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Matchbook - Christy's Bar
Promotional matchbook from Christy's Bar, located at 40 Hackensack Avenue in Weehawken.
Tags: Business, Businesses, Social
Postcard - West view from the Empire State Building, New York City
While some people will be looking at the small town in the foreground of this photo, those in the know will concentrate their attention on the far shore which contains a view of Weehawken's waterfront in 1983.
Tags: Waterfront
Photos from 1959 Weehawken 100th Anniversary Parade
A set of mostly military themed photos from Weehawken's 100th anniversary celebration parade.
Tags: 100th Anniversary, Parades
Photo - Ferryboat Weehawken's last day - 1959
AP Wire Photo - March 24, 1959 - description from the photo:NEW YORK(NY25) NEW YORK MAR.24-END OF AN ERA APPROACHING- Its decks loaded with last day commuters from New Jersey, the New York Central's ferryboat Weehawken heads into its Hudson River…
Tags: Ferries, Ferry, Transportation, Waterfront
Correspondence with New York, Ontario and Western Railway - 1915
Letter and reply regarding a damaged shipment and associated payment from the NYO&W railroad headquartered in Weehawken.
Tags: Business, Businesses, Railroad, Railroads, Railways, Transportation
Spoon from the ship S.S. Weehawken
Small silver spoon engraved with the name "S.S. Weehawken"This does NOT seem to be from the Civil War monitor named after our fair township, which was the "USS Weehawken," as it was a naval vessel.This may be from a ship of that name of the…
Photo - Football at Weehawken Stadium - 1940
Photograph of a football game underway at Weehawken Stadium, dated 1940 on back.
Box of Boneset Herb from S.B. Penick & Co
Box of herbal medicine from Weehawken firm S.B. Penick & Company.
Tags: Business, Businesses
QSL Postcard from Weehawken resident John Strole
This postcard from Weehawken resident John Strole of Cooper Place, reported that he had received a short wave radio signal from radio CX in Belgium in 1948. Reception reports like this provided short wave stations with information on how their…
Tags: Cooper Place, People
Postcard - Shippen Street - Weehawken Heights, NJ
Black and white view of homes on Shippen Street.
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Birds-Eye View of Weehawken Ferry From Hamilton Monument, Weehawken, NJ

Colored photo postcard view of the Hamilton Monument, with the original stone bust, Hudson River and the ferry.