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Black and white view of homes on Shippen Street.

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

Colored photo postcard view looking west down Shippen Street from Hudson Avenue.

Black and white photo postcard of the corner of Shippen Street and Palisade Avenue, looking east. Postmarked October 21, 1908 from West Hoboken.

Black and white photo postcard of a house located on Sterling Avenue. If you look closely on the left, you can see the steps down to a cliff side back yard. The Arts and Crafts style homes that were built on Sterling Avenue date from about 1910. This…

Undated newspaper clipping. Caption: This scene atop the Palisades greeted your eye more than 11 years ago if you looked up the Grauert Causeway. On the brink of the cliff you would have seen the unique studio of Karl Bitters, noted sculptor. He was…