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Public School, Weehawken Heights, NJ

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Hand colored undivided photo postcard of the Daniel Webster School at Palisade Avenue and Angelique Street. The school was built in 1896 and an addition was later added. The school was demolished in 1939 to make way for the current Webster school…

Photographs - Removal of Reiner Factory Water Tank

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These photos, from the collection of Tom Cheplic, show the removal of the water tank from the top of the Robert Reiner factory building. Tom remembers this as having taken place in June or July, 1997.

Robert Reiner Factory - exterior

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The exterior of the Robert Reiner Demonstrating Plant in Weehawken Heights, NJ overlooking New York City. The factory was located at the corner of Hackensack Plank Road and Gregory Avenue in the Heights section and was involved in the manufacture of…

Fire at the Penick Drug Company - 1937

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This black and white photo shows a major fire at the S.B. Penick Drug Company, located on the northeast side of the Willow Avenue Bridge (1819 Willow Avenue). The fire occurred on September 15, 1937, at the site of the S. B. Penick Drug Co., 1819…

The Clifton Chapel - 1924

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Black and white postcard front, dated 1924, looking southeast from Louisa Place towards the Clifton Chapel, today's Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple. The rear of the building was the original home of James Brown, who called his estate, Clifton. The…

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Public School - Weehawken Heights, N.J.

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Colored undivided photo postcard of Public School #2 in Weehawken Heights, also known as Webster School. Postmarked February 3, 1903 from Hoboken.

Print - The Water Tower

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A colored print of the Hackensack Water Company's Water Tower in Weehawken, NJ from American Architect and Building News, issue number 402, dated September 5th, 1883.

High School - Weehawken, NJ

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Post card of the Hamilton Grammar School, known as the High School in those days. Postmarked January 24, 1918 from West Hoboken.

North Hudson Hospital, Union Hill, N.J.

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Colored photo postcard of the original North Hudson Hospital, located on New York Avenue near 44th Street in present day Union City. Note the people sitting on the porch and the horse and buggy (ambulance?) in front. Thanks to Lou Lavin for…