The Conley Family of Camden, NJ

By Camden NJ History
· Updated · 4 min read · Historical Accounts

These pictures were found among the papers of Edward Patterson, an Army veteran who died alone in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, a few years before this account was written in 2009. His mother was a Conley, and most of the pictures appear to show her, her parents and various Conley cousins. Almost all of them lacked names on the back, so most of the people pictured have not been identified. The photos were taken mostly between the late 1890s and 1960; a few are more recent, perhaps around 1980.

The Conley family was in Camden by the late 1890s, and they were among the first families to move to the new homes in Yorkship Village when it was built during World War I. They remained a presence there for many years thereafter. The Conleys have served Camden as members of the police department and in other aspects of civic life in the city.

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Family Photographs

The Conley Family

Two women in print dresses standing arm in arm in front of a large shingled house.
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A person in a light shirt holding a baby in a front yard, with two people seated on a porch behind.
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The Conley Family

Studio portrait of two girls and a boy seated together in front of a painted backdrop.
The Conley Family

Photographer’s imprint on the mount: D. H. Terry, Amherstburg and Kingsville, Ontario.

Photographer's imprint reading D. H. Terry, Amherstburg and Kingsville, Ontario.
Photographer’s imprint on the mount: D. H. Terry, Amherstburg and Kingsville, Ontario.
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D. H. Terry Amherstburg & Kingsville ONTARIO

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Studio portrait of a young woman in a wide-brimmed hat, dark jacket and bow.
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The Conley Family

Young woman in a feathered hat and fur collar seated beside a small black dog.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Two men in work uniforms standing in front of a large military tent.
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The Conley Family

An elderly woman in a shawl seated in a chair beside porch doors.
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The Conley Family

A girl and a young woman posing on a porch with lattice and a wooden railing.
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The Conley Family

A young woman seated in a wicker chair in front of a lattice backdrop.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Full-length studio portrait of a woman in a long dress, hat and long gloves.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A woman in a heavy coat standing beside a wicker baby carriage with a baby, a barber pole behind.
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The Conley Family

A woman pushing a wicker baby carriage along a brick building with a barber pole.
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The Conley Family

Two men in caps and a woman seated on the front of an open bus signed To Zoo and Diversey Beaches.
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TO ZOO & DIVERSEY BEACHES 5¢

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An elderly man with a full white beard standing outdoors with a hand on his hip.
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The Conley Family

Three women in dark coats standing behind a wicker baby carriage with a baby.
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The Conley Family

A girl in a skirt and sweater standing on a wooden step in front of a screen door.
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The Conley Family

A man and woman posed in a studio mock automobile in front of a painted landscape.
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A man standing behind three girls seated on a bench in front of a painted garden backdrop.
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The Conley Family

Oval studio portrait of two young women on a card mount.
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The Conley Family

Close studio portrait of two young women in lace-trimmed blouses.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Two men and two women standing together on a tree-lined street.
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The Conley Family

A formal group portrait of children in white with a priest seated in the center.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A young mother with a baby and toddler at a holiday dinner table with candles and small flags.
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The Conley Family

Guests seated along a banquet head table with candles, flowers and a trophy.
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The Conley Family

A woman in a floral dress and hat standing beside a door marked United Air Lines.
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UNITED AIR LINES

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A man in a three-piece suit holding his hat, standing on a lawn.
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The Conley Family

Studio portrait of a seated woman in a satin dress with a girl in a large hair bow.
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The Conley Family

Studio portrait of a woman standing beside a seated man in a suit.
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The Conley Family

A toddler in a stroller on a beach near the surf.
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The Conley Family

A small girl in a white dress and a boy in a suit standing in a garden.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Two young women seated on porch steps holding a baby in front of a door.
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The Conley Family

Oval tintype of two women and two men in hats mounted on a decorated card.
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Close view of a tintype portrait of two women and two men in large hats.
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The Conley Family

A woman in a straw hat sitting on grass in a dress.
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The Conley Family

A woman in a white dress and cloche hat sitting in a rocking chair on a porch.
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The Conley Family

Two women in swimsuits holding trophies in front of curtains.
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The Conley Family

An older woman and a younger woman standing arm in arm on a boardwalk.
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The Conley Family

Two girls in white dresses and hats seated on a bench in front of brick apartment buildings.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A young woman in a ruffled dark dress and headband posing against a tree.
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The Conley Family

A young woman in a dark cap and dress with a plaid skirt hand on hip beside a tree.
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The Conley Family

A girl in a white dress standing on a lawn in front of brick row houses.
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The Conley Family

A young woman in a dark dress posing against a split tree trunk in a field.
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Two young women seated on the front fender of an old bus.
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A woman in a swimsuit and cap holding a life ring on a beach next to a rowboat.
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The Conley Family

A young woman in a swimsuit and cap standing barefoot on a horizontal wooden beam among old pilings.
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The Conley Family

Four young women sitting together on a split-rail fence.
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The Conley Family

A color photo of three people seated at a dinner table with candles.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Two women seated close together on a patterned couch in a green-walled room.
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The Conley Family

A small child in a stroller on the beach near the waves.
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The Conley Family

A man in a light suit leaning on a boardwalk railing above a crowded beach.
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VIS EL PRODUCT [illegible]

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A couple with four children seated on a patterned sofa.
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The Conley Family

Three smiling boys sitting on the bumper of an old car.
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The Conley Family

Two men in suits standing in front of a brick house porch.
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The Conley Family

A woman and a toddler sitting on a lawn, with a man in a dark suit standing behind them in front of a plank fence.
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The Conley Family

Studio portrait of a young man in a suit and bow tie in front of a painted backdrop.
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The Conley Family

An oval portrait of a smiling woman set in an embossed frame.
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The Conley Family

Oval portrait of an older man in a suit with a torn patch over one cheek.
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The Conley Family

Oval cabinet card portrait of two young women with a photographer's name at the lower right.
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D. H. Terry [illegible]

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Enlarged oval portrait of two young women in high-collared blouses.
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The Conley Family

An elderly woman seated on a porch with her hand at her chin.
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The Conley Family

A woman pushing a wicker baby carriage along a brick wall with a barber pole.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Two young women in long coats and cloche hats posing in front of a brick house.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Two young women seated on stone porch steps, one with an arm around the other.
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The Conley Family

A woman with her hand on her hip standing on a lawn among trees.
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The Conley Family

A woman holding a baby in front of a brick house and a hanging shop sign.
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FAIRVIEW TAILORING CO.

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Close view of a woman holding a baby beside a brick building with a Fairview Tailoring sign.
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FAIRVIEW TAILORING CO.

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A smiling man with a hand raised to his head and a woman in a light dress stand together under large trees.
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The Conley Family

A group of men and a woman in front of a giant tree trunk, one man holding a knife.
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The Conley Family

Portrait of a woman with glasses and curly dark hair in a dark blouse with a brooch.
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The Conley Family

An elderly woman in glasses reading in a bedroom with iron beds.
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The Conley Family

Two women with two toddlers seated together on a brick porch.
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The Conley Family

A young woman in a cloche hat and belted blouse standing in a yard in front of a white house.
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The Conley Family

A woman and a teenage boy holding a toddler between them beside parked cars.
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The Conley Family

Close view of a smiling woman and a boy holding a toddler.
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The Conley Family

Two women seated in a painted prop automobile before a painted landscape.
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The Conley Family

A woman seated behind an ornate iron porch railing.
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The Conley Family

A woman in a hat looking over a tall sloped metal panel.
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The Conley Family

A girl peeking out from behind a leafy bush beside a brick house.
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A woman in a white dress sitting on a park bench beside a tree.
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The Conley Family

Two young women in dark bathing suits with white belts embracing on a beach.
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The Conley Family

Two women standing together in front of a large spruce tree.
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The Conley Family

A woman in a cloche hat seated in a rocking chair on a boardwalk.
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The Conley Family

Two young women in swimsuits sitting on a crowded beach.
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The Conley Family

A family group of adults and children posed behind a set dining table.
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The Conley Family

A woman in a hat and long dress sitting on a wooden pier rail over the water.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A child in a dark winter coat, mittens and hat standing in snow.
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The Conley Family

An older woman in a polka-dot dress and a small girl standing on a lawn in front of a house.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Two young women in dark dresses standing arm in arm in front of a wooden fence.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Portrait of a smiling boy in a plaid shirt.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Portrait of a woman in a dark cloche hat and fur-collared coat with a corsage.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Three young women in dark dresses standing together before a porch railing.
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The Conley Family

A woman in a belted dress pushes a wooden-handled, iron-wheeled implement through tall grass with a baby seated in its frame.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Portrait of an older man in a tweed jacket and tie.
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The Conley Family

Photo-booth style portrait of a young woman with a ribbon in her hair.
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The Conley Family

Close portrait of a balding man in an open-collared shirt.
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The Conley Family

A large family group posed behind a dining table with candles and place settings.
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The Conley Family

A smiling woman seated at a table with four children and a teenage boy.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A man in a straw hat standing in a vegetable garden behind a brick house.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Two women in hats and fur-trimmed coats posing in front of a studio backdrop.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A woman and a toddler boy with a baby sitting on stone steps beside a flowering shrub.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A man in short sleeves and slacks standing in a yard in front of tall shrubs.
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The Conley Family

Two arched portraits of a man in glasses and a woman in a large straw hat on a lavender mount.
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The Conley Family

Close view of a mount with arched portraits of a man and a woman in a large straw hat.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A mount with four small arched portraits of the same young woman in different poses.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Four small arched portraits of the same young woman in a dark dress.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Four arched portraits of a young woman in different poses on a dark mount.
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The Conley Family

A small child in a light coat and cap standing in a backyard before a wooden fence.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A woman seated on porch steps holding a baby with a small boy beside her.
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The Conley Family

A woman dancing with a priest in a dim basement room as others look on.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A young couple posing arm in arm in front of a wooden building.
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The Conley Family

An elderly woman in glasses holding a baby in a rocking chair.
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The Conley Family

An elderly couple on a striped sofa with two toddlers between them.
The Conley Family

John & Mary Conley

John and Mary Conley
John & Mary Conley

The Conley Family

Two men and a woman seated together on a floral sofa with a drink and snacks on the table.
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The Conley Family

Three women and a girl posing beside a parked car, with a porch house and trees behind them.
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Two figures at the front of a 1950s car parked near a large house with a Rooms sign.
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ROOM[illegible]

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A baby in a wicker carriage with a boy in a cap, beside a brick wall with a barber pole.
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DRUGS ABBOTTS IC[?] CREAM

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School portrait of a smiling boy in a dark jacket with a crest.
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The Conley Family

School portrait of a boy in a plaid shirt.
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The Conley Family

School portrait of a smiling boy in a knit sweater with an animal design.
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The Conley Family

A family gathered on a brick house porch under a hanging American flag, with a stroller in front.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A woman helping a toddler stand in a stroller on a tree-lined street.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A man, a woman and a girl posed close together in front of a house.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A groom in a dark tuxedo and a bride in a lace gown and veil holding a bouquet, with flower arrangements around them.
The Conley Family

Charlotte and Charlie, a wedding portrait. The mount is inscribed in ink, “Charlotte and Charlie.”

Wedding portrait of a bride and groom on a card mount inscribed in ink Charlotte and Charlie.
Charlotte and Charlie, a wedding portrait. The mount is inscribed in ink, “Charlotte and Charlie.”
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Charlotte and Charlie

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A memorial service on a lakeside band shell with flags and rows of white crosses.
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IN MEMORIAM

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Five men and a woman in light shirts and hats gathered at a rough table in a shady wooded spot.
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The Conley Family

A woman holding a baby, in a frame with a twine border.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Three people posing in a wood-paneled kitchen with a Santa decoration.
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The Conley Family

A girl in a white veil holding a candle, in an oval portrait.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Close portrait of a girl in a white lace veil.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A sepia-toned oval portrait of a girl in a white veil holding a candle.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A woman in a swimsuit reclining on a blanket on a beach, with bags beside her and people in the distance.
The Conley Family

Bushman Studio, 311 So. Broadway, Camden, N. J. — envelope addressed to Mrs. R. Conley, 2912 E. Octagon Rd., Camden 4, N. J. Postmarked Camden, N. J., August 1953.

An envelope from Bushman Studio addressed in ink to Mrs. R. Conley, postmarked Camden, N.J., August 1953.
Bushman Studio, 311 So. Broadway, Camden, N. J. — envelope addressed to Mrs. R. Conley, 2912 E. Octagon Rd., Camden 4, N. J. Postmarked Camden, N. J., August 1953.
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Bushman Studio 311 SO. BROADWAY. CAMDEN, N. J. CAMDEN, N. J AUG [illegible] 830 PM 1953 UNITED STATES POSTAGE [illegible] JEFFERSON [illegible] 3 CENTS 3 Mrs. R. Conley. 2912. E. Octagon Rd. Camden 4, N. J. 55783

Mary Conley

Mary Conley, graduation photo
Mary Conley

The Conley Family

Studio portrait of a young woman in a dark dress with a pearl necklace.
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The Conley Family

An oval button-style keepsake with a tinted wedding portrait and painted flowers.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A sepia-toned wedding portrait of a young groom and bride holding hands.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Oval sepia wedding portrait of a young groom with a boutonniere and a veiled bride holding hands.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A woman in a wide-brimmed hat and polka-dot dress with long beads standing against a plain wall.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A woman in a polka-dot dress with a bead necklace and corsage standing against a plain backdrop.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Studio portrait of a smiling young man in black-rimmed glasses and a tweed jacket.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Four people in formal wear, including a woman with a white-feathered bouquet, walking past a wooden railing.
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The Conley Family

A man in a tuxedo escorting a woman in a dark dress carrying a navy and white bouquet past a wooden railing at a reception.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A bride and groom cutting a wedding cake at a head table with a sailboat mural behind them.
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The Conley Family

Two men with arms around each other seated at a reception table.
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The Conley Family

A bridal party leaving a stone church with red doors and walking down the steps.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A wedding party in yellow gowns and gray suits on the steps of a stone church.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

A bride and groom standing together beside a bouquet with the wedding party behind.
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A man singing into a microphone with a band behind him.
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The Conley Family

A woman in a white jacket holding a sleeping baby in front of a striped awning.
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The Conley Family

Scanner page with six wedding prints: church steps, reception, band and bridal party.
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The Conley Family

Scanner page with six prints turned sideways, including a black-and-white print of a woman with a baby.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Scanner page with six prints of wedding guests on a lawn and dancing at a reception.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Scanner page with six prints of a wedding reception, a woman and a beach.
The Conley Family

The Conley Family

Scanner page with six prints of reception scenes and dancing couples.
The Conley Family

Obituaries: Mrs. Mary E. Gillespie; John G. Krajan

Two newspaper obituary clippings, Mrs. Mary E. Gillespie and John G. Krajan, with a handwritten date above the first.
Obituaries: Mrs. Mary E. Gillespie; John G. Krajan
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[illegible] MRS. MARY E. GILLESPIE Mrs. Mary E. Gillespie, 87, of 3008 Alabama rd., Fairview, died Friday in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. Born in Ireland she lived in the Fairview-Camden area eight years. She was a member of the Society of St. Jude and the BVM Sodality of St. Joan of Arc Church. Requiem high Mass will be sung Tuesday at 9 a. m. in St. Joan of Arc Church. Friends will meet at 8 a. m. at a funeral home at 1530 Collings rd., Fairview, where they may call Monday night. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa. JOHN G. KRAJAN Services for John G. Krajan, 38, will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. in the funeral home of B. C. Schroeder & Sons, 715 Cooper street, where friends may call tonight. Burial will be in New Camden cemetery. Mr. Krajan, who resided at 628 North Hancock street, died in Hahnemann Hospital Monday. He was a former resident of Camden. Surviving are his widow, Viola; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krajan, Camden; two brothers, Frank, Philadelphia, and Charles, Camden, and a sister, Mrs. Edward Conley, Camden.

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