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Joe Palooka Disses Weehawken in 1943
This panel from the Joe Palooka comic strip published in a Columbia, SC newspaper on March 16th, 1943, features Joe Palooka watching a belly dancer and stating that "She couldn't even git a job in a boilesqe show in Weehawken. Phooey! This item is…
Tags: Miscellany
Map - 30 Mile Radius of NYC in 1842
Section of Map of the country thirty miles round the city of New York, drawn by I.H. Eddy and published by A. T. Goodrich, 1842 in New York. Weehawken is shown on this map, as is the King estate, and the monument to Alexander Hamilton. This map is…
Tags: Maps, Miscellany
New York Sun - Another Prize Fight
Article from the Tuesday Morning, January 20, 1835 edition of the New York Sun describing a prize fight in Weehawken: Agreeable to arrangements two notorious boxers accompanied by about two hundred select spectators, proceeded on Saturday last to…
Tags: Miscellany
Pro Patria Medal - WW II
Medal on ribbon fob, given to Weehawken residents who served in World War II. On reverse: From the citizens of Weehawken, New Jersey to (left blank) in grateful recognition of services in World War II.
Tags: Miscellany
Review of Fitz-Halleck's Poem 'Weehawken'
This review appeared in the Southern literary messenger; devoted to every department of literature and the fine arts, Volume 5, Issue 9, dated September, 1839. It is part of an article called 'Letters from New York - No. II' with a byline of…
Tags: Miscellany
Scenic Beauty of Weehawken Inspired Poet 78 Years Ago
Undated and unidentified newspaper clipping quoting the poem Weehawken Heights by James Restine which was originally published in Godeys Lady Book and Magazine. This item is in the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission
Tags: Miscellany
Sketchbook - For the Collection of Edward J. Kirk - Grant Wright - 1934
Sketchbook by artist, Grant Wright, made for his friend and historical colleague, Lt. Edward Kirk.
Tags: Art, History, Miscellany
Song Lyrics: Isabella, With the Gingham Umbrella
Song lyrics from the rousing ditty 'Isabella With the Gingham Umbrella, or The Barber's daughter of Weehawken, as sung by Tony Pastor.'
Published by H. De Marsan of New York City, date unknown.
Tags: Miscellany
The Bunion Derby - May 26, 1928
On Saturday, May 26th, 1928, Weehawken residents cheered on the participants in The Bunion Derby, a foot race from Los Angeles to New York. This coverage from the Hudson Dispatch tells the story...
Tags: Miscellany, Waterfront
The Emperor of Weehawken
From the February, 1976 issue of DC Comics' Weird War, this story shows Weehawken 700 years 'after the Bomb' as a medieval kingdom with its own Emperor.
Tags: Miscellany
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Boulevard looking North, Weehawken, NJ
Two hand-colored photo postcards of the same view, looking north on Boulevard East from Hamilton Avenue, with floating cars added. The second postcard…