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Four undated black and white photos of the Lincoln Tunnel approach (the helix and Boulevard East) which appear to be from 1937/1938. These items are in the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission

Two photos of US Army soldiers participating in the 1937 opening of the Lincoln Tunnel (according to the handwritten captions on the back of the pictures, it was 1936). These items are in the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.

Undated black and white photo of the Weehawken Toll Plaza of the Lincoln Tunnel. It was likely taken in 1937, prior to the December opening, since the area is still under construction. This item is in the collection of the Weehawken Historical…

Published in the Hudson Dispatch of Friday, April 23, 1937, this map shows the layout of the approaches to the new Lincoln Tunnel. Caption: The above diagram shows how the depressed highway of the Weehawken-Midtown Tunnel will cut through Union City…

Newspaper clipping from the Hudson Dispatch of Saturday, October 15, 1938 (the date on the clipping was cut off, but I was able to determine the date through checking when it fell on a Saturday after 1937 and before 1940). This item is in the…

Black and white photograph dated June 4, 1914 from the North Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society collection. Reverse photo description reads: West Shore Ferry Terminal, Weehawken, NJ Looking east from 100' up hillside From the collection of…

This black and white photo, dated July 27, 1914, is part of the New Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society photo collection. It shows a trolley at the West Shore Terminal on Weehawken's waterfront. From the collection of the Weehawken Historical…

This undated photo (circa 1930s-40s) appears to show a trolley on its way up from the waterfront to upper Weehawken via Pershing Road. From the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.

Undated black and white photo postcard of a trolley on 48th Street, crossing the County Road (now Boulevard East) on its way to the ferry terminal. Seen at right is the Clifton Hose Company headquarters, located in today's Old Glory Park.

Advertisement, circa 1883, published by the New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railway Company, announcing the new tracks traveling from New York, due to open on July 9, 1883, which would improve travel as far as Quebec. Also announced was the start of…