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West Shore Ferry Terminal - Weehawken

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Black and white photo postcard view of the ferry terminal.

New Yorker Cover - May 21, 1927

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This New Yorker cover from 1927 features a Weehawken ferry coming from the city.

Fish Faces Protest Weehawken Ferry Closing

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UPI News black and white photo dated 9/4/1958 - Weehawken commuters protest via fish masks the impending shutdown of the Hudson River ferry they're about to board on 9/4. Fish can swim the river, they say, but commuters can't and the boat is the only…

Photograph - Ferry Rammed by Car Float - 1929

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News photograph dated December 23, 1929 captioned: Hudson River ferryboat rammed by car float - four hundred passengers landed safely. New York City -- The Ferryboat "West Point", operating between Weehawken, N.J. and West 42nd Street, New York, was…

Slide - Weehawken Ferry at 42nd Street

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This undated glass slide is labeled 'Weehawken Ferry at 42nd Street' and 'Edward Van Altena - 29 West 38th Street, N.Y.C.'

Bond - The Weehawken Ferry Company

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One thousand dollar bond (number 93, issued on December 31, 1870, payable between 1871 and 1881) issued to Jules S. De Lacroix.

Hillside Road from 42nd St. Ferry, Weehawken, N.J.

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Colored photo postcard view of Hillside Road (aka Clifton Road, West Shore Ferry Road, Pershing Road). A trolley and tracks are visible on the right; Clifton/Columbia Street stairs are visible at left. Postmarked July 25, 1922 from West Hoboken.

Ferry Ticket

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This ticket bought passage between Weehawken and the foot of Cortlandt Street in New York City's financial district.

Engineering News - New Freight and Weehawken Ferry Terminal

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From the November 21, 1891 issue of Engineering News... Article entitled "The New Freight and Weehawken Ferry Terminal for the West Shore R.R. at the foot of Franklin Street, New York"

West Shore Railroad Weehawken Ferries Brochure

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This brochure urges Automobilists to take advantage of the 25 cent fare between Weehawken and New York for pleasure cars and all occupants starting on March 7th, 1938.