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John J. Eagan Stationery - US House of Representatives

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Official stationery of John J. Eagan, US House of Representatives stationery, with Weehawken home address

Eagan Business Schools Brochures

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Three brochures of the Eagan School of Business, which was founded by John J. Eagan in 1893 in a single school room in Hoboken. The first brochure is from 1906, the second is from 1937 and third is the Night School brochure, undated. Graduation…

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I Knew Them When - The Astaires

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A remembrance of Adele and Fred Astaire, written by Franny Bradshaw, which appeared in the December 1945 edition of Vogue. Fanny was their neighbor and attended school with them in Weehawken. She is pictured in a 1910 photograph of Miss…

Matchbook - Rendez View Restaurant

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Advertising matchbook from the Rendez View Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge, located at the intersection of Boulevard East and Pershing Road (today's Charrito's Restaurant)

Election card - John J. Eagan - Tax Collector - 1947

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Election handbillContinue Economic, Efficient and Progressive Government In WeehawkenBY RE-ELECTING THEDEMOCRATICCANDIDATEJOHN J. EAGANFOR COLLECTOR OF TAXESON ELECTION DAYNOVEMBER 4, 1947

Commemorative Cover - USS Weehawken YTB-776

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Commemorative envelope with a design honoring the US Navy sea going tug USS Weehawken (YTB-776), postmarked August 15, 1985 from Agana, Guam and sent to Quebec Canada.

Columbia Terrace, Weehawken, NJ

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Black and white postcard photograph of the north side of Columbia Terrace at Potter Place, looking from the opposite corner of Columbia Terrace.

Published by John C. Voigt Post Card Co., Jersey City, N.J. Printed in Germany

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Postcard - Hudson River from the Palisades

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Photograph of the Hudson from the Palisades with a three masted sailing ship in view.

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Postcard - Unidentified Weehawken Home

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This postcard, postmarked from Weehawken in 1906 shows a house that was special to the writer. Does anyone recognize this house?

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Postcard - Weehawken Viaduct and Train

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Postcard showing a train on Weehawken's working waterfromt in front of a rail bridge. Postmarked 1908.