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When Dreams Come True - The Lincoln Tunnel
This article about the tunnel appeared in the Northern Hudson County Recognition Number and Industrial Guide published by the Chamber of Commerce of Northern Hudson County in 1939 or 1940.
Tags: Lincoln Tunnel, Transportation
Union City Entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel, Union City NJ
Black and white photo postcard looking east of a very traffic free view of 495 just to our west - those were the days!
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The Spick-and-Span Lincoln Tunnel Occupies This Weehawken Area Now
Unidentified and undated newspaper clipping with a picture taken by a Mr. Allen in the winter of 1889 showing a very rural looking spot in the Kingswood section. The Spick-and-Span Lincoln Tunnel Occupies This Weehawken Area Now Mr. Allen made this…
Tags: Lincoln Tunnel, Streets
The Lincoln Tunnel Pavement
This glossy booklet entitled The Lincoln Tunnel Pavement was written by E. Warren Bowden, Assistant to the Chief Engineer of the Port of New York Authority and J.A. Williamson, General Superintendent of Construction for the W.J. Fitzgerald Company,…
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The Helix
Colored photo postcard of an aerial view of the Helix connecting the Lincoln Tunnel and Route 495.
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The Face of America: Helix
2 page color photo spread from the Saturday Evening Post, September 6, 1958 (pp 22-23) showing the Helix at night.
Caption: That great curving ramp, called a helix by the engineers who built it, leads down into three of the world's most expensive…
Tags: Lincoln Tunnel, Waterfront
The Bend, Lincoln Tunnel Under Hudson River
Black and white photo postcard of the bend in the Lincoln Tunnel. Courtesy of Port of New York Authority. The Mayrose Company Publishers, Linden, NJ.
Tags: Lincoln Tunnel, Roads, Transportation
Souvenir Package from the Opening of the Lincoln Tunnel
This special souvenir envelope, autographed by New York Governor Herbert Lehman contains a poem about Weehawken and a brochure describing the new new tunnel.
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Sandhogs on the Job
Photographs of the Lincoln Tunnel under construction - a Mid-Week Pictorial from an unidentified newspaper or magazine dated March 2, 1935.
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Sandhogs in the Lincoln Tunnel - 2/19/1935
This black and white photograph is captioned as follows:
'Sand Hogs' bore through Hudson River Midtown Tunnel from Jersey Side.
Weehawken, NJ 2/19/35
Photo shows general view as shield is moved forward from the Jersey side during the boring of the…
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View of Highwood Park from the Old Resevoir, Weehawken, N.J.
Black and white undivided photo postcard. Thanks to Weehawken resident Til Globig for this caption information: A view from the old reservoir looking…