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This postcard is a 1991 reproduction of a circa 1914 photo. It has the following caption: Incorporated in 1908, the Union Dry Dock & Repair Company was headquartered in Weehawken, New Jersey, until 1984, when it purchased the former Pennsylvania…

This black and white photograph, donated by Carol Cordes, shows a group of people (unknown who) in front of The Little Brewery, located at Shippen and West Streets in West Hoboken. The Little Brewery was owned by Rudolph Heinrich and was the birth…

This metal tag identifies The Genuine Wiehawken Laundry Tub. The tubs were manufactured of cement and granite from crushed traprock, by the Peerless Granite Co. of Weehawken. Image courtesy of Wayne Lavoie.

From the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.

Blank certificate (numbered 236) for the stock of this Weehawken based company. Shares of the company cost $100 each and $1,000,000 worth of shares were issued. Incorporated in 1869, the business consisted of real estate, cattle yards and buildings…

3 page product brochure for a towel sterilizer manufacured by S. Blickman Inc. of Weehawken.

Envelope postmarked October 24, 1916 (6:00 PM) sent from: R. & H. SimonSilk ManufacturersWeehawken, P.O. to The Press Association Compilers17 Madison AvenueNew York City  

This photographic post card shows the entire staff of the Weehawken Post Office in November, 1903. A helpful person has handwritten the names of the workers. Many thanks to Leon Yost for this scan of a remarkable piece of Weehawken history!

Article from October 31, 1891 issue of Scientific American describing the Roman Ampitheater at the Eldorado in Weehawken.

Thank you to Michael Weber of the City Council of Nuertingen, Germany for this photo and information about Robert Reiner and his connection to Weehawken... Robert Reiner was born in Nuertingen, Germany and left his home town for the United States…