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A Few Sketches of Weehawken - 1926
Sketchbook of Weehawken by artist, Grant Wright, dated 1926. This is the earliest sketchbook in the Commission's collection.
Tags: Art, History, Miscellany
A Few Sketches of Weehawken - 1933
Sketchbook of artist, Grant Wright, dated 1933.
Tags: Art, History, Miscellany
A Few Sketches of Weehawken - 1934
Weehawken Sketches by artist, Grant Wright, dated 1934.
Tags: Art, History, Miscellany
Characters Out of History Honored by Street Names
Clipping from an unidentified newspaper (probably the Hudson Observer) stamped July 25, 1940 describing the origin of some of Weehawken's street names, including Shippen, Dodd, Oak, Highpoint, Jane, Bonn, Potter, Hamilton, Burr, Carroll, Grauert,…
Commemorative Envelope - Centennial
Commemorative envelope from the Weehawken Township Centennial in 1959. From the collection of Steve Dorio.
Tags: Centennial, History
Grant Wright's Weehawken Sketches - 1933
Sketches of Weehawken in 1933, by artist Grant Wright.
Tags: Art, History, Miscellany
Half Moon Sailed into Weehawken
Clipping from an unidentified newspaper and stamped April 21, 1964 summarizing Weehawken history from 1609 on.
Tags: History
Isabella with the Gingham Umbrella
A nineteenth century song sheet - Isabella, with the gingham umbrella, or, The barber's daughter of Weehawken, as sung by Tony Pastor. H. De Marsan, Publisher, 54 Chatham Street, N. Y. [n. d.] LYRICSISABELLA, WITH THE GINGHAM UMBRELLA. Or the…
Tags: History
Lt. Kirk Describes Weehawken's Growth
Clipping from an unknown paper (probably the Hudson Observer) stamped December 6, 1938 and describing police lieutenant Edward Kirk's presentation to the Alumni Association of Woodrow Wilson High School on the Town's history. Lt. Kirk lectured to 100…
Old Bergen Township (Now Hudson County) In The American Revolution
A book by Walter F. Robinson, Ph.D., published in 1978 by the Bayonne Bicentennial Committee. 64 pages, illustrated with black and white and color drawings and maps.
This book provides a fascinating look at the role that Hudson County (including…
Tags: History
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Van Cliefs Point View Hotel, Clifton Park, Weehawken, N.J.
Black and white photo postcard of the roadhouse at the intersection of Boulevard East and Pershing Road. The hotel and restaurant was built in 1895…