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This document was an (unsuccessful) bill aimed at enlarging Jersey City with the addition of a number of North Hudson communities into JC.

A collection of Weehawken Police Department mug shots from the 1940s. We don't have any information on who these people were or what they were accused of doing.

This handbill for Democratic candidate Lester F. Cosgrove promises "Business-like, Effective and Progressive Government" if he is elected Third Ward Committeeman. Image provided by Dennis Cosgrove.

A petition requesting pay raises for Weehawken Police Department personnel for the year 1955.

Alien Identification Card issued by the Department of Justice on June 29th, 1918 to Theresa Foy of 474 Gregory Avenue. Cards such as these were issued to aliens during WW I. This card specifies that Foy, a housewife, cannot go within 100 yards of any…

This extract from an 1879 book called Annual Report of the National Board of Health (pages 169 - 214) contains all sorts of information about the lives, health and demises of North Hudson residents in the late 1870s. This section is entitled…

On May 5th, 1928, famed baseball player Babe Ruth made an unscheduled stop in Weehawken when he was pulled over by police for speeding. A court date was set for May 21st, and as word spread around town that the Bambino was to appear before a…

Silver badge reading 'Auxiliary Fire Department - Weehawken N.J.' with an enameled Civil Defense emblem. This badge was donated to the Weehawken Historical Commission by its owner, who was a member of the department in the 1950s. The back of the…

This document describes in great detail (through property owners, exact measurements reference to early maps) the boundaries of the to be created Township of Weehawkin (Weehawken), which included the Stevens Estate portion of Hoboken. The bill was…

This is a coupon from a bond issued by Weehawken Township and payable on December 1, 1965 in the amount of $15.00. The original bond was issued on December 1, 1960.