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The Rectory of the Holy Family Church, Union Hill NJ

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Colored photo postcard of the Rectory building, which is adjacent to the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church on 35th Street in Union City.

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Carnival for North Hudson Hospital

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Artist drawn undivided postcard commemorating a carnival held to raise money to build the North Hudson Hospital on BullsFerry Road (now Park Avenue) between Clifton and Columbia Terraces. The Carnival was held on July 29 through August 3, 1907 at…

5833 - North Hudson Hospital, Union Hill NJ

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Undivided black and white photograph postcard of the original North Hudson Hospital, which was located in Union City, NJ. Postmarked June 27, 1908.

Bulls Ferry Road - Union Hill, NJ

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View looking south down Bulls Ferry Road (known as Park Avenue today) showing the Water Tower and horse and buggy traffic on an unpaved street. Postmarked September 8, 1909 from Weehawken.

Birdseye View Op Union Hill, NJ

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Colored photo postcard of view over the houses of Union Hill (from the West) looking east towards the Weehawken Water Tower. Postcard from The Temme Company of Newark, NJ - Made in Germany - Number 2235.

Methodist Church, Union Hill, NJ

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Colored undivided photo postcard of Methodist Church in Union City. Postmarked from Weehawken Aristophot Co. of Saxony and New York. Labeled as Made in Germany and US Series 110/1.

Public High School, Highwood Park, NJ

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This hand colored undivided photo postcard has an interesting mistake - the caption originally placed Highwood Park in New York. It seems to have been corrected using a rubber stamp made for the purpose. Thanks to Craig Losche for pointing out that…

Jersey City and Surroundings Post Card Book

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This fold out booklet of colored postcards focuses on Jersey City, but includes some pictures of interest to the Weehawken history buff... Published by the Brooklyn Post Card Company of New York.

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.

The Pride of The Town - Weehawken High School

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This black and white picture of the High School was published by Spear's Views. There is a pencilled notation on the back with a 1955 date. The school, on the site of the previous Alexander Hamilton School, was built in 1939 and dedicated in October…