Newark's History & Areas

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1010 viewsPhoto from "Sightseeing in Newark, N. J. by John H. Dunnachie: 1926"Feb 17, 2018
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Unknown Year935 viewsFeb 17, 2018
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759 viewsPostcard
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1912 Berlin, Dresden & Frankfort Streets946 viewsFeb 11, 2018
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For Sale Flyer1036 viewsFeb 11, 2018
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Disastrous Fire in New American Shipyard1199 viewsFeb 10, 2018
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Home on Left - 1916798 viewsPhoto from "The Newarker"Feb 09, 2018
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1915949 viewsPhotos from "Comprehensive Plan of Newark 1915"Feb 08, 2018
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1915935 viewsPhotos from "Comprehensive Plan of Newark 1915"Feb 08, 2018
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1913864 viewsPhoto from City Planning for Newark 1913Feb 07, 2018
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1913893 viewsPhoto from City Planning for Newark 1913Feb 07, 2018
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717 viewsPhoto from the WPAFeb 07, 2018
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Brick City762 viewsFeb 06, 2018
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881 viewsPostcardFeb 03, 2018
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815 viewsFrom Walter PernaJan 31, 2018
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From a French Magazine958 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesJan 30, 2018
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Factory Owners Guilty in Newark Fire937 views1918 Municipal Journal
From Gonzalo Alberto
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September 18, 1918 New York Times930 viewsJan 29, 2018
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851 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesJan 29, 2018
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1439 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesJan 29, 2018
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763 viewsPostcardJan 28, 2018
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854 viewsPhoto from the NPLJan 28, 2018
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683 viewsPostcardJan 17, 2018
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1001 viewsPhoto from Gregory SereicoJan 17, 2018
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929 viewsPhoto from "New Jersey; Life, Industries and Resources of a Great State:1926"Jan 14, 2018
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Assistant Fire Chief James E. Van Houten937 viewsPhoto from Angela Degennaro LucasJan 05, 2018
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Fire Chief Edward Durando809 viewsPhoto from Angela Degennaro LucasJan 05, 2018
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Alexander Maybaum812 viewsJan 05, 2018
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Vailsburg Borough Hall1004 viewsSouth Orange Avenue & Munn Avenue
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Area today for Lydia Lindsley's House938 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrathJan 05, 2018
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Lydia Lindsley's House922 viewsStuyvesant Avenue
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Beam from Lydia Lindsley's House865 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrathJan 05, 2018
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Lydia Lindsley's House 1936866 viewsJan 05, 2018
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1904 Map of Vailsburg863 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrathJan 05, 2018
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Noll Mansion941 viewsWest Side of Sandford Avenue
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Patrick Campbell House888 viewsJan 05, 2018
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Joshua O. Baldwin's Homestead Today868 viewsSoutheast corner of South Orange & Sanford Avenues
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Aaron Baldwin's Homestead905 views755 South Orange Avenue
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Site of Aaron Baldwin's Homestead944 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrathJan 05, 2018
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Site of Aaron Baldwin's Homestead879 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrathJan 05, 2018
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The Baldwin Homestead848 viewsPhoto from Charles McGrathJan 05, 2018
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Vailsburg--The Place Robert Treat Really Sought750 viewsMarch 19, 1916Jan 05, 2018
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Woman Arrested While Denouncing Suffragists843 viewsOctober 27, 1912Jan 04, 2018
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Junior Suffragists Working for the Cause1700 viewsAugust 31, 1913Jan 04, 2018
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Mrs. John Rodgers Jr. addressing a crowd of voters in Military Park790 viewsJan 04, 2018
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886 viewsPhoto from the LOCJan 02, 2018
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855 viewsPhoto from Essex County Illustrated 1897Dec 29, 2017
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858 viewsPhoto from Essex County Illustrated 1897Dec 27, 2017
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1366 viewsThis photo was taken around 1897 and most likely from the roof of Feigenspan's Brewery on Freeman Street. The view is to the west northwest. The large chimney in the center of the photo is from the P. Reilly & Sons Tannery which was located between Providence & Lexington Streets. The factory area extended from the Morris Canal south almost to Bowery Street (Fleming Avenue) which would be the middle of the photograph, left to right. The first street from the bottom running L to R is Oxford Street.

Photo from Essex County Illustrated 1897
Dec 27, 2017
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841 viewsPhoto from Essex County Illustrated 1897Dec 27, 2017
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850 viewsPhoto from Carl MydansDec 23, 2017
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811 viewsPhoto from the Universal History ArchiveDec 22, 2017
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765 viewsPhoto from Carl MydansDec 22, 2017
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829 viewsPhoto from the Sunday CallDec 19, 2017
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Jackie Robinson760 viewsJackie Robinson shows his son and the son of Roy Campanella the statue of Abraham Lincoln that stands outside the Essex County Courthouse in Newark, New Jersey in February of 1951.

Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics
Dec 15, 2017
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Broad Street939 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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Unknown Street843 viewsPhoto from LOCDec 12, 2017
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854 viewsPhoto from NNJMDec 09, 2017
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A Hot Day in the Tenement Districts963 views1908Nov 08, 2017
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A "Little Mother" Helping Baby to a Drink926 views1908Nov 08, 2017
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1970s943 viewsAug 12, 2017
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850 viewsPhoto from the New York TimesMay 11, 2017
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19461456 viewsApr 14, 2017
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1067 viewsPostcardFeb 15, 2017
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1054 viewsHarper's New Monthly Magazine October 1876Jan 19, 2017
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734 viewsHarper's New Monthly Magazine October 1876Jan 19, 2017
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893 viewsHarper's New Monthly Magazine October 1876Jan 19, 2017
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965 viewsHarper's New Monthly Magazine October 1876Jan 19, 2017
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883 viewsHarper's New Monthly Magazine October 1876Jan 19, 2017
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916 viewsHarper's New Monthly Magazine October 1876Jan 19, 2017
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1926990 viewsPhoto from "Sightseeing in Newark, N. J. by John H. Dunnachie: 1926"Jan 16, 2017
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1926891 viewsPhoto from "Sightseeing in Newark, N. J. by John H. Dunnachie: 1926"Jan 16, 2017
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An Old Newark Mansion910 viewsAugust 31, 1909Jan 04, 2017
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The Old Meeker Homestead in Potpie Lane874 views1909Dec 29, 2016
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The Old Meeker Homestead in Potpie Lane903 views1909Dec 29, 2016
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First Model of Lincoln Statue837 views1909Dec 28, 2016
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1110 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesDec 27, 2016
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1148 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesDec 27, 2016
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1070 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesDec 27, 2016
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1115 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesDec 27, 2016
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1043 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesDec 27, 2016
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1009 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesDec 27, 2016
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1033 viewsPhoto from Alberto ValdesDec 27, 2016
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Hold Memorials for Fire Victims955 views1911Dec 27, 2016
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First Troop will Escort President921 views1912Nov 30, 2016
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Unveiling of Washington Statue Next Saturday Afternoon912 viewsOctober 27, 1912Nov 30, 2016
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Iron Railing Prevents Automobile from Crashing Down Flight of Steps1328 views1914Nov 24, 2016
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