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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

Gene Tunny, Date and Location Unknown

Gene Tunny play boxing with a girl

Boxer Gene Tunny playfully sparing and posing with a little girl

Freehold Raceway Trotters Race, 1900

Racers at the Freehold Raceway

Trotters race at Freehold Raceway park, with the racers cornering at the track

HCS Special Racecar, Driven by Tommy Milton, Date and Location Unknown

This racecar, driven by one Tommy Milton could reach top speeds of 108mph.

Tommy Milton in his race car, the car is in front of a white fence and gate

North Shrewsbury Racing Association, Shrewsbury River, NJ, 1938

Rowers racing on the Shrewsbury River

Rowers on the North Shrewsbury River, a line of trees are in the background and the skiff is in the foreground

Red Bank Baseball Team, Date Unknown

A team photo of the Red Bank baseball team.

The Red Bank baseball team arranged for their team picture in uniform

Rowing Exhibition on the Navesink River, Red Bank, NJ, 1930

A rowing exhibition race near Red Bank on the Navesink River.

A rowing exhibition on the Navesink River, fishing boats and sailboats are in the background and a large crowd is watching from shore

Skaters Putting on Ice Skates, Red Bank, NJ, 1914

Ice Skaters in Red Bank, NJ.

Skaters putting on ice skates on the Shrewsbury River, an iceboat lies next to them

Tennis Match at the Sea Bright Country Club, Date Unknown

Members of the Sea Bright County Club playing tennis.

Players at the Sea Bright County Club playing tennis, they are all wearing white, and the country club is visible in the background

Tower Hill Red Bank Soap Box Derby, 1950

A soap box car racing on the Tower Hill Derby.

Soap box derby racing in Red Bank on the downhill final stretch of the race

Tower Hill Red Bank Soap Box Derby Finish Line, 1950

Racers at the finish line of a soap box derby.

Two racers at the bottom of the hill for a soapbox derby race