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The Atlantic Heritage Center offers publications and historic photographs available for sale.  Click for a publication list and associated order form (in .pdf format). 

Here are a few recommendations from our local history reading list:

Images of America: Linwood, New Jersey
Author: Carolyn Adams Patterson
Softback, 128 pages. Copyright 2002.
With more than 200 vintage images, this book presents the view along the road from Leedsville (the community’s name in the 1800s) to the present day Linwood. Included are well-known locales such as Stuber’s and Hagerthey’s corner stores, the Mill Pond, Linwood Station, Belhaven and Leedsville Schools, and historic area churches. Explore Linwood’s fascinating past with many period photographs from the collection of the Linwood Historical Society.

Images of America: Northfield, New Jersey
Contributors: Northfield Cultural Committee and Northfield Historical Society
Softback, 128 pages. Copyright 2004.
Northfield is a vibrant South Jersey community with farm, seaport, and shipbuilding beginnings. First settled in the late 1700s, it is a place of beautiful homes built by ship captains during the 1700s and 1800s. Northfield portrays the history of the community with stunning photographs and a wealth of fascinating detail. The Northfield Historical Society and Northfield Cultural Committee selected some two hundred views of people, places, and events to document various aspects of the city.

A Submariner’s Story
Author: Charles B. Fiedler
Softback, 226 pages. Copyright 2003.
The Submarine Service comprised only 2 percent of the Navy during WWII…..yet the Submarine Service accounted for over 50 percent of the total enemy vessel tonnage sunk. This book is in memory of those 52 submarines and their crews lost during the WWII conflict. Through personal diary accounts by local resident Charles B. Fiedler, this book is one sailor’s recollections of his naval experiences. Copies of this book were generously donated to the Atlantic Heritage Center by the author’s son, Martin Fiedler.

Photograph Reproductions
Our extensive photographic image collection contains the works of Silas Morse and Albert Moore, two local photographers active in the mid to late 19th century.  The collection includes amazing scenes from early Atlantic City as well as other communities around the county.  We have thousands of photographic images including daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, lanternslides, glass plate negatives, snapshots, commercial prints and 35mm slides.  Many of these images can be reproduced for a fee. 

Home and business owners recognize the value of these photographs for decoration and family keepsakes.  These unique and historic photos also make great gifts for special people you know with ties to Atlantic County.  Prices vary based on medium, size, and intended use, so please visit the Center to view our photo collection and discuss pricing.

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