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Painting - West Hoboken - William R Miller

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This image of an 1882 painting by William R Miller, showing the New York Harbor from West Hoboken. It may also show the waterfront artist colony which used to be on the banks of the Hudson. Thanks to Willie Demontreux for this image.

Staten Island from West Hoboken, NJ, 1865

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This watercolor painting is by artist William R. Miller and shows a view of Staten Island from the Palisades in what was then West Hoboken.This image is used with the kind permission of Godel & Company Fine Art, New Yorkwww.godelfineart.com The…

Along the Palisades, West Hoboken, N.J.

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Black and white photo postcard of the Palisades looking southwest, with the Shades directly below. Card dated 9-13-06.

The Devil's Pulpit

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Copy of an engraving of The Devil's Pulpit, a spot on the Palisades in Weehawken, which has been mentioned as a possible site of the infamous duelling ground. Caption: George B. Ellis (active 1821-30) after John Neilson. The Devil's Pulpit Steel…

Railroad Yards, Winter, Weehawken - Martin Lewis - 1917

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Painting - oil on canvas, 21 by 25 inches, circa 1917. Martin Lewis is considered one of the great chroniclers of urban life. His ability to capture adverse weather conditions and obscure light sources, coupled with a keen sense of composition and…

Hudson Palisades by Martin Lewis

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Pencil sketch of the Palisades with New York inthe background, signed and dated 1909 by artist Martin Lewis.

Mural - La Guerre D'Independance

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This picture shows panels 1 through 6 of a mural called La Guerre D'Independance by the artist Deltel. This woodblock print was first printed in 1852-1853. This first section of the mural depicts the attack on and capture of a fort on 'Weehawk Hill'…

Paintings by Weehawken Artist Peter Fiordalisi

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All images and biographical information on this page are courtesy of The TheDeepArchives.com Gallery PETER FIORDALISI - New Jersey Artist (1904-1988) Peter Fiordalisi was born in Union City, N.J. in 1904 and resided in Weehawken and West New York, NJ…

View of New York - 1853

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This View of New York from over Weehawken, circa 1853, is from the book Old New York, by Henry Collins Brown, pub. 1922 for Valentine's Manual; it gives no source for the view. The view appears to include Highwood (at left) and the Mountain Pavilion…

Kings Bluff

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This engraving of Kings Bluff was engraved by W.S. Barnard Sc. for the 1902 book New Jersey as a Colony and a State (opp page IV-31). The original sketch was made by Davis at an unknown date, although the farm and/or artists' retreat shown in the…