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Caufield, Fire Director John2758 viewsPhoto from Stan Kossup
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N.F.D. No. 241139 viewsPhoto from "Newspaper Carrier's Annual" 1920
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Wilson, James2104 viewsPhoto from Edward R. FitzGerald
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1871 viewsPhoto from Walter O'Neill
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New and Powerful Fire Fighter to Arrive Here Some Time this Month939 viewsJuly 1, 1906
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Rescue with Stanley Kossup2606 views
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1908 Map1604 views35 Astor Street & Sherman Avenue
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1253 viewsCopyright photo from the Samuel Berg Collection at the Newark Public Library. To view the collection please visit their
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1920 Map4 viewsSep 24, 2026
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1920 Map7 viewsSep 24, 2026
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1920 Map8 viewsSep 24, 2026
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1920 Map8 viewsSep 24, 2026
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1920 Map7 viewsSep 24, 2026
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Obscene Material Burnt - 195319 viewsFilms, photographs and books seized by Newark police during the last two years and ruled obscene by the courts were burned publicly at the municipal dock here. Catholic and Protestant clergymen were among 40 guests who attended the burning, which was conducted by, left to right: Police Inspector Eugene O'Malley; Police Commissioner Arthur A. Wellner; Public Safety Director John B. Keenan; Deputy Fire Chief John P. Weeks; and James Farrell, Mr. O'Malley's chauffeur. Included in the destroyed material were more than 80,000 feet of film, 40,000 lewd photographs, 720 colored still negatives for screen projection, 157 pornographic illustrated books and 59 decks of cards with lascivious pictures on the back.
RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (MAV-NEW-3C-53-NAB-C)
Sep 13, 2026
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1963-10-2711 viewsSmoke billows from an elevated section of the New Jersey Turnpike near Newark after a tractor trailer carrying 8,200 gallons of gasoline overturned and exploded spewing flames onto empty railroad freight cars below. Five fire companies fought the blaze. There were no series injuries resulting from the mishap.
Photo from Philadelphia Evening BulletinSep 13, 2026
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670 viewsPhoto from Tom ReissAug 13, 2025
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Fire Damage Interior and Exterior998 viewsMarch 28, 1908Oct 12, 2024
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$30,000 Loss and Five Fire Horses Burned to Death1009 viewsMarch 28, 1908Oct 12, 2024
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