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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.
Postcard - Palisades at 42nd Street Ferry, Weehawken, NJ
Views of Weehawken waterfront, trolley, Karl Bitter's studio and a sign advertising "Highwood Park" at the top of the Palisades.
Tags: Ferries, Ferry, Karl Bitter, Palisades, Transportation, Waterfront
Honoring Theodore Seltzer in front of 55 King Avenue
Appreciation of Theodore Seltzer, president of Bengue, Inc, the manufacturer of Ben-Gay ointment for his contributions as chairman of the Heart Association of Hudson County by neighbors and the North Hudson Junior League. They stand on the steps in…
Photographs of interior of 38 King Avenue
A series of black and white photographs of interior rooms at 38 King Avenue, taken between 1915 and 1942, after remodeling and refreshing the furnishings.
Helene Anderson Obituary
Obituary for Helene Anderson, published in the Jersey Journal on November 22, 1994.
The Queen of King Avenue
Article on Helene Eagan Anderson, published in the Weehawken Reporter in 1992, when she had turned 90 years old. Born in Hoboken, she came to live on King Avenue in Weehawken with her father John J. Eagan in 1907. Neighbors and friends came…
A Victorian Revival
Newspaper article, written in 1987, about the renovation of a beautiful Queen Anne Victorian home, built circa 1894, located at the southwest corner of King Avenue and Boulevard East, that once belong to Mr. Tietjen, of the Tietjen and Lang Dry Dock…
Tags: King Avenue, Streets, Victorian
Steps to West Hoboken from Weehawken, NJ
Sepia toned postcard of steps leading from Hackensack Plank Road, Weehawken to West Hoboken, NJ.
Published by Photo & Art Postal Card Co., 444 Broadway, NY
Published by Photo & Art Postal Card Co., 444 Broadway, NY
Tags: Steps
Hamilton Monument photograph, 1967
Black and white photo. labeled 1967, of the Hamilton Monument with Rapetti sculpted Hamilton bust. Standing in front from left to right are Mrs. Rippe, Gladys Rippe Galland and Frank Galland.
Tags: Hamilton Monument
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Boulevard looking North, Weehawken, NJ
Two hand-colored photo postcards of the same view, looking north on Boulevard East from Hamilton Avenue, with floating cars added. The second postcard…