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Newport and Westport vintage beach photos featured in From the Archives

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Eastons beach 1954

Eastons beach 1954

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Undated

Undated

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Gooseberry beach undated

Gooseberry beach undated

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Undated

Undated

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Undated

Undated

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Photo by JT Smith July 1966

Photo by JT Smith July 1966

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Brown Building Main And Pine 1890

Brown Building Main And Pine 1890

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Gooseberry beach undated

Gooseberry beach undated

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Photo by Hank Pollard August 1977

Photo by Hank Pollard August 1977

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Photo by JT Smith September 1964

Photo by JT Smith September 1964

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Photo by Norm Fontaine July 1972

Photo by Norm Fontaine July 1972

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Photo by Norm Fontaine June 1964

Photo by Norm Fontaine June 1964

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Photo by Norm Fontaine September 1959

Photo by Norm Fontaine September 1959

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Photo by Norm Fontaine 1959

Photo by Norm Fontaine 1959

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Photo by Norm Fontaine 1961

Photo by Norm Fontaine 1961

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Photo by Norm Fontaine 1963

Photo by Norm

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Vintage photo of Clarissa Street and the Third Ward in Rochester NY

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

This undated aerial picture shows the Third Ward of Rochester, New York.

This undated aerial picture shows the Third Ward of Rochester, New York.

Democrat And Chronicle Digital Archive

This 1970 photo near Adams and Clarissa streets shows the Corn Hill neighborhood in the midst of urban renewal.

This 1970 photo near Adams and Clarissa streets shows the Corn Hill neighborhood in the midst of urban renewal.

T. GORDON MASSECAR/File Photo

In this undated photo, the Elks marching band makes its way down Clarissa Street.

In this undated photo, the Elks marching band makes its way down Clarissa Street.

Courtesy Of Clarissa St. Reunion Committee

This photo from 1970 provides an overhead view of the Third Ward urban renewal area.

This photo from 1970 provides an overhead view of the Third Ward urban renewal area.

Democrat And Chronicle Digital Archives

From the archive: On April 9, 1968, the day of the funeral for Martin Luther King Jr., an estimated 3,000 people marched on Clarissa Street.

From the archive: On April 9, 1968, the day of the funeral for Martin Luther King

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Vintage photos of women in NJ history

Greg Hatala/For NJ Advance Media

Vintage photos of women who made history in NJ

I honestly don’t feel in any way qualified to write about the struggles and obstacles women have encountered through history in general and in New Jersey in particular … so I’ll accede to people who are.

“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” — Maya Angelou

“I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, OK.” — Madonna

“I am not free while any

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Vintage photos of New York’s Lunar New Year celebrations

Take a look back at the festive celebrations for Chinese New Year in New York City’s Chinatown over the years.

Aglow with lights, Chinatown's dragon snakes through the streets to chase away the evil spirits and climax the week-long celebration of the New Year in 1955.
Aglow with lights, Chinatown’s dragon snakes through the streets to chase away the evil spirits and climax the week-long celebration of the New Year in 1955.
A dragon chases a resident in New York's Chinatown during New Year celebrations on Feb.  17, 1980. Festivities generally last for two weeks.
A dragon chases a resident in New York’s Chinatown during New Year celebrations on Feb. 17, 1980. Festivities generally last for two weeks.
Children take a closer look at a dragon taking part in the New Year parade on Feb.  6, 1978. Chinese New Year is a holiday in which people honor their household and heavenly deities, as well as their ancestors.  It is a time for families to celebrate and come together.
Children take a closer look at a dragon taking part in the New Year parade on Feb. 6, 1978. Chinese New Year is a holiday in which people honor their household