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FOURTH STREET was one of Camden's original streets, and over the years expanded far beyond its original length, now running south to north, with few interruptions, from Chelton Avenue to Pyne Point in North Camden. |
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| Intersection
of Erie Street & North 4th Street |
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| Northeast
Corner of North 4th & Erie Streets |
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| 900
Block of North 4th Street 937 to 920 North 4th Street |
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| 937
North 4th Street
1924 Max Schimmel |
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| 933
North 4th Street
1924 Howard L. Currie |
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| Intersection
of Bailey Street & North 4th Street |
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| 900
Block of North 4th Street 900 to 919 North 4th Street |
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915
North 4th Street
1929-1933 Mrs. Louise Banes |
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2 Camden families displaced by blaze CAMDEN
Two
families were displaced after a two-alarm fire ripped through a home
Monday in Camden. Police
and fire officials responded to the blaze at 915 N. 4th St. about 5:25
p.m., police said. The
fire started in a garage in the back of the home, police spokeswoman
Teresa Sicard Archambeault said. Residents
of the home and of an adjacent house were displaced, Archambeault said. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported. |
915
North 4th Street
Camden Courier-Post February 7, 2007 |
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North 4th Street
1914 Christopher Moll Jr. |
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Miss Avery Is Bride At Church Ceremony Miss Evelyn Jeanette Avery's marriage to Howard D. Summerfield on Saturday was one of the interesting church weddings of June. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Avery of 904 North Fourth Street, and the bridegroom a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Summerfield, of 318 Byron Street, this city. The seven o'clock ceremony took place in the Epiphany Lutheran Church, Seventh and Market Streets, with the pastor of the church, Rev. Paul C. Weber officiating. Merrill Hallowell will play the wedding march and accompany Mrs. Lois Bausman in vocal numbers. Mr. Avery gave his daughter in marriage. She wore a white crepe gown made en train, a lace jacket made with leg o'mutton sleeves. A tulle veil, cap fashion, was caught with orange blossoms. Her flowers were bride roses, lillies of the valley and baby breath. William McKinney, of Gloucester Heights, attended the bridegroom as best man and ushers were Milton Avery, Charles Kendall and George Hand, of Camden. On their return from a motor tour of New England, Mr. and Mrs. Summerfield will receive, after July, at 2234 Thirty-seventh street, Pennsauken. Both the bride and bridegroom are graduates of Camden High School. |
902
North 4th Street
1933 Mrs. & Mrs. Charles Avery Camden-Courier-Post
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North 4th Street
1933 George Roth |
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| Intersection
of York Street & North 4th Street |
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| 800
Block of North 4th Street 839 to 818 North 4th Street |
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North 4th Street
1933 Fred Learoyd |
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| MRS. CATHARINE FLANAGAN
Funeral services will be held at 8 a. m. Saturday from the funeral home of Joseph H. Murray & Son, 408 Cooper street, for Mrs. Catharine Flanagan, 82, of 835 North Fourth Street, who died yesterday. Solemn requiem mass will be celebrated at 9 o'clock at the Church of the Holy Name. |
835
North 4th Street
1933 Mrs. Catherine Flanagan Camden Courier-Post |
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| Intersection
of Grant Street & North 4th Street |
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| 800
Block of North 4th Street 809 to 816 North 4th Street |
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| 816 North 4th Street | |
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| Intersection
of State Street & North 4th Street |
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| 700
Block of North 4th Street 726 to 724 North 4th Street |
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| 726 North 4th Street | |
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| Intersection
of Larch Street & North 4th Street |
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| 700
Block of North 4th Street 700 to 708 North 4th Street |
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702
North 4th Street
1910s-1943s James H. Long |
| Intersection
of Vine Street & North 4th Street |
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Block of North 4th Street| 617 to 636 North 4th Street |
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North 4th Street
1940s-1970 |
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North 4th Street |
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Block of North 4th Street 616 to 600 North 4th Street |
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Block North 4th Street
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South 4th Street
John
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North 4th Street
Charles
Jefferson "Jeff" Kay |
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DRIVER GIVEN 15 DAYS AS HE ADMITTED DRINKING When he admitted he had been drinking prior to an automobile accident in which his car figured, Joseph Carlton, 27, of Magnolia, was fined $50 by Judge Pancoast in police court yesterday. Unable to pay the fine, Carlton was sentenced to serve 15 days in the county jail. Complaint was made by Walter J. Patton, 601 North Fourth Street, driver if the other cart, who testified the collision occurred last night at Kaighn Avenue and Locust Street. In addition to being jailed, Carlton appeared to have "gotten the worst" of the accident, for his head was bandaged as he came to court. |
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North 4th Street
1933 Walter J. Patton Camden Courier-Post |
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North 4th Street
1930s-1940s American Stores Grocery Photo from 1935 The two gentlemen shown are my father, Carl Brummer Sr., on the left and Joe Rourke on the right. Joe Rourke lived on 4th St near the store. Carl
Brummer Jr. Camden
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| Intersection
of Elm Street & North 4th Street |
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| 500
Block of North 4th Street
In the mid 1930s, the 400 Block & 500 Block of North 4th Street was razed to make way for the 4th Street Tunnel |
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525 North 4th Street Camden Courier-Post |
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523 North 4th Street |
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523 North 4th Street George H. Aleck Harry W. (deceased) and Pauline H. Roselle Camden Courier-Post |
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521 North 4th Street Michael Matthews estate Camden Courier-Post |
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520 North 4th Street Adolph, Pauline and Adolph Dippner, Jr. Camden Courier-Post |
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519 North 4th Street 1890-1891
George H. Armstrong Family |
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519 North 4th Street Lizzie J. Smith Camden Courier-Post |
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517 North 4th Street 1888-1889
George H. Armstrong Family |
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517 North 4th Street Walter L. and Alice Smith Camden Courier-Post |
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516 North 4th Street William H. Dobbins Camden Courier-Post |
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515 North 4th Street G. Frank and Helen N. Bacon Camden Courier-Post |
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514 North 4th Street Mary C. Schermerhorn Camden Courier-Post |
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513 North 4th Street The
Enoch Allen Ward Family Atlie M. Ward Camden Courier-Post |
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511 North 4th Street Emerson P. and Ella Ogborn Camden Courier-Post |
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510 North 4th Street John B. Longshore Camden Courier-Post |
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509 North 4th Street Maurice B. and Bernice Shaw Camden Courier-Post |
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508 North 4th Street City of Camden Camden Courier-Post |
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507 North 4th Street George B. Lagokos Camden Courier-Post |
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507
North 4th Street
Dorothy Conroy Camden Courier-Post |
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North 4th Street
Lewis M. Nelson estate Camden Courier-Post |
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504 North 4th Street Morris
Viner (two-thirds) Camden
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502 North 4th Street William
J. Lorigan Family |
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| Intersection
of Birch Street & North 4th Street |
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| 400
Block of North 4th Street
In the mid 1930s, the 400 Block & 500 Block of North 4th Street was razed to make way for the 4th Street Tunnel |
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415 North 4th Street 1870s-1880s
Edward Stokes King Sr. Family |
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| 426
North 4th Street
Charles
M. Abrahamson |
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| 423
North 4th Street
John
H. Heaton |
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415 North 4th Street Geneveve A. Toram Camden Courier-Post |
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415 North 4th Street Charles M., and Louisa Clinger Camden Courier-Post |
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413 North 4th Street Joseph C. and Evelyn Lee Camden
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411 North 4th Street 1900s-1920s Dr. William H. Iszard Harry H.
Teitelman |
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409 North 4th Street Margaret E. Senderling Camden Courier-Post |
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407 North 4th Street Harry B. and Esther J. Dodamead Camden
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405 North 4th Street Frank Dumbleton, Jr. Camden
Courier-Post |
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403 North 4th Street Joseph B. and Mary S. Lane Camden
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401 North 4th Street Cyrus H.
K. Curtis Camden Courier-Post |
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Camden Courier-Post - February 4, 1933 |
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Bridge Board to Take 27
Properties
as Safety Zone for Rail Underpass Twenty-seven properties, some of which are landmarks of generations past, are to be acquired by the Delaware River Joint Commission to make way for the proposed North Fourth Street underpass beneath tracks of the Camden bridge rapid transit line. The properties extend along both sides of Fourth Street, from Linden to Main. Their 1932 valuation totaled $133.875 but recent general reductions in assessment for 1933 may cut this figure to $110,000. Curtis' Old Home In explaining the condemnation proceedings to be taken, Joseph K. Costello, secretary to the joint commission, said that a commission, composed of Camden real estate men, will be appointed to value each parcel of property involved. The owners will be reimbursed at whatever figures the commission sets. The properties are occupied mostly two and three-story houses. The most valuable piece of property affected is the Linden Apartments at Fourth and Linden streets, assessed at $10,525. Although the building, which once was the home of Cyrus H. K. Curtis, Philadelphia publisher, faces Linden street, it is listed as 401 North Fourth Street. Largest of the parcels is the 25 by 95-foot property of Genevieve A. Toram, at 417 North Fourth Street assessed at $7750. The others range from $3225 to $6000. Two other properties in the neighborhood may be acquired at Fifth and Linden Streets, where the high-speed line subway will swing south on Fifth Street. Engineers have not however, decided whether they will be needed. The properties in question are 430 and 432 Linden street, assessed respectively, at $5975 and $7800. 432, because it is on the southwest corner, is more likely to be taken, according to Costello. It is owned by Harry L. Warren. George W. and Lillie H. Tasch and C. Rolf and Eleanor T. Stanley own in equal shares the building at 439 Linden street. According to plans of Ralph Modjeski, bridge engineer, the Fourth Street underpass will begin at Linden street and end at Main. A similar tube will be constructed in Philadelphia on Fifth street, from Cherry street to Callowhill at a total cost of $1,112,300. The Camden underpass would cost only $275,000, Modjeski estimates, including a separate tunnel for pedestrians. The Camden underpass is necessary because under Modjeski's plans the high-speed line will reach street level at the West side of Fourth Street and cross to enter the ground in a curve toward Fifth Street. Underpass Seen Necessary Unless the underpass is constructed, it would be necessary to block all traffic on Fourth Street. Fifth Street already is shut off because of the bridge and eliminating Fourth Streett would seriously interfere with vehicular travel between North Camden and the central section of the city. Fourth Street will remain a two-way thoroughfare and because of the necessity of building four-foot walls topped with large railings to protect pedestrians and motorists against the danger of falling into the ramp, the Fourth Street properties will have to be tom down, it was explained by Costello. This added width, Costello said, will permit the free flow of traffic to Pearl street. Fourth Street, from curh to curb, will measure 76 feet, with the underpass in the center measuring 28 feet from the insides of the walls and 36 feet overall. There will be 8 10-foot sidewalk on each side which will make the distance from building line to building line 96 feet. The surface traffic lanes, northbound on the east side of the underpass and southbound on the west side, each will measure 20 feet. These measurements will mean the destruction of 18 feet of the properties required. Owners of other properties and their assessed valuations, are listed in the city tax office as follows: 401 Linden street- South Camden Trust Company, assessed at $6000 (property occupies all of east side of Fourth Street, running north to property owned by joint commission on Pearl street; all other addresses listed are on North Fourth Street). Fourth Street Properties 403-Joseph B. and Mary S. Lane, $4575. 405-Frank Dumbleton, Jr., $5325. 407-Harry B. and Esther J. Dodamead, $5325. 409-Margaret E. Senderling, $5325. 411-Harry H. Titelman, $4950. 413-Joseph C. and Evelyn Lee, $4950. 415-Charles M., and Louisa Clinger, $5800. 507-George B. Lagokos, $5200. 509-Maurice B. and Bernice Shaw. $3925. 51l-Emerson P. and Ella Ogborn, $3625. 513-Atlie M. Ward, $4450. 515-G. Frank and Helen N. Bacon, $3925. 517-Walter L. and Alice Smith, $4300. 519-Lizzie J. Smith, $4300. 521-Michael Matthews estate, $4575. 523-Harry W. (deceased) and Pauline H. Roselle, $3625 525-George Aleck, $5125. 504-Morris Viner (two-thirds) and Rubin L. and Augusta Cutler (one-third), $5250. 506-Lewis M. Nelson estate, $4900. 508-City of Camden, $4500. 510-John B. Longshore, $3600. 514-Mary C. Schermerhorn, $3225. 516-William H. Dobbins, $4550. 520-Adolph, Pauline and Adolph Dippner, Jr., $4925. |
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The Fourth Street
Tunnel While you can drive a car under the Ben Franklin Bridge at street level from North 3rd Street east, at 4th Street there is a tunnel, closed in the early 1980s, that provided amusement for generations of local kids on bicycles, and aggravation for most adults responsible for public safety. At 5th Street there is a pedestrian tunnel, which is still in use. |
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2 views of the 4th Street tunnel, looking South. Note the cobblestone paving, and the stairway leading up to the pedestrian walkway on the bridge. Boys and girls from North Camden would take advantage of the ramps to roller skate and bicycle in days gone by. Imagine THAT in 2004! Thanks to Earl Crim, Jim Bessing, and John Ciafrani for talling me about the tunnel. Click on Images to Enlarge "You had to cross the railroad tracks on Main street to go or come from tunnel. There were no rail crossing gates, just a railroad crossing with blinking lights and a bell. A lot of guys would hop those boxcars for a short ride. That was a fun trip, but dangerous." John Ciafrani, |
| Intersection
of Linden Street & South 4th Street |
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| 300
Block of North 4th Street 331 to 318 North 4th Street |
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| 331
North 4th Street
1888s-1900s Lewis H. Wilson Sr.,
Pharmacist |
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327
North 4th Street
1870s-1890s Isaac Githens Family |
| 320 North 4th Street | |
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| Intersection
of Wilson Street & South 4th Street |
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| 300
Block of North 4th Street 312 to 319 North 4th Street |
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| 313 North 4th Street |
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| 312 North 4th Street |
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| Intersection
of Penn Street & South 4th Street |
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| 200
Block of North 4th Street 213 to 215 North 4th Street |
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215
North 4th Street
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North 4th Street
1881-1889 Dr. Sophia Presley Click on Image to Enlarge |
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Miss Mary A. Fenimore of this city, new president of the Camden County Business and Professional Women's Club, announced her committee appointments for the 1933-34 season at the annual luncheon held at Boxwood Lodge, Lumberton. Miss Fenimore succeeds Miss Bessie Y. Stewart, of Haddon Heights, who has served for the last two years. The following appointments nave been made: education, Mrs. Lelia D. Wiggins, Haddonfield; emblem, Mrs. Clara F. Ramoth, Audubon; finance, Miss Christina F. Lacy, Camden; health, Dr. Lettie Allen Ward, Camden; international relations, Miss Bessie Y. Stewart; legislation, Miss Mary E. Grisel, Collingswood; magazine, Miss Mary A. Evaul, Haddon Heights; membership, Mrs. Cecelia Bailey, Camden; music, Mrs. Myrtle Johnson, Camden; publicity, Miss Maud Lawrinson, Merchantville; public relations, Miss Helen Farrell, Camden; program, Miss Helen A. Buecker, Camden; research, Miss Florence L. Tisdale, Haddonfield; and transportation, Miss F. Victoria Kebler, Haddonfield. In addition to Miss Fenimore, officers installed were Miss Jessie L. Winkworth, Haddon Heights, first vice president; Miss Emma Davenport, Camden, second vice president; Mrs. Marguerite A. Mitten, Laurel Springs, corresponding secretary; Miss Beatrice E. Caldwell, Camden, recording secretary and Miss Nettie M. Jones, Camden, treasurer. |
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North 4th Street
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| Students Return To Spend Summer Vacation Home
Leon F. Rittenhouse of 1557 Bradley Avenue, is leaving today for California, where he will continue his study of medicine. Mr. Rittenhouse was a graduate from Washington Missionary College, in the national capital on Monday. Two of the Wilfred W. Frys' children were graduated at schools in New York and Massachusetts, this past weekend and today. Tonight Miss Eleanor Fry will be graduated from the Emma Willard School at Troy, New York Last week Wilfred W. Fry, II, was graduated from Mt. Hermon School, Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts. Henry J. Bowes Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Bowes of Merchantville, spent last week in Annapolis, Maryland, where he took entrance examinations for the United States Naval Academy. He was graduated last week from Valley Forge Military Academy, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Miss Helen Pratt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Pratt of 213 North Fourth Street, has returned from Bucknell University for the Summer. Miss Eleanor Holman of 108 North Fourth Street and Miss Betty Dickinson of 931 Cooper Street, have returned to their respective homes for the Summer. They are attending Syracuse University. Miss Frances Snyder of 331 North Forty-first street, was graduated at Syracuse this month. |
213
North 4th Street
1933 Byron Pratt Camden Courier-Post
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| Intersection
of Lawrence Street & South 4th Street |
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| 100
Block of North 4th Street 132 to 101 North 4th Street |
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| 132 North 4th Street | |
| 119
North 4th Street
1933 Baltimore Circulating Company |
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North 4th Street
1870s-1880s Robert K. Draper |
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North 4th Street
Carlos M. Morcate |
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North 4th Street 1906-1914 Howard H. Currie 1906 Howard L. Currie |
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| Students Return To Spend Summer Vacation Home
Leon F. Rittenhouse of 1557 Bradley Avenue, is leaving today for California, where he will continue his study of medicine. Mr. Rittenhouse was a graduate from Washington Missionary College, in the national capital on Monday. Two of the Wilfred W. Frys' children were graduated at schools in New York and Massachusetts, this past weekend and today. Tonight Miss Eleanor Fry will be graduated from the Emma Willard School at Troy, New York Last week Wilfred W. Fry, II, was graduated from Mt. Hermon School, Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts. Henry J. Bowes Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Bowes of Merchantville, spent last week in Annapolis, Maryland, where he took entrance examinations for the United States Naval Academy. He was graduated last week from Valley Forge Military Academy, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Miss Helen Pratt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Pratt of 213 North Fourth Street, has returned from Bucknell University for the Summer. Miss Eleanor Holman of 108 North Fourth Street and Miss Betty Dickinson of 931 Cooper Street, have returned to their respective homes for the Summer. They are attending Syracuse University. Miss Frances Snyder of 331 North Forty-first street, was graduated at Syracuse this month. |
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North 4th Street 1933 Eleanor Holman Camden Courier-Post |
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North 4th Street
Cooperson Brothers Auto Repair |
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North 4th Street
Masonic Temple |
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North 4th Street
First
Baptist Church |
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North 4th Street
1920s Walter L. Phillips |
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Northwest
Corner
North 4th Street Click on Image to Enlarge |
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| 5-7-9
North 4th Street
1930s-1970s Panetta Family |
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| Intersection
of Federal Street & South 4th Street |
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| 340
Federal Street
1933-1956 Edward Markowitz |
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| 342
Federal Street
1918-1921 John McCarry |
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| 400-402
Federal Street
1954-1964
Harmony Tavern |
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South 4th Street
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6-8
South 4th Street
1920s-1930s Camden Courier-Post |
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1933 Thomas Samsel |
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STORES, HOMES LOOTED; RADIO, PENNIES TAKEN Burglars who broke into two stores and a private home Thursday night got exactly $2.50, a radio, and some cigars for their trouble. At the store of Basile Constantine, 402 Berkley Street, cigars valued at $1.50 were stolen by the intruders, who forced a rear shutter. Michael Kelly, of 11 South Fourth Street, reported his store was broken Into and $2.50 in pennies stolen. Entrance was gained through a rear window. James Hayes, of 1287 Decatur Street, told the police his radio set was stolen by the thieves after they entered his house through a rear window. Detectives Clarence Arthur and Clifford Carr are investigating.. |
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South 4th Street
1905-1950 Michael
F. Kelly Camden Courier-Post |
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1911-1915 William F. Heckenhorn |
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1885 Saloon |
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South 4th Street
1887-1889 John
P. Kenney |
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South 4th Street
Michael
Mignona |
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1933 Harry Lenz |
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South 4th Street
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South 4th Street
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South 4th Street
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South 4th Street
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South 4th Street
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South 4th Street
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MAILBAG Wants Home for Dog To the Editor: Sir-l have a Scotch terrier (female) who is 3 years old and very affectionate and I would like to get a good home for her, due to the fact I am moving. I will insist, however that she be given a good home. MRS. MARION TAYLOR |
108
South 4th Street
1933 Mrs. Marian Taylor Camden Courier-Post |
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