Newark's History & Areas

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18931618 viewsNewark, N. J. Illustrated – Published by Wm. A. Baker 1893
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Vailsburg Borough Hall1616 viewsSouth Orange Avenue & Munn Avenue
Photo from Charles McGrath
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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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1610 viewsPhoto from Gonzalo Alberto
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1610 viewsPhoto from Matt Mondino February 8, 2011
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1609 viewsNew York Times 1916
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1609 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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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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1603 viewsPhoto from the Universal History Archive
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1599 viewsPhoto from the NPL
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The Passing of an Old Landmark Familiar to South End Dwellers1599 viewsNovember 5, 1905
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1847 map1597 views
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1873 Map1596 views
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1595 viewsPostcard
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Identify More Newark Fire Victims1595 viewsNew York Times November 28, 1910
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With Teddy Roosevelt (standing in booth)1594 viewsPhoto from the NY Historical Society
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Victims of the Newark Factory Fire1592 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910
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1591 viewsPhoto from Matt Mondino February 8, 2011
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1590 viewsNew York Times 1916
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19171588 viewsFrom "New York Times"
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Roseville Riding Academy1587 views
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2018 View1586 views
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1585 viewsPhoto from NNJM
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The Frelinghuysen Home1584 viewsOctober 22, 1905
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Camp Homestead, Which Once Stood on Broad Street, Near Lincoln Park1581 viewsJune 10, 1906
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Mulberry Street Looking North1580 viewsPhoto from NNJM
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1579 viewsPostcard
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19151578 views
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The Newark Disaster1572 viewsNew York Times November 28, 1910
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Frederick T. Frelinghuysen1571 views~1905
From "Views of Newark" Published by L. H. Nelson Company ~1905
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1571 viewsPhoto from Essex County Illustrated 1897
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1570 viewsNew York Times 1916
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A Pretty Bit from Branch Brook Park1570 viewsMarch 4, 1906
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1569 viewsPhoto from NNJM
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Combination1569 views
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Before the Fire1567 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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Newark Fire Starts and Inquiry Here1565 viewsNew York Times November 30, 1910
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Noll Mansion1564 viewsWest Side of Sandford Avenue
Photo from Charles McGrath
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1564 viewsPhoto from Matt Mondino February 8, 2011
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Phillip Kearny1563 views~1905
From "Views of Newark" Published by L. H. Nelson Company ~1905
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1563 viewsFrom Walter Perna
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1908 Map1562 views
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23 Die, 40 Hurt in Newark Fire1561 viewsNew York Times November 27, 1910
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Italian Christian Endeaver1556 views
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19151554 viewsPhotos from "Comprehensive Plan of Newark 1915"
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Grand Jury Sees Newark Fire Ruin1548 viewsNew York Times November 29, 1910
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Unknown #31548 viewsPhoto from Scientific American Building Monthly
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October 22, 19051547 views
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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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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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Assistant Fire Chief James E. Van Houten1539 viewsPhoto from Angela Degennaro Lucas
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19261537 viewsPhoto from "Sightseeing in Newark, N. J. by John H. Dunnachie: 1926"
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1536 viewsPostcard
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Unveiling1535 viewsWilliam F. Cone Collection
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This Lyons Farms House was Old when the Revolutionary War Began1534 viewsNovember 19, 1905
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Dame Newark's Greeting to Little Daisy Vailsburg1534 viewsMay 22, 1904
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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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Area today for Lydia Lindsley's House1533 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrath
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Camp Fire Girls1532 viewsNew York Times 1916
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1532 viewsPhoto from Carl Mydans
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1529 viewsNew York Times 1916
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View towards Springfield Avenue1526 viewsFrom "The Newark Lincoln" 1912
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Lydia Lindsley's House1524 viewsStuyvesant Avenue
Photo from Charles McGrath
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1523 viewsPhoto from the NJ Historical Society
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Site of Aaron Baldwin's Homestead1521 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrath
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Firemen Filling the Sword1521 viewsPhoto from Gordon Bond
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1892 Map1521 views74 Park Place
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1520 viewsPhoto from the LOC
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1518 viewsPhoto from NY Historical Society
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1873 Map1518 views
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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 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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1514 viewsImage from Gonzalo Alberto
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1892 Map1513 views
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Closeup of Teddy Roosevelt at the unveiling ceremonies1511 views
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1508 viewsPhoto from NNJM
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1850's1499 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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1495 viewsNew York Times 1916
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1904 Map of Vailsburg1494 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrath
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1912 Berlin, Dresden & Frankfort Streets1492 views
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Unknown Street1491 viewsPhoto from LOC
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18591490 views
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Aaron Baldwin's Homestead1488 views755 South Orange Avenue
Photo from Charles McGrath
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Joshua O. Baldwin's Homestead Today1488 viewsSoutheast corner of South Orange & Sanford Avenues
Photo from Charles McGrath
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Annexation the Issue in Vailsburg1488 viewsJanuary 24, 1904
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Unveiling1484 viewsImage from Gonzalo Alberto
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Lydia Lindsley's House 19361484 views
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1482 viewsHarper's New Monthly Magazine October 1876
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Site of Aaron Baldwin's Homestead1481 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrath
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Unknown #11481 viewsPhoto from Scientific American Building Monthly October 1897
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19161477 viewsPhoto from Official Guide & Manual of the 250th Anniversary Celebration 1916
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Volkswagens being offloaded1476 views
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The Baldwin Homestead1474 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrath
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Patrick Campbell House1472 views
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Boy Scouts in front of City Hall1471 viewsNew York Times 1916
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1468 viewsPostcard
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