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1874 Lawrence Hackett1315 viewsHistory of the Police Department of Newark NJ 1893
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Italians1373 viewsHistory of the Police Department of Newark NJ 1893
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Birth Control Club Raid1323 viewsPhoto shows some of the instruments and recommendation slips (on spindle) found during a raid on a birth control club at 175 Milford Avenue.
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Obscene Material Burnt - 195310 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)
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Mrs. Cora Hanglin1253 viewsMrs. Cora Hanglin, in custody of detectives on her way to be arrainged for manslaughter in the Second Criminal Court, Newark, NJ. The woman admits having buried a baby under the cement floor of her house at 54 Howard Street, Newark, NJ. 1919
Photo from Bettmann
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966 viewsPhoto from Raymond Sobers
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1876 James Curran - Paddy Catch-the-Rat1378 viewsHistory of the Police Department of Newark NJ 1893
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Dragging for Bodies926 views
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1881 Caroline C. Allen1312 viewsHistory of the Police Department of Newark NJ 1893
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Obscene Material Burnt - 195310 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)
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892 viewsSep 03, 2024
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938 viewsPhoto from Raymond SobersAug 20, 2024
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966 viewsPhoto from Raymond SobersAug 20, 2024
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Dragging for Bodies926 viewsAug 17, 2024
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Dragging for Bodies1042 viewsAug 17, 2024
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1892 William L. Swartout1260 viewsHistory of the Police Department of Newark NJ 1893Feb 05, 2018
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Henry Schneider1351 viewsHistory of the Police Department of Newark NJ 1893Feb 05, 2018
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1876 James Curran - Paddy Catch-the-Rat1378 viewsHistory of the Police Department of Newark NJ 1893Feb 05, 2018
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1791 Unknown1385 viewsHistory of the Police Department of Newark NJ 1893Feb 05, 2018
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