Below is a picture of the boarding house at DaCosta That was taken on 4 April 1907. Here are a few lines about the picture from Paul Schopp, who obviously paid far more attention to the information out at ebay than I did.
"This is a great view of G.H. Day’s Boarding House in Da Costa. Day is standing to the left of the couple, who are Mr. and Mrs. Baker, the proprietors at this place. John Chalmers Da Costa, president of the Camden & Atlantic Railroad, lent his name to this planned development, but the community never really grew much beyond its agricultural roots. On 3 May 1857, the United States Post Office Department established the “Decosta” post office. This postal facility continued to operate until18 August 1893, when it closed. On 28 July 1905, the post office opened under the name “Da Costa” and this office remained open until 31 March 1915, when the Hammonton Post Office assumed the responsibility for the mail at Da Costa."
A little odd looking from Photoshop (thought I did a better job of fixing the color) but still clearer than the original ebay scan.
"This is a great view of G.H. Day’s Boarding House in Da Costa. Day is standing to the left of the couple, who are Mr. and Mrs. Baker, the proprietors at this place. John Chalmers Da Costa, president of the Camden & Atlantic Railroad, lent his name to this planned development, but the community never really grew much beyond its agricultural roots. On 3 May 1857, the United States Post Office Department established the “Decosta” post office. This postal facility continued to operate until18 August 1893, when it closed. On 28 July 1905, the post office opened under the name “Da Costa” and this office remained open until 31 March 1915, when the Hammonton Post Office assumed the responsibility for the mail at Da Costa."
A little odd looking from Photoshop (thought I did a better job of fixing the color) but still clearer than the original ebay scan.
