Tag: RCA Victor
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William H. Heiser
William H. Heiser, born around 1884 in Virginia, entered matrimony with the former Carrie Van Saun circa 1905. During the 1920s and 1930s, the Heiser family resided at 633 Linden Street in Camden’s historic Second Ward. William Heiser pursued a career as an accountant with the Pennsylvania Railroad. The 1930 Census recorded William, Carrie, and…
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Jesthroe Hunt
Jesthroe Hunt’s life story is deeply intertwined with the history of Camden, New Jersey, and serves as a testament to the city’s cultural and societal evolution throughout the 20th century. Born on August 3, 1920, in Conway, South Carolina, to Benjamin and Ella Hunt, Jesthroe Hunt moved with his family to Camden in the late…
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Otto E. Braun
Known for his staunch Republican affiliations, Otto Braun became the City Clerk for Camden under Mayor Frederick von Nieda from April 1935 to November 1936, succeeding the late Frank S. Albright.
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Remembering Camden – Hotel Walt Whitman
Helen Keller said she felt the vibrations of my voice and knew what I looked like by feeling my face.
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Work and Growth
When I arrived at the mill office, the manager greeted me with a good deal of profanity, ending—’So you are the boy who invented this thing, are you? It is the worst contraption that ever came into this place.’
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City Industry – Tracking History
Just 100 years ago Camden was a thriving, prosperous industrial metropolis and the future looked bright for this river city.
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Old Cooper Street
Reprinted from the series of stories of Camden’s earlier days, under the title Sixty Years in Camden County – Gosh! by Will Paul, appearing in The Community news, of Merchantville, NJ.
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Victor Mixed Chorus at Trinity Studios
A newly unearthed negative from the Victor vaults shows Rosario Bourdon conducting members of the Victor studio band billed as ‘Victor Mixed Chorus’ & Orchestra at Victor’s ‘Trinity Studios’ in Camden, New Jersey.
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George Genge School
George Genge School was the first school of Camden City. It was razed for construction of the current City Hall.
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VICTOR TALKING MACHINE HISTORY IS REAL BUSINESS ROMANCE
No CITY in the United States is better known for its manufactured products than Camden. None has played a larger part than the Victor Talking Machine Company.
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Camden NJ and the Beginnings of Country Music
On November 30, 1927, Jimmie Rodgers arrived in Camden to cut his first professionally recorded records. Three months earlier Ralph Peer, a talent scout for Camden’s Victor Records had traveled south to Bristol VA/TN, seeking some new talent for Victor. Rodgers was the first to be invited back to Camden to record. The Carter Family…