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black-and-white films (visual works)
motion pictures (visual works)

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Newark Stories: Reverend Louise Scott-Rountree
Perched atop a hill on Martin Luther King Blvd in the heart of Newark’s central ward sits a soaring and powerful remnant of Newark’s rich history as an industrial giant, the famed Kruger-Scott Mansion.

The 26-room mansion, built in 1887 by German…

On WPA projects in New Jersey. Shows the Newark airport, the city hall in Jersey City, and a recreation center at Perth Amboy built by the WPA. Shows construction on a reservoir at Atlantic City. Girls attend domestic science classes. Rock is…

On WPA airport improvements. Runways are graded at a Newark, N.J., airport. Planes land at the Detroit City Airport. A plane is turned on a turntable at Floyd Bennett Field, New York City. Runways are graded at a Jacksonville, Fla., airport. Ditches…

Short film from Thomas Edison showing "four horse drawn fire engines roar up a snow-covered Newark, New Jersey, street while spectators watch from the sidelines"

Hudson Terminal (or Penn Station), Newark.
Pan over city as seen from tall downtown building
Historical landmarks
Branch Brook Park
downtown street scenes
Centre Market
Broad & Market streets
Pixillated footage of downtown intersection showing…

Hudson Terminal (or Penn Station), Newark.
Pan over city as seen from tall downtown building
Historical landmarks
Branch Brook Park
Downtown street scenes
Centre Market
Broad & Market streets
Pixillated footage of downtown intersection showing…
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