Old pic of pine plains

[woodjin]

Need some help… I vividly recall a photo from probably the the 1930’s, maybe earlier, of a car parked along route 72, maybe 539. There is a person standing by the car. The photo primarily conveys the pine plains and you can blatantly recognize the contrast between the height of the pines then compared to now. The pines are incredibly short in the photo.
Does anyone know the photo I am referring to? I believe it was from the library of Congress, but at the same time I’m not certain as I combed over the Library of Congress website and did not find it. if anyone knows the photo I’m speaking of and can direct me to it. That would be fantastic thanks.

 

[bicycle tim]

Don't think it's the exact photo you're referring to but may of the YouTube clips about the Jetport that was proposed in the 1960's have photos similar to what you described. It's also interesting to see how the height of the sand bordering route 72 has decreased.

 

[Teegate]

That photo is posted often on Facebook. I believe I have it as well but can't find it.

 

[Boyd]

No car, but there's a photo of a guy in the Plains on page 220 of the book "Fifty hikes in New Jersey" (my copy is the 1994 version with B/W photos, looks like the new one is in color, maybe the page numbers are different). Would love to post a scan of it, but unfortunately our site policy on copyrighted material forbids it.

 

[smoke_jumper]

 

[RednekF350]

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Man!
The Pygmy Pines were aptly named. Can we still call them Pygmies? Someone, somewhere has to be offended by now.

 

[Teegate]

Man!
The Pygmy Pines were aptly named. Can we still call them Pygmies? Someone, somewhere has to be offended by now.

If you were on 72 in the early 70s, it was almost just like that when I traveled it. It has really changed in 50 years.

 

[woodjin]

Man!
The Pygmy Pines were aptly named. Can we still call them Pygmies? Someone, somewhere has to be offended by now.

 

[woodjin]

I’m pretty sure that’s the photo. Thank you.

 

[bobpbx]

I’m pretty sure that’s the photo. Thank you.

There is another. I think you were also correct in your first post.

 

[Boyd]

Need some help… I vividly recall a photo from probably the the 1930’s, maybe earlier, of a car parked along route 72, maybe 539. There is a person standing by the car.

There is another. I think you were also correct in your first post.

There's a picture very much like this on page 100 of "The Pine Barrens of New Jersey" by Karen F. Riley, which is part of the "Images of America" series. BUT... there is nobody standing next to the car. Gonna try to skate around any copyright issues with a lousy little picture that might be good enough to "ring a bell" for you...

Book preview here, but it only goes up to page 37

The Pine Barrens of New Jersey

The Pine Barrens of New Jersey cover 22 percent of the most densely populated state in the country. It is the largest stretch of open space between Boston, Massachusetts, and Richmond, Virginia. It reaches across 56 municipalities and 7 counties. The name came from early settlers who thought the...

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[bobpbx]

I certainly could be wrong, but I recall the gentleman (if there is one) had one foot on the running board.