| Contributor |
Bohnenberger, Charles G., 1856-1914, associated name. |
| Title |
[African American residents at Jamesburg School for Boys, Jamesburg, N.J.] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[New Jersey] : [publisher not identified] |
| Date |
[ca. 1910] |
| Physical Description |
2 photographs : gelatin silver ; sheets 9 x 15 cm (3.5 x 5.5 in.) (postcard format) |
| Description |
Real photo postcards depicting group portraits of African American boy residents at the parole institution also known as the
New Jersey State Home for Boys that was established in 1867 and included residental "cottages," a chapel, and farm by 1910.
Shows the boy residents attired in military-like uniforms, some posed with rifles, standing and seated, in rows by age and
height, next to and on a set of exterior stairs to the porch of a campus dormitory building (probably Fort Cottage). A white
man attendant, possibly postcard sender Charles G. Bohnenberger, manager of Fort Cottage and the teacher of primary school
at the home stands behind the boys, most who do not smile, or next to the stairs. By 1911, 82 of the 511 residents of the
institution, between the ages of six and over fifteen years old, were African American. The daily routine of the home included
work details, school, two recesses of 15 minutes, and devotions. The Sunday exercises included Sunday School, reading, singing,
and devotion.
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| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Date inferred from postmarks on versos: Jamesburg, N.J. Nov. 21, 1910, 5PM. |
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Contain cancelled green one-cent stamps depicting left profile portrait of Benjamin Franklin on versos. |
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P.2023.68.1 addressed to Mrs. E.B. Young, 316 First Ave., Elizabeth, N.J. and contains manuscript note on verso: Add this
to your collection. Chas. G. Bohnenberger.
|
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P.2023.68.2 addressed to Mrs. E.B. Young, 316 First Ave., Elizabeth, N.J. and contains manuscript note on verso: And this.
Chas. G. Bohnenberger.
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RVCDC |
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See DSpace Home, New Jersey State Publications Digital Library, State Agencies, Commissions, Authorities etc., New Jersey
State Reform School for Boys (Jamesburg), New Jersey State Reform School for Boys (Jamesburg) for copies of Jamesburg School
annual reports. Link below.
|
| Subject |
State Home for Boys (Jamesburg, N.J.) |
|
African American boys -- New Jersey -- Jamesburg. |
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Dormitories -- New Jersey -- Jamesburg. |
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Men -- New Jersey -- Jamesburg. |
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Reformatories -- New Jersey -- Jamesburg. |
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Teachers -- New Jersey -- Jamesburg. |
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Uniforms -- New Jersey -- Jamesburg. |
|
African American History |
| Genre |
Gelatin silver prints -- 1900-1910. |
|
Postcards -- 1900-1910. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| LCP postcards - Education - J [P.2023.68.1-2] |
| Accession number |
P.2023.69-1-2 |
