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These photographs are courtesy of John Brush and Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives.
College Avenue Campus, J&J factories 3/58
College Avenue Campus from the west 6/52
College Avenue Campus from the south 6/52
College Avenue Campus gym 4/54
Hiram Market 6/79
Landing Lane Bridge 5/64
Landing Lane Bridge and new bridge piles 10/76
Metlars Lane and Faculty Housing 1952
Metlars Lane 1960
Bevier Road Faculty Housing 4/54
University Heights 6/52
New Brunswick Railroad Station 4/54
Urban Redevelopment 5/64
New Brunswick and Highland Park 3/58
Douglas College 1 3/58
Douglas College 2 3/58
Douglas College 3 4/64
This is a sample of the air photos taken by the late Dr. John E. Brush, while he was a Professor in the Rutgers Department of Geography. He took many pictures of New Brunswick, and the surrounding areas in Middlesex and Somerset Counties for research and teaching purposes during the period from 1952 to 1979. Approximately 700 of his slides are housed in the collections of Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives in Alexander Library.
John Brush and his interest in changing landscapes provided the inspiration for the Changing Landscapes of New Jersey websites the Department of Geography maintains. We started out with the simple idea to scan some of his slides to make them more easily available for use in class. However, landscapes keep changing, and the Department of Geography’s website offers a unique collection of photos and historical maps to compliment the John Brush Collection
The Changing Landscape of New Brunswick
John Brush the John Brush Collection.