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The main stairwell in 1933.

The middle room of the second floor reference department in 1933. As of 2019, this room currently houses the local history collection.

Nina Hatfield's obituary. She outlived her husband by 40 years, dying in April 1965 at the age of 95.

Nina Hatfield's retirement announcement, which highlights many of her accomplishments, including founding children's storytime and creating the history collection, which her story is now a part of.

The North Room of the reference department on the second floor in 1933.

An ordinance from 1953 declaring the creation of the Library's Board of Trustees. Carbon copy.

A photograph of an 8"x10" photograph by Hoboken native Dorothea Lange, captioned "City Librarian Thomas F. Hatfield, 1890-1924." The original photograph's location is currently unknown, hence this copy.

Nina Hatfield was an accomplished poet and potter. These are two samples of her poetry clipped from newspaper articles, one of which is her retirement announcement (which can also be seen in full in this exhibition).

A postcard sent in 1910 depicting the library building.

Edward Russ, Esq. with the law books he donated to the Hoboken Public Library to create the Russ Law Library. The books were donated in September 1912. Photo dated to between 1912-1925.