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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Ca. 1880'S THE CHAMBERSBURG BEFORE THE ITALIAN IMMIGRATION

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It took me the better part of 2 hours to stitch this incredible graphic together from a very rare and quite huge and VERY DELICATE wall ma...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

1916: The SWAMP ANGEL NEIGHBORHOOD AS IT LOOKED IN 1916

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My friends from Camp Olden Civil War Round Table will enjoy these graphics that how an R.C. Maxwell photograph showing the intersection...
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1912: HAMILTON TERRACE FROM THE "NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT" FOLDER

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Years ago I created a "NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT folder in the Hamilton Township Public Library digital Local History Database. Her...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

1966: A BREATHTAKING VIEW OF "JUNIOR 4;" AKA GRACE DUNN MIDDLE SCHOOL

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We should pay full attention to these BEAUTIFUL examples of QUALITY architecture and do all in our power to see that they do not deteriora...
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1936: A :"ZOOM IN" EXTRACT SHOWING A VIBRANT STATE AND BROAD ST.

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That sign  on the right was the shop of Mr. Leonard Goldenbaum who was the photographer who took the wedding photos of my dear Judy a...
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

1944: RC. Maxwell's Trenton State and Warren Streets

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These will be the final R.C. Maxwell graphics that I will be posting on Facebook, I am going to post these R.C. Maxwell Trenton area ph...

1941: TAKE A WALK TO PETE LORENZO'S STEAK HOUSE ON A BRIGHT AND SUNNY SEPTEMBER DAY

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These R.C. Maxwell photos are showing up in proliferation on Facebook and most of them are dark and in need of tweaking in order to make ...
Friday, September 15, 2017

1936: A SPLENDID VIEW OF PERRY STREET AT NO..WARREN

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What an exciting photo! Herewith an extract from the Duke Library R.C. Maxwell Collection showing the view just in front of St. Mary's...
Thursday, September 14, 2017

1897: TRENTON LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE SPIRE AT ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL

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In 1897, the Daily State Gazette published a 16 page full size supplement entitled "189b INDUSTRIAL EDITION," and it is now well...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017

1921: AMERICAN-ITALIANS aka ITALIAN-AMERICANS: A WELL DESERVED HERITAGE

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I spent over an hour piecing this graphic together in order to allow for comfortable reading. The original was on the front page of the Tr...
Thursday, August 24, 2017

1915: FAMOUS HOSTELERIES IN TRENTON'S HISTORIC PAST

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One subject dear to my heart and at the same time a very fascinating study lies in the history of Trenton's hotels, inns and stage coa...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

TRENTON'S CITY HALL - AN HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL TREASURE

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 The above Duke University R.C. Maxwell Trenton collection is a cut and past of a circa 1923 view of State and Broad as it looked back in ...
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Saturday, July 22, 2017

1952: MY THS CLASS OF 1952 FRIENDS ARE HAVING A REUNION!

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1952: It was a very good year! Trenton High's class of 1952 will be hosting their 65th reunion and here is the announceme...
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Thursday, July 13, 2017

1947: WEST STATE STREET APPROACHING BROAD

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Another high definition view of downtown Trenton as it was in 1947. To we old timers, the store signs in view bring some very pleasant m...
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

1930' and 1940's "Golden Agers" will remember this very fondly!

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From my Hamilton High Class of 1951 classmate, Bob Shinkle. This treasure from the past when good grooming was a clean shave. As you ca...