My father worked for the Electrical Bureau in Camden for 30 years, from approximately 1973 (I think) to when he retired in 2004. He has since passed and I have been maintaining his website on his behalf, until which time it makes sense not to. Here are a gallery of his photos which he has either collected or taken.
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City Asked to Provide Increment
Camden Courier-Post – January 8, 1966 A $1,000 increment for all non-uniformed employes over a three-year period is part of a package proposal to be presented to Mayor Alfred R. Pierce Monday. Joseph Yacovelli, president of Council 10, the employes’ civil service organization [including the City’s Electrical Bureau—ed.]; and Charles DiBartolomeo, chairman of the negotiating…
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79% of Box Fire Alarms False
Camden Courier-Post – December 19, 1964 Worst Time Is When School’s Out, Taverns Close By Joseph R. McCarthy, Courier-Post Staff More than 79 per cent of fire alarms reported in Camden through boxes since Jan. 1 were false, according to a statement today by Acting Fire Chief Edward Michalak. Until noon Dec. 14, 3,040 alarms…
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House of Hazards by Fairview Girl Scouts
Camden Courier-Post – October 12, 1964 On Thursday evening, October 15th, Fairview Girl Scouts, their parents, friends and neighbors, will be treated to a unique production in the interests of fire prevention. Chief Fire Marshal George Baxter, will personally present “The Camden House of Hazards”; an unusual demonstration designed and executed by the City of…
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Broadway to Glitter with Yuletide Lights
Camden Courier-Post – November 27, 1963 Camden’s Broadway will burst into a red, green and yellow explosion of lights at 5 p.m. Friday as it prepares to welcome Santa Claus. The Chritmas [sic] lighting display, stretching over two miles and burning 61,000 watts of electricity, has been heralded by the Camden Business Improvement Association as…
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City Bureau in 2 Groups
Camden Courier-Post – June 20, 1962 The 24 civilian employes who make up the city’s communications bureau have been divided into two groups, both responsible to Col. Edwin A. Bedell, acting director of public safety. The 18 civilians whose duties are connected with police and fire communications will come under immediate jurisdiction of Bedell, according…
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New Schedule Set for Tests of Air Raid Sirens
Camden Courier-Post – June 18, 1962 When the air raid sirens sound at noon June 26 in Camden, don’t panic. It’s not an atomic attack. It’s just the start of a new schedule for testing the city’s air raid sirens, Rev. J. Allen Nimmo, Camden Civil Defense coordinator, said today. Starting June 26 the sirens…
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