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Angelo Errichetti

Two firefighters exiting a two-story sided apartment building at 1016-1018 Sheridan Street
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Sheridan Street

Sheridan Street is a residential street in Camden, NJ named for Civil War General Philip Sheridan. It originally ran from Warsaw Street east to Davis Street, later extended to South 10th Street.

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Major Coxson Pours Sonny a Drink
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Major Benjamin Coxson

Major Benjamin Coxson, an African-American, was a well-known and flamboyant figure in the criminal underworld. He was involved in various illegal activities, including car theft and acting as a fixer in gangland circles.

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John T. Odorisio

John T. Odorisio was born in Camden around 1926 to Joseph and Nettie Odorisio. After his father passed away, he lived with his older brother Rocco and sister Constance at 425 Beckett Street , as recorded in the 1930 Census.

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Theodore L Primas
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Theodore L. Primas

Theodore Primas was born on December 27, 1924, in Camden, New Jersey, to parents Edward and Hallie Primas.

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Railroad Avenue - Sanborn Map - 550 Block of Chelton St - 1906
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Railroad Avenue

Railroad Avenue ran from Kaighn Avenue to Jefferson Street in Camden. The page includes a 1906 Sanborn Map of its west side from Chelton Avenue to Bulson Street.

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Courier-Post clipping, March 30, 1981: Merit awards given to Camden firefighters and two citizens
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Merit awards

Outgoing Camden fire chief Theodore Primas presented awards to two citizens and fire personnel, including those who fought a fire at 2930 Cramer St.; John J. Mogck Jr. was sworn in as the new chief.

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Pulaski Day Parade, Camden, 1976 — "Mending Our Heritage" float
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Pulaski Day Parade

The "Mending Our Heritage" float — depicting Betsy Ross presenting the first United States flag to Gen. George Washington — won first prize at Camden's 1976 Pulaski Bicentennial parade; Gov. Brendan Byrne praised the people of Whitman Park for their conduct during the march.

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Children from El Centro day care center crossing the vacant lot at 123–127 Danenhower Street — Camden Courier-Post, November 1, 1973
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Camden Richer, But Tots Lose a Lot

Camden City sold a vacant lot at 123–127 Danenhower Street at public auction, leaving El Centro Comunal Borincano Day Care Center without a nearby playground for its 23 preschoolers despite repeated appeals to city officials.

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Courier-Post front page and page 3 clipping, Fire Destroys Toy Shop, 2 South Camden Homes, March 8, 1967
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Fire Destroys Toy Shop, 2 South Camden Homes

A general-alarm fire raged for four hours on March 7, 1967, destroying the L-shaped building at 613 Broadway that housed Anthony Corradetti Sales Enterprises, a distributor of toys, novelties and household goods, along with two nearby residences on Line Street, before almost 100 firemen brought it under control.

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