Postcards

Abstract

This large and varied collection of Newark-related ephemera, publications, photographs and artifacts was amassed by Newark attorney and banker Donald Karp, a devotee of Newark history who played an active role in many aspects of the civic and cultural life of the city.

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The collection consists of 60 letters written by Frank Everett Martin, while stationed at Camp Dix, New Jersey, and Aignay-le-Due-Cote d'Or, France. The bulk of the letters are to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Martin, who resided at 125 South 11th Street, Newark. The collection also includes dog tags, boat passes, and 39 postcards with scenes of the occupation of, and destruction in, France.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of ca. 350 postcards, in two ring binders. All but one or two of the images are of Newark. Topics include street scenes, public buildings, commercial and industrial buildings, schools, hospitals, churches, theaters, parks, monuments, railroad and other stations, street scenes, and souvenir images. There are very few interiors (of restaurants, public buildings, etc.), views of private residences, or scenes featuring people. The Library does not have further information...

Scope and Contents The nineteen catalogued albums in this collection contain postcards of New Jersey towns collected by Mr. K. Landsberger of Verona. The cards are arranged geographically, with two albums devoted to Verona, two to West Orange, and smaller numbers representing other locales. One album, "Scrapbook 19 - Newark," contains over 200 postcards of Newark, arranged roughly by subject. Most of the cards date from the first two decades of the 20th century and most are photochrom (or photochrome) -- that...

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This scrapbook contains postcards of Newark paired with ads for local businesses and other entities.

Scope and Contents Cataloged Photos (onsite, c. 35,000 photos): searchable at http://catalog.npl.org:81/ -- the cataloged photos include photocopied or cut out paper photos, postcards (2 full file drawers) and photos in books but are mostly glossy photos.Posters: Posters are offsite and are also cataloged at http://catalog.npl.org under location code "Main NJ Ref Posters", call number "Poster" and Fiction Call Number "Poster"...

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This collection consists of images of postcards from c. 1916, placed with 2016 images of the same location.

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A collection of cards, mostly from Europe and the United States. Many vintage cards were collected beginning in 1900 to form a historic record. A Hollinger box of Information Files accompanies the collection.