United States Geological Survey of New Jersey (1899)
subject: maps (documents)
description: Introduction (7.88 MB) New Jersey Asbury Park Sheet (9.42 MB) New Jersey Atlantic City Sheet (7.72 MB) New Jersey Barnegat Sheet (8.46 MB) New Jersey - Delaware Bay Side Sheet (8.80 MB) New Jersey - Pennsylvania Bordentown Quadrangle (9.31 MB) New Jersey Bridgeton Sheet (8.62 MB) Pennsylvania - New Jersey Burlington Quadrangle (9.26 MB) New Jersey Cape May Sheet (7.53 MB) New Jersey Cassville Quadrangle (9.11 MB) Pennsylvania - Delaware - New Jersey Chester Quadrangle (10.1 MB) Pennsylvania - New Jersey Delaware Water Gap Sheet (9.84 MB) New Jersey Dennisville Sheet (8.66 MB) Delaware - Maryland - New Jersey Dover Quadrangle (8.95 MB) Pennsylvania - New Jersey - Doylestown Sheet (9.78 MB) Pennsylvania - New Jersey Easton Sheet (9.61 MB) New Jersey Franklin Furnace Quadrangle (10.7 MB) Pennsylvania - New Jersey Germantown Quadrangle (10.2 MB) New Jersey Glassboro Sheet (8.76 MB) New York - New Jersey Goshen Quadrangle (10.2 MB) New Jersey Great Egg Harbor Sheet (9.11 MB) New York - New Jersey Greenwood Lake Sheet (10.5 MB) New Jersey Hackensack Quadrangle (9.70 MB) New Jersey Hackettstown Quadrangle (10.2 MB) New Jersey Hammonton Sheet (9.26 MB) New York - New Jersey Harlem Quadrangle (11 MB) New Jersey High Bridge Quadrangle (10 MB) New Jersey Lake Hopatcong Sheet (10.2 MB) New Jersey - Pennsylvania Lambertville Quadrangle (9.82 MB) New Jersey Little Egg Harbor Sheet (9.28 MB) New Jersey Long Beach Sheet (7.81 MB) New Jersey Maurice Cove Sheet (7.60 MB) New Jersey Morristown Sheet (10.3 MB) New Jersey Mount Holly Sheet (9.42 MB) New Jersey Mullica Sheet (8.98 MB) New Jersey New Brunswick Quadrangle (10.1 MB) New Jersey - New York Patterson Sheet (10.5 MB) New Jersey Pemberton Sheet (9.08 MB) Pennsylvania - New Jersey Philadelphia Sheet (10 MB) New Jersey - New York Plainfield Quadrangle (10 MB) New York - New Jersey - Pennsylvania Port Jervis Quadrangle (10.3 MB) New Jersey Princeton Quadrangle (9.90 MB) New Jersey - New York Ramapo Sheet (9.96 MB) New Jersey - Dela…
date: 1899
rights: Courtesy of the Newark Public Library

Newark Firemen’s Monument
subject: public sculpture
subject: Monuments
description: A figure of a mustached fireman, dressed in a fireman's uniform consisting of a knee-length buttoned and belted coat, and a helmet, stands holding a fire trumpet to his side with his proper left hand. He points upward with his proper right arm. The figure is placed atop a tall multitiered base whose lower section is decorated with four dado panels each ornamented with a medallion. The medallions on three of the sides feature a distinctive fire vehicle, while the fourth features an inscription with a sprig of oak leaves and garland leaves. The central section of the pedestal is decorated with inscribed shields on two of its sides. Above the central section is tall square column broken only by a beaded astragal at its lower part and surmounted by an elaborate acanthus capital and topped with a tapered pedestal supporting the figure.
creator: George Brown & Company
date: 1888

Insurance maps of Newark, New Jersey, Volume five. New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1931.
subject: maps (documents)
description: The Littman Library has six volumes (v. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) of the 1931 Newark Sanborn Maps in the Rare Book Collection. Volumes 2, 6, 7, and 8 are not currently digitized. Refer to the Sanborn Map Key to locate the appropriate volume. Index (25.5 MB) Index-B (25.2 MB) 501 (19.5 MB) 502 (21.7 MB) 503 (21 MB) 504 (22.5 MB) 505 (20 MB) 506 (21.7 MB) 507 (21.7 MB) 508 (23.4 MB) 509 (20.3 MB) 510 (23 MB) 511 (21.1 MB) 512 (21.7 MB) 513 (21.7 MB) 514 (23.4 MB) 515 (22.1 MB) 515-B (21.7 MB) 516 (19.9 MB) 516-B (23.6 MB) 517 (21.9 MB) 518 (23 MB) 519 (22.1 MB) 519-B (20.9 MB) 520 (19.8 MB) 520-B (23 MB) 521 (21.4 MB) 522 (23.8 MB) 523 (21.3 MB) 524 (23 MB) 525 (22.1 MB) 526 (22.1 MB) 527 (21.6 MB) 528 (22.4 MB) 529 (21.1 MB) 530 (22.4 MB) 531 (21.5 MB) 532 (21.2 MB) 533 (20.6 MB) 534 (22.4 MB) 535 (20.3 MB) 536 (21.4 MB) 537 (19.1 MB) 538 (23.4 MB) 539 (20.5 MB) 540 (21.8 MB) 541 (22.7 MB) 542 (22.4 MB) 543 (22.2 MB) 544 (22.2 MB) 545 (22.1 MB) 546 (22.4 MB) 547 (22.7 MB) 548 (22.1 MB) 549 (22.8 MB) 550 (22.3 MB) 551 (21.7 MB) 552 (20.2 MB) 553 (20.4 MB) 554 (20.2 MB) 555 (21.7 MB) 556 (21.5 MB) 557 (19.9 MB) 558 (20.8 MB) 559 (19.8 MB) 560 (21.2 MB) 561 (21.9 MB) 562 (21.5 MB) 563 (22.3 MB) 564 (22.5 MB) 565 (21.4 MB) 566 (22.3 MB) 567 (21.8 MB) 568 (22.1 MB) 569 (22 MB) 570 (21.5 MB) 571 (22 MB) 572 (21.8 MB) 573 (21.1 MB) 574 (22.4 MB) 575 (22.3 MB) 576 (22.4 MB) 577 (22.1 MB) 578 (21.3 MB) 579 (21.7 MB) 580 (22.2 MB) 581 (22.7 MB) 582 (21 MB) 583 (21.6 MB) 584 (21.3 MB) 585 (20 MB) 586 (20.7 MB) 587 (21.5 MB) 588 (21.3 MB) 589 (21.3 MB) 590 (21 MB) 591 (20.1 MB) 592 (20 MB)
date: 1931

Insurance maps of Newark, New Jersey, Volume four. New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1931
subject: maps (documents)
description: The Littman Library has six volumes (v. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) of the 1931 Newark Sanborn Maps in the Rare Book Collection. Volumes 2, 6, 7, and 8 are not currently digitized. Refer to the Sanborn Map Key to locate the appropriate volume. Index (26.5 MB) Index map (22.1 MB) Sheet 401-A (21.6 MB) Sheet 401-B (17 MB) Sheet 402-A (18.8 MB) Sheet 402-B (18 MB) Sheet 403-A (21.8 MB) Sheet 403-B (16.9 MB) Sheet 404-A (19 MB) Sheet 404-B (18.4 MB) Sheet 405-A (21.6 MB) Sheet 405-B (16.6 MB) Sheet 406-A (19.8 MB) Sheet 406-B (19.7 MB) Sheet 407-A (22.1 MB) Sheet 407-B (16.5 MB) Sheet 408-A (19.2 MB) Sheet 408-B (18.3 MB) Sheet 409-A (21.8 MB) Sheet 409-B (17 MB) Sheet 410-A (19.9 MB) Sheet 410-B (19.1 MB) Sheet 411-A (21.7 MB) Sheet 411-B (17.1 MB) Sheet 412-A (20.4 MB) Sheet 412-B (19.8 MB) Sheet 413 (21.7 MB) Sheet 414 (18.8 MB) Sheet 415 (21.1 MB) Sheet 416 (18.6 MB) Sheet 417-A (21.4 MB) Sheet 417-B (16.3 MB) Sheet 418-A (19.6 MB) Sheet 418-B (19.2 MB) Sheet 419 (22.1 MB) Sheet 420 (18.8 MB) Sheet 421 (21.7 MB) Sheet 422 (17.7 MB) Sheet 423 (22.2 MB) Sheet 424 (19.1 MB) Sheet 425 (20.8 MB) Sheet 426 (18.9 MB) Sheet 427 (21.7 MB) Sheet 428 (19.2 MB) Sheet 429 (21.4 MB) Sheet 430 (20.1 MB) Sheet 431 (21.3 MB) Sheet 432 (19 MB) Sheet 433 (20.9 MB) Sheet 434 (18.8 MB) Sheet 435 (21.1 MB) Sheet 436 (17.6 MB) Sheet 437 (21 MB) Sheet 438 (17.6 MB) Sheet 439 (20.5 MB) Sheet 440 (18.3 MB) Sheet 441 (20.4 MB) Sheet 442 (17.8 MB) Sheet 443 (20.8 MB) Sheet 444 (17.3 MB) Sheet 445 (20.4 MB) Sheet 446 (17.3 MB) Sheet 447 (20.2 MB) Sheet 448 (18.7 MB) Sheet 449 (21.2 MB) Sheet 450 (18.2 MB) Sheet 451 (20.7 MB) Sheet 452 (16.8 MB) Sheet 453 (20.6 MB) Sheet 454 (18 MB) Sheet 455 (20.7 MB) Sheet 456 (16.6 MB) Sheet 457 (21 MB) Sheet 458 (17.8 MB) Sheet 459 (21.3 MB) Sheet 460 (18.1 MB) Sheet 461 (21.7 MB) Sheet 462 (17.7 MB) Sheet 463 (21.8 MB) Sheet 464 (18 MB) Sheet 465 (20.7 MB) Sheet 466 (18.4 MB) Sheet 467 (20.2 MB) Sheet 468 (18.9 MB) Sheet 469 (21 MB) Sheet 470 (17.6 MB) Sheet 471 (20.…
date: 1931

Henry Schultz
subject: Architect

Ryan, Gibson, Bauer, Kornblath PA
subject: Architectural Firm
subject: People/Organizations

R.H. Rowden
subject: Architect

Rothe-Johnson Associates (now Fletcher Thompson)
subject: Architectural Firm
subject: People/Organizations
description: In 1907, E. Leslie Fletcher established a practice specializing in industrial engineering in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Charles L. Thompson joined Mr. Fletcher in 1909, and on February 5, 1910, the firm incorporated as the Fletcher Thompson Engineering Company, subsequently becoming Fletcher Thompson Incorporated in 1914. J. Gerald Phelan, FAIA, PE, an architectural graduate of Pratt Institute, joined the organization in 1916 as a draftsman. He became a stockholder and Managing Principal in 1931. In 1956, John G. Phelan, PE, joined his father’s organization as a field engineer while concurrently completing studies in Civil Engineering at Yale University. In 1998, as a part of the firm strategic reorganization James A. Beaudin, AIA, LEED AP BD+C; John C. Oliveto, PE; and Michael S. Marcinek became majority owners of the firm. In 2003 the firm acquired Rothe-Johnson-Fantacone, LLC, a 30-person, New Jersey based architectural, planning and interior design firm. In 2010 it acquired Schoenhardt Architecture + Interior Design. The firm is known as a “full service” architectural and engineering firm.

Rankin & Kellogg
subject: Architectural Firm
description: Established in 1881 by John Hall Rankin and Thomas M. Kellogg both were MIT students. The firm was known f its Beaux-Arts style in public buildings. Rankin & Kellogg were often the recipients of large-scale public and commercial commissions. In 1893 they participated in the competition for the New York City Hall and received second prize, losing to McKim, Mead & White. In 1903 the firm name was changed to Rankin, Kellogg & Crane with the addition of Edward A. Crane to the firm, he left in 1925 and the name returned to its original. In 1943 a successor firm Rankin, Kellogg & Doe was formed to recognizing the inputs of Lester Adrian Doe.

Gonippo Raggi
subject: Artist
description: Raggi studied at the Art Institute of St. Michele in Rome and came to the Unites States in 1904 at the invitation of Papal Marguis Martin Maloney to supervise the decoration of the St. Catherine's Memorial Church in Spring Lake, New Jersey. Several of the buildings containing Raggi's murals have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. All of Raggi's paintings done before 1915 were cataloged by the Smithsonian Institution. Other work by Raggi is cataloged by the Boston Public Library, Department of Fine Arts.

William Appleton Potter
subject: Architect
description: He had eight brothers, one of them, Edward Tuckerman Potter was also an Architect. Potter designed multiple buildings for Princeton University as well as municipal buildings and churches. Among his apprentices was James Brown Lord. He was an assistant professor of Chemistry for one year at Columbia College, He later spent a year touring France. His professional training was at George B. Post in New York and later with his architect brother. He served as the supervising architect of the treasury between 1874-1877.

Polhemus & Coffin
subject: Architectural firm
description: Henry M. Polhemus and Lewis Augustus Coffin, Jr formed the New York-based architectural firm of Polhemus & Coffin. Together they contributed to a joint publication, Small French Buildings: The Architecture of Town and Country, with 183 plates of sketches, illustrations and photos, published by Charles Scribner & Sons in 1921. The firm also designed some apartment buildings and office structures in Manhattan. Their draftsman George Hickey established an independent practise designing houses with a French flavor, many of them modeled on sketches from Polhemus & Coffin’s Small French Buildings. An archive of photographs of their residential work in the Northeast is among the Gottscho-Schleisner Collection (Library of Congress).

Robinson's Atlas of Irvington, South Orange, Maplewood, and Millburn (1928), Volume 4
subject: maps (documents)
creator: Robinson, Elisha
date: 1928
rights: Courtesy of the Newark Public Library

Robinson's Atlas (1927), Volume 3
subject: maps (documents)
description: Volume three: Embracing the section of the city South and East from Penna. R.R. and Market Street to Broad Street, to Poinier Street, to Elizabeth Ave. thence to city line.
creator: Robinson, Elisha
date: 1927
rights: Courtesy of Newark Public Library

Robinson's Atlas (1926), Volume 2
subject: maps (documents)
description: Volume two: Embracing the section of the city south of Market Street and South Orange Avenue. The Vailsburg Section and West of Broad Street, Poinier Street and Elizabeth Avenue to City Line.
creator: Robinson, Elisha
date: 1926
rights: Courtesy of Newark Public Library

Robinson's Atlas (1926), Volume 1
subject: maps (documents)
description: Volume one: Embracing the section of the city North from Penna. RR. Market Street and S. Orange Avenue to 12th Street to Central Avenue to City Line.
creator: Robinson, Elisha
date: 1926

Olmstead Brothers
subject: Architecture firm
description: The Olmsted Brothers company was an influential landscape architectural firm in the United States. Formed in 1898 by brothers John Charles Olmsted (1852–1920) and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. (1870–1957), who were the sons of the landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

Frank J. Nies
subject: Architect

Nathan Myers
subject: Architect

Father Patrick Moran
subject: Religious

John W. Merrow
subject: Architect

Warrington G. Lawrence
subject: Architect

Thomas W. Lamb
subject: Architect

William H., Kirk
subject: Architect

George Keister