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Robert Hartmann (1876–1967), son of cigar manufacturer Frank J. Hartmann Sr., grew up in Camden's labor movement and was elected the first president of the Camden County Central Labor Union when it was formed in 1908. The 1920 Census found him and his family at 16 North 23rd Street in East Camden.
Walter Trynski of Camden, NJ served as a Technician 5th Class in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. He died on July 6, 1947, while still serving, and is buried at St. Joseph Cemetery in Gloucester Township, NJ.
The First Drive-In Theater: The Story of Its Creation and the Woman Behind It More than 100 years ago, an article appeared on the last page of the Courier-Post , announcing the construction of a revolutionary outdoor movie venue — the Drive-In Theater.
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.
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.
Otto E. Braun, born around 1891 to Francis X. and Mrs. Braun, was part of a family that had its roots in Camden.
Eli Edward Conaghy was born on August 24, 1900, in Camden, New Jersey. His father, James P. Conaghy, was involved in the Eagle Coal and Ice Company, a business he co-operated with his uncle, Joseph Henry Conaghy, located at 246 Pine Street by 1906.
A collection of remembrances by Catherine Casselman Greenhart, Camden High School Class of 1942. You have a picture of the H. Genet Taylor residence on Cooper Street .
For Warren Webster and his Organization, the "Gay 90's" were years of hard work and growth. Said my father: "I did most of the selling out in the field from 1888 to 1912 or 1914. And how I loved it!
By Thomas A. Bergbauer , Retired Courier-Post Editor Just 100 years ago Camden was a thriving, prosperous industrial metropolis and the future looked bright for this river city.
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.
A photo of the Victor Mixed Chorus and Orchestra at the Victor Talking Machine Company's Trinity Studios in Camden, NJ, demolished in 1961.
The first school house known to have been erected within the present city limits of Camden appears to have been the one-story, red brick Camden Academy, built at 6th and Market Streets in 1804, on land donated by Jacob Cooper back in 1776.
Incorporated in 1828, the progress and possibilities of Camden have far exceeded the expectations of the Founders and Incorporators. The year 1928 witnessed the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of Camden as a city.
Company's Growth from Tiny Shop in 1898 to Mammoth Plant Employing Thousands, has Placed Camden in Front Rank as Industrial City. No CITY in the United States is better known for its manufactured products than Camden.
On November 30, 1927, Jimmie Rodgers arrived in Camden to cut his first professionally recorded records.
The Walt Whitman Hotel was a venture championed by the Greater Camden Movement, a coalition of business and civic leaders that began to coalesce shortly before and during World War I. They had proven highly effective in raising county-wide funds to support the American war effort.
New York Times - May 6, 2008 By Kareem Fahim Camden, N.J.—The old Plaza Hotel downtown is a tomb, sealed shut for more than 20 years now, it's windows shattered and its green marquee worn and stripped of letters.
By Rick Nichols, Inquirer Columnist It is a bit of Camden in amber now, Donkey's Place is, or maybe a shrine - the dingy bar hung with photos of the founder, his dukes perpetually up; the grill steaming with steaks and onions; the back room still swathed in the original tobacco-colored mural, a sweep of Sahara, its palms chipped and faded from 60 years of wear.
Philadelphia Inquirer - March 24, 1998 By S. Joseph Hagenmayer, Inquirer Correspondent. Kathryn Hamilton Trado , 88, a 1930s and 1940s vaudeville singer heralded as "Camden's own," died Wednesday at West Jersey Hospital-Camden .
Camden Courier-Post - June 13, 1975 By Martin DiCarlo Frank Iannelli came to this country in 1904 from the sleepy little mountain village of San Bartolomeo, Italy.
Camden Courier-Post - June 7, 1950 Lumber Firm Was Important Factor In U.S. Industry By Oscar W. Magnuson The David Baird Co., lumber dealers, a business which was started in Camden 72 years ago, has been discontinued.
Camden Courier-Post - January 15, 1941 Four persons were injured last night when the automobile in which they were riding jumped a curb and crashed into a brick building owned by the RCA Manufacturing Company at River avenue and State street .
Camden Courier-Post - August 11, 1933 Large scale forgery of payroll checks drawn against a Philadelphia laundry is suspected by Camden police in the passing of a check against a Camden dentist.
60 Overcome While At Work in RCA Victor; Probe Started New York Ship Employees Sent to Hospital From Ptomaine Workers of 4 Firms Listed Among Victims Sandwiches Served by Philadelphia Caterer Believed to Be Responsible Nearly 100 Camden factory and shipyard workers were poisoned yesterday after eating food contained in box lunches.
Camden Courier-Post - June 24, 1933 A partial list of the nearly 100 persons poisoned by food at local factories yesterday follows: RCA VICTOR EMPLOYEES: Treated at Dispensary: Barbara White, 3136 North Twenty-ninth Street, Philadelphia.
Leading real estate brokers and notables in other callings paid high tribute last night to Edward J. Borden in honor of his election as president of the New Jersey Real Estate Commission.
Towers Theatre Packed at Climax of All-Day Invasion Here TOURS SMALLER TOWNS By RANSLOE BOONE Demanding a fair election and protection to Democratic voters, A. Harry Moore was greeted here last night by the largest crowd to gather at a Democratic meeting in Camden's recent history.
Camden Courier-Post - October 1, 1930 'Grandfather of Baseball in Camden' Stricken With Indigestion Camden's "Grand Old Man of Baseball" is dead.
Evening Courier - Centennial Anniversary Edition - February 13, 1928 Just one hundred years ago today, a little group of men went before the Legislature and asked that body to incorporate as a city the straggling and struggling village of Camden.
Gives Up Charge of Export Department to Enter Insurance Firm IN EMPLOY OF COMPANY DURING PAST 21 YEARS No Successor is Named; Was One of Johnson's Aides in 1901 Formal announcement of the resignation of Walter J. Staats as vice president of the Victor Talking Machine Company , in charge of exports and foreign trade, was made today at the executive offices of the concern in Camden.
Philadelphia Inquirer - October 7, 1921 Circuit Court Judge Frank T. Lloyd yesterday accepted chairmanship of the Camden Chamber of Commerce Committee which is to study the unemployment question and make suggestions for remedial measures.
Camden Post-Telegram - May 10, 1914 Throngs Jam Court House While Body Lies in State for Two Hours.