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Black and white photograph of an 8th grade class of graduates at the Lincoln School. Note the students holding their large, rolled diplomas.

This photograph was sent in by Mark Wright. According to him, the first boy at left is Charles Wright,…

Black and white photo postcard of the Hamilton School, which opened in 1902. Handwritten on front at bottom is the following:

Aug. 8, 1907. This is our school where Douglas will go in Sept. Tis hot here - Nan

Black and white photograph of the sixth grade class at the Lincoln School, taken in 1946. The image was sent in by Jack Schweberger.

Black and white photograph of Webster School Class of 1957. This photo was sent in by Jack Schweberger.

Small tray (ashtray sized) with a label on the reverse reading: This tray is made of metal taken off the roof of the old Hamilton School in Weehawken, N.J. Built in 1901. Torn down in 1939. Made by A. Bergmann. This item is in the colleciton of the…

Photo copy of the Attendance Book of the Weehawken Public School for April, 1865. The book shows the school closures for assassinated President Abraham Lincoln's funeral and procession. This item is in the collection of the Weehawken Historical…

This is a contract between an F.A. Balch and the Weehawken Board of Education, dated November 22, 1900. Mr. Balch appears to have been a first grade teacher and was paid the princely sum of $1200 per year to instruct his pupils. Frank A. Balch was…

This program from the Graduation Exercises of Weehawken Public School Number 2 (located at Palisade Avenue and Angelique Street) is dated Tuesday, June 21, 1910. The Webster School was built in its place in 1940. It includes a picture of the school,…

Sepia toned photograph of girls at the Lincoln School, circa 1895. Row 3 (top) -- Mary Burns , ? the teacher , --- MacFadden Row 2 (middle) -- Laura Banks, Lucie Bruker, Ida Wright, Ida Pankowski Row 1 (bottom) -- Jessie Wright, Barbara Geary, Bertha…

Undated black and white photograph (early 20th century) of a class at the Lincoln School or PS #1, opened in 1890. This was the first school built after the 4-room schoolhouse on Baldwin Avenue and Boulevard East that opened in 1862. From the…