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Photo - Weehawken Police Commissioner Harry Stearns and his attorney
Caption: N 74583 "P & 4 PHOTOS"WATCH YOUR CREDIT (PHOTO SHOWS L to R HARRY STEARNS, POLICE COMMISSIONER OF WEHAWKEN, N.J., AND HiS ATTORNEY, CHARLES STUHR) INFORMER IN JERSEY RUM SCANDAL SWEARS HE SAW FOLICE HEAD CHECKING RUM LOADFATHER BENNETT…
Tags: Crime scenes, Government, Police
Video - The Weehawken Passenger Elevator
A brief video describing the amazing huge passenger elevator designed by Gustave Eiffel which connected the Weehawken waterfront and ferries to upper Weehawken, the Eldorado amusement park, and the North Hudson Railroad. (Thanks to Desiree Palma Sosa…
Tags: Eldorado, Elevator, Waterfront
1954 Petition Regarding WPD Salaries
A petition requesting pay raises for Weehawken Police Department personnel for the year 1955.
Tags: Government, Police
Water Bill - 1946 - Hackensack Water Company
Paid March 1946 water bill in the amount of $6.02 (for the first quarter of the year) issued to Lena Palmitissi of 4532 Park Avenue by the Hackensack Water Company located at 4100 Park Avenue.
Tags: Business, Businesses, Park Avenue, Water Tower
Matchbook - Robert Reiner Inc.
Promotional matchbook from Robert Reiner Inc., manufacturer of textile machines and accessories (founded 1903), located at 550/64 Gregory Avenue. The matchbook states "It pays to consult us first on your problems and requirements" and has a handy…
Tags: Business, Businesses
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
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N.Y. & N.J. Crematory - Union Hill, N.J.
Hand colored photo postcard of the castle-like crematory, located in North Bergen, NJ. Postmarked November 29, 1914 from Weehawken. Published by the…