Photograph of the back half of the "First Inhabitants" float during the celebration of South River's 200th anniversary, September 1920. Two houses and several members of a band are visible in the background.
The float is described in a September 25, 1920 article in the Daily Home News. "The Landing of Samuel Willett, the founder of South River, in 1720, was cleverly impersonated by Masters Raymond Dudley Booraem and Warren Klauser Booraem sons of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Booraem. The little ones are direct descendants. The impersonation was arranged on a float. One of the boys was seated in a large canoe and was looking longingly toward the most beautiful spot along the river which later was settled as Willetstown and now is the enterprising borough of South River which has been appropriately nicknamed "The Booming Borough." At the rear of the float lay an Indian, representing the inhabitants of this section when the Willetts first landed." It won first prize for the best float.
Scanned digital copy of print photograph.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Digital copy of print
Subject Person or Organization
Booraem, Warren Klauser, Booraem, Raymond Dudley Jr.
Subject Place
Street
Main Street
City
South River
State/Province
New Jersey
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Acquisition
Accession
2007.044
Source or Donor
Schnatz, Stephanie
Acquisition Method
Donation
Made/Created
Date made
Sep 1920
Time Period
20th Century
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-White
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Hub Sorting
Other Number
012.200.001
Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
2016.012.031 - Photograph of Booraem family with trophy
