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Nannette Manufacturing Co. Three large original photographs detailing New Jersey plant's work culture Philadelphia-based children's apparel company.
 [140826] (NEW JERSEY - CHILDREN’S APPERAL) [Nannette Mfg. Co.].
: , . [Glassboro, New Jersey, ca. 1951.] The Nannette Manufacturing Company was founded in 1921. It has been described as “one of the oldest and best-known [companies] in the children's apparel market.” Early on, the company capitalized on what Daniel Thomas Cook has referred to as the “commodification of childhood” by producing trademarked Shirley Temple dresses for the toddler range. Nannette closed around 1990, in part, possibly, as cheap overseas children's clothing entered the United States market. These factory images from 1951 were likely produced for a commemorative purpose. The first photograph, 19" x 11" shows an exterior view of the Nannette Mfg. Co. captioned as “Plant No. 3, Glassboro N.J.” The second photograph is 19" x 15" depicts an excellent interior view of the entire factory floor. The workers all appear to be women and are sitting at their sewing machines. This photo is captioned as the “Sewing Dept. Plant No. 3, Glassboro N.J. 1951.” The last photograph is 20" x 16" also shows the interior of the plant. It offers a closer view of workers at their machines. It is titled in the photograph: “Nannette Mfg. Co. Gloucester N.J. Plant No. 2.” All photographs are attached to a backing board, two are matted. The interior views are especially noteworthy for their perspective and execution. $200
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1881 unidentified diary and expense account book, belonging possibly to a member of the Closson family of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
[141368] (NEW JERSEY - DIARIES) [Franklin P. Closson ?].
[N.p.]: , [1881]. 7½ x 3¼ inches. Soft kid leather, all edges gilt. In very good condition, clean and legible. An unidentified handwritten diary and expense book that appears to have belonged to a farm laborer. An entry towards the end identifies a Franklin P. Closson and an Annie Closson. Franklin lived in Hunterdon County, New Jersey during the 1880's. There are various New Jersey references throughout to Lambertville and Ocean Grove. The entries are all in pencil and almost all of the pages are filled with some aspects of daily life, work notes and jottings of social activities, expenses, and purchases are also often recorded. A typical entry: “Father Browne and Hart, Mother Browne, Fannie and I attended church and made ice cream, had four chickens for dinner. Emma and Mother Hart remained at home on account of Anna's sickness....” $95
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1822 - Greenwich, New Jersey - Assistance Needed in Selecting Books for Pohataong Valley Sabbath School.
[140028] (NEW JERSEY - EDUCATION) [Greenwich, Warren County, New Jersey].
: , . [Greenwich, New Jersey Warren County, May 4th 1822. Original manuscript letter on irregular sheet of paper.] 2 pages. Stampless letter addressed from a Chapman Warner to a Mr. Ayres Stockley at No 85 Market Street at Janviers Warehouse. In part: "Very dear Sir. The bearer of this line is Mr. Jacob Melick a Superintendent of one of our Sabbath Schools. I introduce him to you to crave your assistance in selecting some books for the Pohataong Valley S.S.S. as we concluded you would be able to select such books as would be interesting to the learners [?]..." Short edge tear where original red wax seal was opened. Very good condition overall. $25
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 The Newark Lynching. Its Causes and Results. [Cover title]
[142057] (NEW JERSEY - LYNCHINGS - MOB) Wayne B. [idwell] Wheeler.
Westerville, Ohio: American Issue Publishing Co., [1910]. 32 pages. First Edition. 6 x 3 inches. Self wraps, stapled. Illus. with half tones from photographs. A very good copy with light cover wear. OCLC, [5]. An address concerning the sordid events of a riot that led to a police officer being lynched in lawless Newark, New Jersey in the early 20th century. Wayne B. Wheeler was the attorney of the Anti-Saloon League of America. He accuses the mayor of Newark of being complicit with the local saloon gang and the mob who happily lynched the officer. The officer was serving as an undercover prohibition liquor agent. The details of the event are vivid and Wheeler calls for “Militant Manhood” and for brave men to take a stand against the anarchy of lawlessness and liquor. $200
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Collection from Records Concerning Ancestry of Richard K. Betts and Anna Brooks. Comprising ...allied families BILES, BAKER, BURROUGHS, CARY, COOPER, FIELD, GUEST, HEAD, HUDSON, RICHARDSON, STEVENSON, STACKHOUSE, WHITEHEAD, WOOLSTON....
[140910] (NEW JERSEY - PENNSYLVANIA) John Brook Betts .
[Camden, New Jersey]: [Privately Printed], 1915. Pagination varies, approx. 110 pages. Unique? Typescript of manuscript (?) with pencil and ink manuscript annotations bound in green cloth; a home-made binding, gilt-lettered spine. The amateur binding has allowed some leaves to loosen, else a very good clean copy. Illustrated with original color drawings copied from various coats of arms; various photographs of photographs of daguerreotypes, tintypes, etc. John Brook Betts, the compiler, was a member of the Camden, New Jersey bar and a Philadelphia developer. He was also a member of Philadelphia's Carpenter Company and a Civil War veteran. The genealogy of the following families, and many others are within: Biles, Baker, Burroughs, Cary, Cooper, Field, Guest, Head, Hudson, Richardson, Stevenson, Stackhouse, Whitehead, Woolston, etc. No locations for any efforts by John Brook Betts on OCLC. $125
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1872-1887 Common Council of Fieldsboro, Burlington County, New Jersey. Manuscript notebook of council chamber minutes and activities.
[141089] (NEW JERSEY - STREET LIGHTING) [Alex Laird, H.R. Carter, et. al.].
: , . [Fieldsboro, Burlington County, New Jersey: Various dates, 1872-1887.] Quarto, approx. 200 filled manuscript pages; first eighteen or so pages covered with old newspaper clippings, evidence of removal of approx. 20 pages at end. This manuscript notebook has leather backstrip and corners, and marbled sides. It is filled with fifteen years of local town government for Fieldsboro, New Jersey as recorded by different clerks in varying hands. The notebook is worn. The binding is broken. The front cover is detached, but within the pages are, in the main, securely bound, consecutive, and date-sequential. What is quite interesting about this particular notebook is how well it documents the community's overwhelming desire to be constantly involved with the installation, upkeep and uses of street and town lighting, apparently an on-going theme for the local office holders. The establishment of a Lamp Committee goes through all of the details of the pricing, specs, and placement of the lights and their various uses. As well, the council seems quite preoccupied, year in and year out, with discussing the street lighting, uses of the lighting, costs for their oil, wicks, and chimneys, payment to lamp-lighters, etc. Even a local organization, the nativist-oriented Order of the United American Mechanics, became involved by requesting city lighting for a night-time festival. One would infer that local officials felt that having a well-lit town in the late 19th century made for better publicity then the upkeeps of its streets. Other entries in the notebook detail the organization of finance, health, printing and street committees; property lines and disputes; fines for selling porter and ale without a license; payments for local printers for printing, books, and creating the borough's seal; appointments of judges collectors, bondsmen, and other public offices; motions to build a pound and a lock-up, etc. Also there are various lists of numerous individuals and their respective public offices with numerous pages filled with accounting and expenses billed to the town and/or pertaining to its upkeep. $250
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Wildwood, Cape May, New Jersey. Small collection of correspondence concerning real estate transactions ca. 1905-1924.
[140856] (NEW JERSEY - WILDWOOD & CAPE MAY) Henry H. Ottens John A. Ackley et. al.
: , . [Various, ca. 1905-1924.] Nineteen miscellaneous items comprising of letters, a printed circular, real estate notes and/or graphically illustrated letterheads concerning property sales in Wildwood and Cape May, New Jersey. The majority of this material concerns Wildwood, some of the most interesting being a letter from Henry H. Ottens (“The Largest Individual Property Owner on the Island”) to real estate auctioneer, John A. Ackley. The material was presumably from the office records of Ackley. Condition ranges from good to very good. A further description of this material is available upon request. $100
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 Wildwood by the Sea 1909.
[140996] (NEW JERSEY - WILDWOOD BY THE SEA) [Board of Trade of Wildwood] .
: , . [Philadelphia: Press of A.M. Slocum for the Board of Trade of Wildwood, New Jersey, 1909.] [12] pages. First Edition? Illustrated promotional booklet, wraps. 9" x 3¾" Narrow Octavo. This edition not on OCLC. Inconspicuous crease to cover else a fine copy. Handsome designs to covers which are printed in black, a sky blue and a metallic gold with various insets of half-tones from photographs of beach-goers, boating and auto enthusiasts. Inside, are a great many more such illustrations that depict auto races upon Central Avenue, a floral boat launching on May Day, town views and homes, boat landings and the like. The booklet proclaims that “Wildwood is celebrated for its groves and flowers and the incomparable excellence of its surf bathing...” $100
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 A Voice from the Breakers. Special Wildwood Crest Edition. Compliments of Baker Brothers Founders of Wildwood and Wildwood Crest. [Cover title]
[140840] (NEW JERSEY - WILDWOOD CREST) [A.C. Graw] .
: , . [Haddonfield? New Jersey] 1908. 34 pages. First Edition? Pictorial wraps. Covers with soil; mild center crease to cover and pages; close to being a very good example. This item is identified as being an issue of “New Jersey Resorts and Realty, An Illustrated Magazine, Having for its Object the Advancement of the Seashore and Suburban Resorts of New Jersey.” Likely, this effort is simply clever promotional savvy. The “articles” within are extensively illustrated with half-tones from photographs (some with contemporary pencil annotations beneath) showing an excellent variety of local sea resort life, architecture, important residences and social venues and local advertisements. OCLC locates neither this title nor this purported realty magazine. $200
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Crest Questions and Answers. Wildwood Crest. Fourth and Last Premium Sale 1909. [inside flap] For Best Hotel, Store and Residence Locations See or Write Baker Brothers Founders of Wildwood and Wildwood Crest... [cover title]
[141443] (NEW JERSEY - WILDWOOD CREST) [Alfred M. Slocum].
: , . [Philadelphia: Alfred M. Slocum for Baker Brothers, Founders of Wildwood and Wildwood Crest, nd., ca. 1909]. [1-2, folding panoramas], [10] pages. Booklet, wraps, stapled. 7¼ x 4½ inches. Mustard yellow covers with green lettering, front folding flap unfolds to proclaim: “Wildwood Crest stands triumphant upon the place where, three years ago, silence and emptiness prevailed. It is the product of the fairest and most far-sighted system of development ever applied to the making of a modern resort community.” A folding three-paneled panorama shows two landscape illustrations of lots to be sold; verso of this panorama depicts illustrations of the lots and established residences. The plans of the sale are boldly printed, and additional numerous residences are shown with views from Pacific Avenue, Lotus Road, Primrose Road and the Marion Apartments. $125
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