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Most viewed - Military Park
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To Mark Old Training Place with Dignified Memorial950 views1916
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Socialist Rally949 viewsNorman Thomas Target for Barrage of Eggs in Newark. Newark, N.J.: Rotten eggs and ripe tomatoes break against the face and body of Norman Thomas, Socialist leader, as a crowd of hostile demonstrators go into action to break up a Socialist meeting he attempted to address in Military Park, in the center of the city. The demonstrators, many of them wearing veteran's caps and carrying banners such as 'Reds Keep Out,' marched into the park with a band, which drowned out Thomas as he attempted to speak. Police, who had granted the permit for the meeting, were unable to preserve order and finally escorted Thomas, covered with red and yellow blobs, from the park. Thomas claimed that the pelting was carried out 'by a band of unruly men, obviously taking orders from Jersey City.
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944 viewsPhoto from the NPL
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1915942 viewsPostcard
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Military Park939 viewsPostcard
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1870's-Today938 views
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937 viewsPhoto from the NPL
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1800s935 views
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Recruiting Meeting at the Military Park Bandstand934 viewsFrom "Shade Tree Commission of the City of Newark, New Jersey" 1916
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Snowfall930 views
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926 viewsLower Left Corner
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Prohibition Rally926 viewsGeneral view of the huge wet demonstration which was staged in Military Park,Newark,by Fraternal Trade and War Veteran organizations.More than 40,000 persons marching to music of a hundred bands, were cheered by thousands of spectators,many of whom joined in the monster rally.The paraders,carried 10,000 signs,bearing the legend,'We Want Beer'.Prominent speakers who addressed the great throng were Matthew Woll, vice president of the A.F.of L.and Mrs.Charles H. Sabin, President of the Woman's Prohibition Reform Organization. (Military Park Building in the background)

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Clock on Broad Street926 views
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Trinity Spire924 viewsFrom "Shade Tree Commission of the City of Newark, New Jersey" 1918
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923 viewsPostcard
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1871922 viewsNewark City Directory
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1947 Night Time920 viewsPhoto from “Newark City of Opportunity Municipal Yearbook 1947”
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918 views1905
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908 viewsPostcard
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905 viewsPhoto from Brill Magazine
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Winter Scene903 viewsPostcard
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Firemen filling fountain902 viewsPhoto from Alberto Valdes
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1907899 viewsFrom "Shade Tree Commission of the City of Newark, New Jersey" 1907

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899 viewsMrs. John Rodgers Jr. addressing a crowd of voters
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899 viewsHarper's New Monthly Magazine October 1876
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1947893 viewsPhoto from “Newark City of Opportunity Municipal Yearbook 1947”
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Looking North892 viewsHalf of a Stereo View
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890 viewsPostcard
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Cannons879 viewsPhoto from Jule Spohn
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874 viewsPhoto from Jule Spohn
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Military Park at Night873 viewsFrom "Shade Tree Commission of the City of Newark, New Jersey" 1916
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Military Park at Night871 viewsPostcard
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Overview of Trinity Episcopal Church867 views
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864 viewsPhoto from Jule Spohn
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863 viewsPostcard
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1911859 viewsPhoto from Newark NJ and Its' Attractions 1911
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Military Park at Night854 viewsFrom "Shade Tree Commission of the City of Newark, New Jersey" 1916
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Right Foreground853 viewsPhoto from Brill Magazine
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Trinity Episcopal Church viewed from Military Park847 viewsFrom "Shade Tree Commission of the City of Newark, New Jersey" 1918
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847 viewsPostcard
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1906 Winter846 viewsCone Photos
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2015844 viewsCurrent Location
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Looking North827 views
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821 viewsPhoto from Essex County Illustrated 1897
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Overview of Sword819 views
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813 views~1905
From "Views of Newark" Published by L. H. Nelson Company ~1905
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808 viewsPhoto from Norman DeShong
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Soldier's Monument Proposal806 views
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Colorized802 views
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794 viewsPhoto from Brill Magazine
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Garage is Opened at Newark Park791 viewsClick on Image to read.
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