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Photograph of Jake Stavitsky standing, arms crossed

The Stavitsky Collection

A sampling of photographs from the Stavitsky and Crystal Family Collection. View the expanded collection here.

Ed and Ben Stavitsky with Martha Crystal, 1953

A view of the Stavitsky farm

Ben Stavitsky with his dog on the farm

Jake Stavitsky standing, arms crossed, outside on the Stavitsky farm in 1919

Shifra Stavitsky on the farm, 1934

Shifra Stavitsky and Ruthie, 1942

Shifra-Stavitsky standing in a field on the Stavitsky farm in 1940

John Levin, Bessie Stavitsky, Ed Stavitsky, and Floss Finegan standing outside together

Rose Stavitsky stands holding a diploma for her high school graduation in 1925

Fred Chalmers in overalls stands in front of a trailer in 1937

Ed, Ben, and Barn in front of the Stavitsky home in 1936

Eli and Riva Gitel Stavitsky standing outside together

Eddie Stavitsky (left) stands with two unidentified members of the Hebrew Orphan Home Baseball Team in uniform

Left to right: Children Ben and Barney Stavitsky pose outside with a friend, 1916

Ben and Barney Stavitsky, look on as Frank Hoffman stands on Riley the horse, 1921

Painted portrait of Bessie Rothman Stavitsky

Portrait of Bessie Rothman

Bessie Rothman Stavitsky, standing in a formal dress on her wedding day, 1938

Jacob Stavitsky, standing in a suit on his wedding day, 1938

Closeup of Ben Stavitsky and Jake Helig

Barney Stavitsky holding a fish in 1942

Ed and Ben Stavitsky pose outside with Abe Crystal, 1953

Ed and Ben Stavitsky with Herb Weber

Ed and Ben Stavitsky with Bell Weber

Ben Stavitsky and Fred Chalmers painting, 1937

Lillian Greenblatt Braun, Esther Beshitsky Fineman, Joe Soffian, Sarah Sklansky, Rose Sklansky, Dora Beshitsky swimming at the old bridge in the Maurice River, 1921 (the two small children are unidentified)

The Brotmanville Synagogue with a crowd standing outside

Edwin, Judith, and Leonard Greenblatt enjoying cones from the Hokey Pokey Wagon, 1925

Rosalyn Einstein Altman and Rose Rothman sitting on a car fender on the farm

A family posing outside for May Day activities in 1932

A group of children posing outside for the 1933 May Day celebration

A group poses outside during the 1932 May Day celebration

The 1904 Norma Athletic Association baseball team posing together

Jacob Greenblatt at the Maurice River holding granddaughter, Muriel Braun Spiegel, 1927

A group of children and adults swimming at the Maurice River in 1936

A group of children and adults swimming at the Maurice River in 1936

A group of children and adults swimming at the Maurice River in 1936

The Norma Athletic Association Hall baseball team, 1905

A woman sitting on a bridge at a beach

Three women sitting together on a beach

A woman and two children standing together at a beach

A group of five women and a boy sitting at the beach

Community and Recreation

A snapshot of photographs related to community activities and recreation in and around the Alliance Colony.

Included in this collection are the following families: Altman, Beshitsky, Braun, Einstein, Fineman, Greenblatt, Miller, Rothman, Soffian, and Sklansky,

Topics: Maurice River, Norma Athletic Association Baseball, May Day, Centerton, Brotmanville Synagogue.

The Levin Family Collection

A selection of photographs from the Levin Family Collection.

Family with one adult and three children, Lena Bayuk Levin with Bluma, Jack, and I. Harry

Portrait of Annetta Ethel Bayuk

I. Harry Levin as child standing outside

Family photograph, Baba Leah Levinson (center) with daughter Esther Levinson Levin, and son-in-law Israel Hirsch

Levin Brothers posed together in suits, Abe, Samuel, Manny, William, and John

A large group, the Levin Cousins Club, sitting around a large dinner table

The Levin Brothers: (standing) John and Abe, (sitting) Manny, William, and Samuel

William H. Levin outside standing with one of his cows.

Family photograph, taken outside, William H. Levin, Lena Bayuk Levin, and their children, I. Harry, Bluma, and Jack, 1913

Portrait of William Levin and Bluma