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Aerial view of Nassau Street, taken from the top of Holder Hall, ca. 1920
Collection of the Historical Society of Princeton
Courtesy of Renee Nicolo Photography
Fishing at Stony Brook and Worth’s Mill, ca. 1890
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Outside Kopp’s bicycle shop at 60 Nassau Street, ca. 1900
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An unpaved Nassau Street with Holder Tower, ca. 1910
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Peering into the windows of Upper Pyne on Nassau Street, ca. 1900
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      ▼
      • Currently On View
        ▼
        • Einstein Salon and Innovators Gallery
        • Princeton Reflected: Stories From HSP’s Collection
        • Rex Goreleigh: Migrant Worker’s Witness
        • Farmstead History Trail
        • Garden State History Garden
        • A-Team Artists of Trenton
        • A Morning at the Updike Farmstead: Photographs by the Princeton Photography Club
      • Online Exhibitions
        ▼
        • “A Prologue to the Chapters that Follow”: Princeton and Paul Robeson
        • Princeton and Women’s Suffrage
        • World War II on the Princeton Home Front
        • The Princeton Plan: 70 Years of School Integration
        • Garden State History Garden
      • HSP Out and About
        ▼
        • Dohm Alley
        • Morven Museum and Garden
        • Princeton Public Library
        • Arts Council of Princeton
        • Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve
        • West Windsor Historical Society
      • Past Exhibitions
    • Programs & Events
      ▼
      • Calendar of Events
      • Walking Tours
      • Programs for Adults
        ▼
        • Lectures
        • Historical Fiction Book Group
        • Open Archive
        • Special Events
        • Outreach Presentations
        • House Tour
        • Mystery Under the Stars
      • Programs for Children/Families
      • Programs for Teachers
      • Programs for Schools
        ▼
        • Field Trips
        • Outreach Programs
        • Local History Curriculum
      • Programs for Scouts
    • Collections
      ▼
      • Overview
      • Major Collections
      • Digital Database
      • Photo Reproductions
      • Donations and Acquisitions
      • Digitized Historical Newspapers
      • Voices of Princeton
    • Research
      ▼
      • Digital Database
      • Research Inquiries and Visits
      • Princeton History Journal
      • Digitized Historical Newspapers
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        ▼
        • 2020 Spotlight on Women
        • Historic Sites
        • Historic People
        • Albert Einstein
        • Albert E. Hinds
      • Resources
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      • Other Private Events
      • Exclusive Vendors
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