Asher Stryker Photograph Collection
Title
Asher Stryker Photograph Collection
Subject
This collection is comprised of a large number of photographic images taken by amateur photographer Asher Stryker of Flemington, NJ. The images date primarily from ca. 1895 to 1910.
The bulk of the collection includes over 1,200 glass plate negative photographs. While there is some duplication, most of the images are unique. The images are largely taken from around the Flemington, NJ area, although there are some photographs from neighboring towns in Hunterdon County, as well as from other areas of the state of NJ. The subject matter is very broad. Mr. Stryker enjoyed photographing the houses and other buildings in the town of Flemington. He also enjoyed photographing farms, churches, and schools. He particularly enjoyed pastoral scenes, capturing rivers, streams, woods, and farmlands.
His images also feature events. There are sections of the collection that cover the annual Women's Carnival in Flemington and the annual Firemen's Parade, as well as other local events. He also captured the people of the town, in portraits, on horses and in the early days of the automobile. In addition to the glass plates, there are also four photograph albums of prints developed out from the glass plates, as well as some regular film negative images.
This collection is extremely important because it is a valuable source of documentary imagery for the town and people of Flemington NJ and the surrounding area of Hunterdon County for around the turn of the 19th to the 20th century.
Asher Rowe Stryker was born on September 28, 1877, in Three Bridges, N.J. He married Elizabeth "Bessie" Barrass on June 16, 1904 in Flemington, N.J. They had two children: Richard Kenneth and Mary Jean.
Mr. Stryker is mostly remembered in the Flemington, NJ area for operating a variety store at 130 Main Street. The store opened in 1928 and remained in business through the early 1950s.
He died on September 1, 1956, age 78, at the New Jersey Firemen's Home in Boonton, N.J. He and his wife are interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Flemington.
The bulk of the collection includes over 1,200 glass plate negative photographs. While there is some duplication, most of the images are unique. The images are largely taken from around the Flemington, NJ area, although there are some photographs from neighboring towns in Hunterdon County, as well as from other areas of the state of NJ. The subject matter is very broad. Mr. Stryker enjoyed photographing the houses and other buildings in the town of Flemington. He also enjoyed photographing farms, churches, and schools. He particularly enjoyed pastoral scenes, capturing rivers, streams, woods, and farmlands.
His images also feature events. There are sections of the collection that cover the annual Women's Carnival in Flemington and the annual Firemen's Parade, as well as other local events. He also captured the people of the town, in portraits, on horses and in the early days of the automobile. In addition to the glass plates, there are also four photograph albums of prints developed out from the glass plates, as well as some regular film negative images.
This collection is extremely important because it is a valuable source of documentary imagery for the town and people of Flemington NJ and the surrounding area of Hunterdon County for around the turn of the 19th to the 20th century.
Asher Rowe Stryker was born on September 28, 1877, in Three Bridges, N.J. He married Elizabeth "Bessie" Barrass on June 16, 1904 in Flemington, N.J. They had two children: Richard Kenneth and Mary Jean.
Mr. Stryker is mostly remembered in the Flemington, NJ area for operating a variety store at 130 Main Street. The store opened in 1928 and remained in business through the early 1950s.
He died on September 1, 1956, age 78, at the New Jersey Firemen's Home in Boonton, N.J. He and his wife are interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Flemington.
Description
The collection is comprised of 52 boxes of glass plate negatives, numbered from 1 through 1,268.
The collection also contains a box of regular film print negatives of varying sizes, as well as three boxes of modern developed out prints.
The collection also contains a box of regular film print negatives of varying sizes, as well as three boxes of modern developed out prints.
Creator
Asher Stryker, Flemington, New Jersey
Source
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Publisher
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Date
ca, 1895-1920
Contributor
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Rights
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Publication and Use
Please note that all reference reproductions are for personal/study use only. The possession of a reproduction of HCHS collection materials and the payment of associated reproduction service fees, does not constitute or imply permission to publish or exhibit. It is necessary for researchers to obtain separate, written permission for the publication or exhibition of all material held in the HCHS collections. All licenses are for one use only and each additional instance of use must be separately requested in writing. Usage rights fees, above and beyond reproduction costs, may apply and vary depending on whether a reproduction is for an individual, non-profit, or commercial institution and how it will be used (personal research, publication, exhibition, etc.). All reproductions must credit the Hunterdon County Historical Society as the source of the image or document.
Statement on Copyright and Fair Use
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
Publication and Use
Please note that all reference reproductions are for personal/study use only. The possession of a reproduction of HCHS collection materials and the payment of associated reproduction service fees, does not constitute or imply permission to publish or exhibit. It is necessary for researchers to obtain separate, written permission for the publication or exhibition of all material held in the HCHS collections. All licenses are for one use only and each additional instance of use must be separately requested in writing. Usage rights fees, above and beyond reproduction costs, may apply and vary depending on whether a reproduction is for an individual, non-profit, or commercial institution and how it will be used (personal research, publication, exhibition, etc.). All reproductions must credit the Hunterdon County Historical Society as the source of the image or document.
Relation
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Format
56 containers; 27.75 linear feet
Language
eng
Type
image
Identifier
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Coverage
Most of the photographs in this collection are of people, places, and structures in Flemington, New Jersey. A lesser number of images are from the surrounding area of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. A few images are from the greater area of New Jersey.
Collection Items
Uncle Dory Bellis' House taken at corner of Maple Avenue and Broad Street
Horse drawn carriage at corner of Maple Avenue and Broad Street in front of Uncle Dory Bellis' House.
Hann House (Ed Pyatt)
Hann House with picket fence in front, rocking chair on front porch, and other houses in the background.
Van Fleet House (Broad St.) in Snow
Van Fleet House after a snow fall with a person standing to the left of house and other houses in the background.
Residence of Henry A. Fluck / State Police Headquarters
Home of Henry Fluck and later served as State Police Headquarters after Henry Fluck's death in 1901. The house is located on 189 Main Street, Flemington. In this photo, the house is situated on the corner of a dirt street with trees covering the…
Hunterdon County Courthouse
Hunterdon County Courthouse on a street in Flemington with a sidewalk and flagpole in front.
House On Street
A house on a street with trees in front, a sidewalk, and another house to the right.
