Category Archives: historic photographs

Women’s History Month: Lee Jaffe, Port Authority’s Legendary First Female Director of Public Affairs

By Lenis Rodrigues, Media Relations Staff CLICK IMAGES FOR A CLOSER VIEW    Lee Jaffe was a brilliant woman from a small Pennsylvania town who worked as the Port Authority’s Director of Public Relations from 1944-1965. She served as the … Continue reading

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Newark Airport’s Administration Building: The Gatsby of Airport Terminals

By Cheryl Albiez, Senior Public Information Officer Anyone familiar with The Great Gatsby knows that author F. Scott Fitzgerald was writing during an era of unprecedented societal change, the “Roaring Twenties.” The Administration Building of Newark Liberty International Airport, which … Continue reading

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The Jackie Robinson of the PAPD: Dr. Cyril O. Byron, Sr.

By Mercedes Guzman, Media Relations, Police Blogger In 1948, the year after Jackie Robinson famously broke the color barrier as the first African American to play Major League Baseball, Dr. Cyril O. Byron, Sr. blazed his own trail by joining … Continue reading

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