A Look Back

Presidential Summit
The crowd outside Rowan University’s Hollybush Mansion waiting to see President Johnson, 1967 
Photo courtesy of Rowan University

 

From shots of historic landmarks to glances of daily life, get a glimpse of South Jersey’s history like you’ve never seen it before.

 

Decoration Day

Auto races at Pitman’s Alcyon Park, 1920
Photo courtesy of Gloucester County Historical Society

 

Traymore Hotel Implosion

A crowd gathered for the Atlantic City hotel’s implosion, 1972
Photo courtesy of Atlantic County Historical Society

 

Whitney Glassworks

The store situated on the corner of High and Main Streets in Glassboro, late 1800s
Photo courtesy of Rowan University

 

This Way to Wildwood

The Wildwood By the Sea sign directed travelers to the Shore town, 1950
Photo courtesy of Wildwood Historical Society

 

Christmas Parade

Downtown Haddonfield, 1949
Photo courtesy of Historical Society of Haddonfield

 

Beach Bathers 

Atlantic City, 1866
Photo courtesy of Atlantic County Historical Society

 

The Champs

Linwood Little League Champs, 1956
Photo courtesy of Linwood Historical Society

 

Jersey Fresh

Farmers selling vegetables line up in Burlington to cross the Delaware River into Pennsylvania, year unknown
Photo courtesy of Burlington County Historical Society

 

Haddonfield Streets

Kings Highway west of Haddon Avenue, circa 1915
Photo courtesy of Historical Society of Haddonfield

 

The Shore from Above

Atlantic City, 1970
Photo courtesy of Atlantic County Historical Society

 

Colonial Haddonfield

A postcard depicting Haddonfield’s Indian King Tavern, year unknown
Photo courtesy of Historical Society of Haddonfield

 

Rolling Chairs on the Boardwalk

Wildwood, early 1900s
Photo courtesy of Wildwood Historical Society

 

Collingswood Storefronts

Acme Markets and other stores along Haddon Avenue, spring 1948
Photo courtesy of Borough of Collingswood

 

Burlington City Train Station

Theodore Roosevelt made a stop at the station during his “Bull Moose” campaign, 1912
Photo courtesy of Burlington County Historical Society

 

On the Mall

Woolworth’s Cherry Hill Grill at Cherry Hill Mall, 1960s
Photo courtesy of Cherry Hill Township

 

Easter Parade  

The parade was held on Arctic Avenue in Atlantic City, 1946
Photo courtesy of Atlantic County Historical Society

April 2018
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