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Hudson Boulevard Loop at Highwood Park, NJ

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Black and white photo postcard showing the Boulevard East loop, just south of Duer Place. Postmarked April 6, 1909 from Weehawken. Published by John C. Voigt Postcard Co,, Jersey City, NJ Printed in Germany

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…

First Street looking West, Weehawken, NJ

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Colored photo postcard view of First Street, now known as Cooper Place, looking west.

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Hauxhurst Park, Weehawken N.J.

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This postcard shows the end of Hauxhurst avenue near where I495 is today. The mansion to the left is today's public library. Undated - early 1910s.

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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…

Excerpt - Great Houses of New Jersey - 1902

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This page is a transcription of a section of a book about the houses of Highwood in Weehawken in the 19th century. Found by Bernie Zempolich.

View of New York from Weehawken

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View of New York from Weehawken American Scenery Artist: William H. Bartlett 1800-1854 Engraver: R. Wallis Medium: Steel Engraving on heavy white stock Circa: 1840

Junction of Angelica and Maple Streets

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Colored photo postcard of the junction of Maple, Angelica (now Angelique) Streets and Hudson Avenue, looking west, circa 1900.

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View of Weehawken Bluff from the Hudson

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This steel engraving was published on February 24, 1844 in the New Mirror (a periodical published in New York). The artist was William James Bennett. The view looks north towards the Palisades. Highwood, the home of James Gore King, is seen center.…

House Advertisement - 1917

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This advertisement appears to be from Country Life Magazine and reads as follows: On the Palisades Opposite 40th Street Spanish Mission Home at the very edge of the bluff at Weehawken, N.J. overlooking the Hudson. Planned for utmost river view, 200…

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