Weequahic Park Images

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Weequahic Park

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"The Great State Fair, Newark, N.J." from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (September 27, 1856). This illustration depicts what is now Weequahic Park during the New Jersey Agricultural Fair. (Source)

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The U.S. women's track team practicing in Weequahic Park for the 1922 Women's World Games (Source)

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Rose gardens behind the tennis courts in Weequahic Park in the early part of the 20th century (Source)

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Boating in Weequahic Lake (Source)

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A postcard, "A Weequahic Park Lake Girl," as reprinted in Jews of Weequahic (2008). The caption to the art reads "49. A Modern Mermaid. Painting by Arthur. Copyright, 1906, by Brown & Bigelow, St. Paul and Toronto.[19] (Source)

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"Trial of Horses, at the State Fair, Newark, N.J." from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (September 27, 1856). This depicts harness racing at what is now the oval walking path in Weequahic Park during the first annual state fair in Newark NJ (Source)

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What is now a half-mile oval walking path around the athletic complex was known as the Waverly Racing Oval in 1898. (Source)