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Fire Bell
Metal firebell with wooden handle, circa 1900. From the collection of Mark Wright: "My great Grandfather Thomas Wright's firebell which he rang through the streets of the Shades to summon other firemen to pull the old fire engine to a fire."
Boy Scout Troop 11 and their Goat - 1916
Black and white photo of Boy Scout Troop 11 (of Jersey City) lining up for Flag Day Parade on W. 19th Street in the Shades, with their trusty goat mascot.
Boy Scout Troop 11 - 1916
Boy Scout Troop 11(from Jersey City) lining up for Flag Day Parade on West 19th Street in the Shades. From the collection of Mark Wright.
The Reverend Frank E. Wittkamp of the 19th Street ME Church
Sepia toned photograph of The Reverend Frank E. Wittkamp (born c. 1886 in Pennsylvania), a young and popular pastor to the West 19th St. M.E. Church, standing in front of the church. Wittkamp left in 1915 and went to Stone Ridge Church in NY (now the…
19th Street ME Church Young Adult Sunday School Class
Sepia tone photograph of members of the Sunday School Class posing in front of the 19th Street ME Church.
According to Mark Wright: (l-r) Tillie Brucker, Thomas C. Wright, Ruth ___ (became a missionary), others unidentified.
From the collection of…
The West 19th St. Methodist Episcopal Church in 1966
Black and white photo of the church as it appeared in 1966. The church had closed its doors by this time and would shortly be demolished. From the collection of Mark Wright.
The West 19th St. Methodist Episcopal Church in 1916
This sepia toned photograph of the ME Church in the Shades (circa 1916) is From the collection of Mark Wright
Before the Lincoln Tunnel
This drawing by Grant Wright shows the playground just below the town hall at 400 Park Avenue in what was called the Valley area of Weehawken before construction began on the Lincoln Tunnel. Far left is old Boulevard East, at right is Park Avenue…
St. Lawrence Junior Boys Club - 1941
William Lachenauer sent this image to the Time Machine with the following message: "Attached please find a newspaper clipping circa 1941 of the St. Lawrence Junior Boys Club. I scanned both the photograph contained within the paper and the back of…
Active Plymouth Members in 1896
This picture and article is from the Jersey Journal (May 12, 1937). It was sent in by Margie Kelly, who writes: My Maternal Great Grandfather Jim O'Donnell (2nd from right) is pictured here along with other members of the "Plymouth A.C. Members"…
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The Boulevard Loop, Weehawken, NJ
Colored photo postcard of Hudson Boulevard, now Boulevard East. Postmarked December 5, 1912 from Weehawken.