viewsImage from Gonzalo Alberto
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Site of Aaron Baldwin's Homestead1485 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrath
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Lydia Lindsley's House 19361484 views
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1483 viewsHarper's New Monthly Magazine October 1876
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Unknown #11482 viewsPhoto from Scientific American Building Monthly October 1897
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19161478 viewsPhoto from Official Guide & Manual of the 250th Anniversary Celebration 1916
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The Baldwin Homestead1476 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrath
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Volkswagens being offloaded1476 views
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Patrick Campbell House1473 views
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Boy Scouts in front of City Hall1472 viewsNew York Times 1916
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Beam from Lydia Lindsley's House1469 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrath
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