People
Harry Mailahn
Harry Mailahn (1926–1971) was a Camden firefighter assigned to Engine Company 9 from his appointment in January 1951 until his death in 1971. A Navy veteran of World War II, he lived at 2924 Royden Street in East Camden.
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Bob Bartosz
People
John F. Letts
John Francis Letts (1918–1984) served the Camden Fire Department from 1952 to 1981, rising to Battalion Chief. He grew up at 2208 Howell Street, was a founding officer of IAFF Local 2578, and took part in the Easter Monday rescue at North 6th and Penn Streets in 1970.
People
Arthur C. Batten
Arthur Cuellen Batten (1904–1972), known to his fellow firefighters as Artie, joined the Camden Fire Department on March 4, 1927 and served until his retirement on February 28, 1969, rising to captain of Rescue Company 1 and acting battalion chief. He lived for many years at 1132 North 22nd Street in Cramer Hill and invented the un-patented ring cutter used by the rescue company to remove finger jewelry.
People
John C. Voll Jr.
John C. Voll Jr. (1900-1979) was born in Camden and served the Camden Fire Department for 40 years, entering the department on January 15, 1925 and retiring on December 1, 1965. He lived his later years at 2737 Garfield Avenue in the Cramer Hill section of Camden.
Streets
Kaighn Avenue
One of Camden's major east-west streets, running from Kaighn's Point at the Delaware River east to Admiral Wilson Boulevard and the Airport Circle in Pennsauken, with block-by-block address histories from the 1860s through the early 2000s.
People
William G. Hillman
William Grant Hillman was born on August 10, 1865, in Camden, NJ, the sixth of nine children of Edward Hillman and Margaret Grant.
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36th Street
Thirty-Sixth Street runs from the Delaware River south, across River Road, to Federal Street, and forms Camden's northern border with Pennsauken Township at intervals along its length. It became part of Camden when Stockton Township was annexed in 1899, and had been known in Pennsauken as Cove Avenue into the 1890s.
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35th Street
35th Street runs from the Delaware River south to River Avenue, then resumes east of the Pavonia railroad switching yard and again beyond Westfield Avenue, reaching Federal Street and continuing three blocks to Highland Avenue at the Pennsauken border. It is North 35th Street above Federal and South 35th below.
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19th Street
Nineteenth Street runs from the Pavonia railroad switching yards across River Avenue north to Harrison Avenue in the Cramer Hill section of Camden, New Jersey.
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Bailey Street
Bailey Street runs through North Camden from the 200 block near Cooper Street north to the 800 block. It appears to be named for real estate developer William T. Bailey, who built rows of homes along State, Grant, Bailey, and York Streets in the late 19th century.
Historical Accounts
Aerial Images of Camden, NJ
Over the years many aerial photographs have been taken of Camden.
Streets
Benson Street
Benson Street, in South Camden, was named for John J. Benson, an agent of the Camden and Amboy Railroad who played a key role in developing the Stevens’ lands into building lots.
Historical Accounts
Camden NJ Devil's Night Fires
Photos and story by Bob Bartosz October 30, 2008 known by many Cities as "Mischief Night" — In Camden New Jersey it is known for its "Devil's Night" — but for the last few years it has been very quiet. Including this year.
News Articles
Fire at 416-422 Grant Street
A December 1, 2007 fire at 418 Grant Street drew a second alarm as flames spread to neighboring buildings, with no injuries reported.
Fire Department
Camden NJ Working Fire Man Trapped on Roof
Engine Company 9 was first in at a September 2007 fire on the 500 block of Pfeiffer Street, where roofers had accidentally set a row of dwellings ablaze and a worker trapped on the burning roof was brought down by Ladder 3.
Fire Department
Busy 24 Hours in Camden NJ
Camden firefighters worked four all-hands fires and two second alarms over a 24-hour tour in June 2006, culminating in an explosion and collapse at 620 Sycamore Street where a badly burned woman was rescued from the second floor.
Historical Accounts
100 Years Later
Story and Photos by Bob Bartosz , Camden NJ Fire Department Photographer On Saturday morning, May 20, 2006 a group of Camden Fire Fighters, Camden County Fire Fighters, retired members of the Fire Force, along with United States Congressman Robert Andrews, Camden City Mayor Gwendolyn A. Faison , Fire Chief Joseph Marini and Msgr.
News Articles
Two Widows of Camden Patrolmen
A Camden Courier-Post photograph from May 1971 shows the widows of patrolmen Charles W. Sutman and George E. Schultz Jr., slain in the line of duty in 1969, at Police Week ceremonies on Lits Plaza in Camden.
Historical Accounts
Flood on Kaighn Avenue — August 11, 1958
On August 11, 1958, a heavy rainstorm coinciding with high tide flooded Kaighn Avenue through South Camden between 8th and 10th Streets and Mt. Ephraim Avenue. The scene was documented in a series of photographs by Bob Bartosz.