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Local History Online Databases
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Photograph Collections
Complete Information on Photograph Collections
The Plainfield Public Library's historic photograph collections include over 20,000 individual photographic prints, negatives, slides and glass plates by over a dozen local photographers from the 1870's to thepresent. |
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Plainfield Postcard Collection
The Plainfield Postcard Collection contains 2,000 postcards with 1,000 unique images. The Chase collection and the Ricketts collection make up the core of the library's holdings, depicting Plainfield in the early 1900s. |
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Detwiller Blueprint Collection
This unique collection of 15,000 architectural drawings and blueprints documents the rich history of Plainfield's architectural development. It includes residences, houses of worship, businesses, and multifamily dwellings from 1887 to the present. The drawings have been microfilmed and digitized for preservation and Internet access.
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Plainfield City Directories
The Local History department holds city directories from the 1870s through 1982, when current phone books came into existance. The city directories are available in print, on microfilm and in an online searchable PDF format.
Because of copyright issues, city directories are only available online in the library; please contact the Reference Desk or Local History department to make an appointment for assistance using the online city directories. |
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