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Visualizing The Jersey Shore: 100 Images from The Dorn Historic Photo Collection at Monmouth University

A virtual photograph exhibit of the Dorn-Severini Historic Collection

Beach Bathers, Highlands, NJ, Date Unknown

Beach bathers on a beach in Highlands, a canoe is ready to be launched.

 

 

Boats Along the Navesink River, Highlands, NJ, 1920s

Boats along the Navesink River, some beached, photo taken on a glass negative.

Boats along the Navesink River in Highlands 1920s on a glass negative

Aerial of Highlands, NJ, 2000s

An aerial of Highlands NJ, with the drawbridge visible in the foreground and Sandy Hook in the background

An aerial of Highlands, Sandy Hook is visible in the background

Highlands Docks, Highlands, NJ, Date Unknown

The Highlands docks, taken from the river, the Twin Lights are visible in the background.

The Highlands docks, taken from the river, the twin lights are visible in the background

Highlands Drawbridge, Highlands, NJ, 1930s

The Highlands drawbridge, the Twin Lights are visible in the background.

The highlands drawbridge, taken from the approach to the bridge, the Twin Lights are visible on a hill in the background

Highlands Swing Bridge, Highlands, NJ, Early 1900s

The Highlands swing bridge, the Twin Lights are visible across the river.

A view from the river of the swing bridge towards highlands, the Twin Lights are visible in the background

Trolly Station, Highlands, NJ, Early 1900s

The Highlands trolly station with passengers.

A shot of people leaving a trolly running in the street in Highlands

River Boats, Highlands, NJ, Date Unknown

River boats beached on the shores of Sandy Hook, the Twin Lights are visible in the background.

River boats on the beach across from Highlands, the Twin Lights are visible in the distance

Squatters Camp along Claypit Creek, Highlands, NJ 1896, Glass Negative

Squatters camp along Claypit Creek, taken on a glass negative.

A shot of a homeless encampment along Claypit Creek taken on a glass negative

Twin Lights, Highlands, NJ, Early 1900s

The Twin Lights 

The Twin Lights taken from behind the lighthouses overlooking the cliff