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“See You in October” – Dover, New Jersey (1912)

June 22, 2025 No Comments

Mr. Hampton Pullis lived in Sparta, now a township of Sussex County in north-central New Jersey. Despite early exploration of the red ores in the

A Benediction of Past Years” – Morristown, NJ (1913)

November 29, 2024 No Comments

Miss Mary Johnson lived in Morristown, the historic center of north-central New Jersey and county seat of Morris County. Morristown was the site of numerous

“Wake Up Mary” – Dover, New Jersey (1907)

June 26, 2023 No Comments

Mrs. C. J. Sykes lived in Scranton, the bustling industrial city of northeast Pennsylvania. At the turn of the 20th century, Scranton was a prosperous