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Crowded Pier

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Description: Elevated view of adults and children wearing bathing costumes standing on a wooden dock crowded with several varieties of boats. People are swimming in the...
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The Loraine Hotel

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Description: Men and women stand on the sidewalk in front of the Loraine Hotel near a parked automobile. One of the men holds a pennant reading, "Ocean City Teachers We...
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The Shore Hotel

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Description: View toward the Shore Hotel from across the intersection at 34th Street and Central Avenue. A double staircase leads to the second-story porch where three ...
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The Ocean House Hotel

Date: 1878
Description: Elevated view of the Ocean House hotel with men, women, and children posing in front of it. Another group of people are standing on the third story balcony...
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Fishing On The Pier

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Description: People fish from a wooden pier.
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Fishermen Showing Their Catch On Ocean Avenue

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Description: Fishermen show off their catch on Ocean Avenue in Manasquan Beach. Several dwellings and buildings, a road, automobiles, power lines, and a flag pole are ...
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Railroad Station

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Description: Elevated view of a railroad station at Beaver Lake. Men gather in front of the station on the left where horses and carriages are parked. Signs on the stat...
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Bernegat Lighthouse

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Description: Barnegat Lighthouse was built in 1854 by the U.S. government. Oil-powered lights were originally installed in 1856 but were replaced by electric lights in ...
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Large City Bridge

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Description: View uphill toward an automobile and a horse-drawn carriage driving down a city bridge while men and women are walking along the sidewalk on the right. Bui...
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Morris Canal Aqueduct

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Description: View of the Morris Canal Aqueduct, with a wooden walkway bridge beside it on the left.
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Lake Scene

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Description: Lake scene with children in a rowboat near the Rock Ridge Mountains and Lake. Caption reads: "Rockridge Mountains and Lake, Denville, N.J."
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West Side Cove on Beaver Lake

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Description: View of a family boating in the west side cove on Beaver Lake.
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City View

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Description: Elevated view of the city with a river in the foreground.
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Main Avenue

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Description: View down Main Avenue, a downtown business district. On the left corner of the avenue stands the Service Trust Company, built in 1925. Men and women cross ...
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Public School House in a Country Setting

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Description: View of a small public school house in a country setting. A dirt road leads past a stream and a wooden bridge toward the school house.
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Post Office and Johnson's Store

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Description: View of the post office and Johnson's Store, located in a rural setting. A man carries goods in a horse-drawn wagon. Published by E. Vosseller Stationer.
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The Brower House

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Description: View of The Brower House, a country style inn established by Charles Chauncey Brower on Railroad Avenue. Published by V. Bacon.
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Engleside Avenue and Panorama of Ocean

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Description: Elevated view of Engleside Avenue leading to the ocean. Automobiles drive in the street near dwellings.
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Railroad Avenue

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Description: View down Railroad Avenue, a curving country road lined with inns. The Brower House, established by Charles Chauncey Brower, is visible in the foreground ...
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Narrow Town Street Scene

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Description: Pedestrians pass parked cars along a narrow dirt road lined with shops.

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