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Seltzer Mansion

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This is a circa 1960s photo of the Seltzer mansion, located at 55 King Ave. It was owned by Theodore Seltzer, president and founder of Bengue Inc, which made Ben-Gay ointment. Seltzer earned $295,613 in 1947, one of the top salaries in business at…

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Sculptor Karl Bitter's Studio - 1910

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Black and white photograph of sculptor Karl Bitter's home and studio as it looked in 1910 (present day Hamilton Park.) Far left is a gazebo (a bandstand from Eldorado) cantilevered over the Palisades. At bottom, a train passes. This photograph is…

Postcard of an unidentified house - 1911

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This is a sepia toned photo postcard of an unidentified house, postmarked September 29, 1911 from Weehawken. According to Joel Simon, "the card was sent from Sophie H. Armbruster to another lady who lived on King Avenue. The only reference I have to…

Postcard of an unidentified house

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This black and white photo postcard from the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission depicts an unidentified house. According to Time Machine user Steve Silverman, this house "Looks very similiar to the house I grew up in in Weehawken at 51…

Postcard - Unidentified Weehawken Home

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This postcard, postmarked from Weehawken in 1906 shows a house that was special to the writer. Does anyone recognize this house?

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Postcard - Shippen Street - Weehawken Heights, NJ

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Black and white view of homes on Shippen Street.

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Port Authority Kingswood Road Auction Catalog 1945

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This auction prospectus put out by the Port of New York Authority in 1945, offering 10 homes that were bought by the Authority before the tunnel construction, assuming that the Kingswood Road area would be part of the construction. Bids were due on…

Policemen at 4th Street (48th Street) and the Boulevard

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This photo from the early 1900s shows Patrolman Sy. Clute of the Weehawken Police Department and Boulevard Officer Patrick Dolan, who later became chief of the Hudson County Police Department. It was taken at the corner of 4th Street (today's 48th…

Photograph - 955/957 Boulevard East

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A black and white snapshot of the houses at 955/957 Boulevard East (between 46th and 47th Streets). Written on the back: "Me on the porch of our new house in Weehawken, NJ." Thanks to Franco Pasquale for the correct location of this item.  

Photo - Karl Bitter Home and Studio

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Undated black and white photo of Karl Bitters home and studio in silhouette on the cliffs above the Hudson. This item is in the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.