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First Street looking West, Weehawken, N.J.
Colored photo postcard of street scene looking west on a very quiet First Street (today's Cooper Place). Postmarked September 2, 1909 from Weehawken.
1937 Drug Co Fire Newsreel Stills
On September 15, 1937, an electrical accident at the S.B. Penick and Company mixing plant sparked a major fire, visible for miles around. More than 100 employees were evacuated with 20 injuries reported and 600 students at PS 1 (the Lincoln School)…
High School, Weehawken, N.J.
This colored postcard is actually the Alexander Hamilton Grammar School, which was replaced by the current Weehawken High School in 1939-1940. Postmarked August 5, 1911 from Hoboken. Valentine & Sons, Publishing Col, Ltd., New York Printed in…
Sterling Avenue House
Black and white photo postcard of a house located on Sterling Avenue. If you look closely on the left, you can see the steps down to a cliff side back yard. The Arts and Crafts style homes that were built on Sterling Avenue date from about 1910. This…
Photograph - Backs of Sterling Avenue Houses
Black and white photo postcard looking southwest, showing a row of houses on Sterling Avenue, with Boulevard East below. The card likely dates to about 1910, when those homes were built.
This card was published by the Rectigraph Co. of 120 Blum…
North Hudson Hospital, Weehawken, N.J.
An early black and white photo postcard of the North Hudson Hospital looking from across Park Avenue in Union City - note the lack of landscaping around the building. This would date the photo to about 1911, when the construction on the building was…
No. 1 - Palisades, Town of Union
This black and white undivided photo postcard shows Karl Bitter's home and studio. This card was published by E. Ufert, 502 Spring Street, West Hoboken, NJ. Postmarked November 8, 1905 from Weehawken.
Brown Place, Weehawken, NJ
Colored photo postcard looking north on BONN Place, Weehawken. This card was mislabeled, perhaps confused with Brown Place, which in Union City, just west of Park Avenue, off of 45th Street. The house seen at left was Mayor Grauert's home at 21 Bonn…
Bulls Ferry Road and Union Street, UNION HILL, NJ
Hand colored photo postcard of the corner of Park Avenue and Highwood Terrace, looking north towards the Water Tower. Note the horse drawn carriage in the foreground. Union Street is now 37th Street in Union City (directly across Park Avenue from…
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Reservoir and Tower, Weehawken, NJ
Colored photo postcard of the reservoir and Weehawken water tower. This particular image gives a good view of the east side of the reservoir.