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First Street from Louisa Place, Clifton Park, N.J.

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Black and white photo postcard looking west on 1st Street (now Cooper Place). The house on the right side was demolished to make way for the Roosevelt School in 1927.

First Street looking West, Weehawken, N.J.

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Colored photo postcard of street scene looking west on a very quiet First Street (today's Cooper Place). Postmarked September 2, 1909 from Weehawken.

Hackensack Water Works, Weehawken, NJ

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Colored photo postcard of Hackensack Water Company reservoir with water tower and stack. Published by The Hudson Company, Union Hill, NJ

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.

High School, Weehawken, N.J.

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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…

High school, Weehawken, NJ

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Although this 1907 black and white postcard image is labeled as the High School, it was the Alexander Hamilton Grammar School (dedicated in 1902) which stood at the same location as the present high school. It was demolished in 1938 and replaced by…

Highwood Fire Co.s Headquarters - Highwood Park, Weehawken, N.J.

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Black and white photo postcard of the Highwood Fire Co. at 52 Duer Place, Highwood Park, Weehawken, NJ From the collection of the Alexander Library, Rutgers University.

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Highwood Fire Co's Headquarters, Highwood Park, Weehawken, NJ

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Hand colored photo postcard of the Headquarters of the Highwood Fire Company No. 4 at 52 Duer Place. Postmarked April 9, 1910 from Hoboken.

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Highwood Park Firehouse, Weehawken, N.J.

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Black and white undivided photo postcard looking northwest from across Boulevard East at the Higwood Fire Company headquarters, located on Duer Place. Postmarked November 7, 1907 from New York, NY.

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Homes for 8,000 Now Occupy Sections of Weehawken Once Divided in 3 Estates

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Clipping from the Hudson Dispatch, January 13, 1931. This article describes the three estates that occupied the Highwood section of town - Brown, Bonn and King. It also has some interesting statistics and tells about the horse cars of yore. There is…