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Photo - Ferryboat Weehawken's last day - 1959

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AP Wire Photo - March 24, 1959 - description from the photo:NEW YORK(NY25) NEW YORK MAR.24-END OF AN ERA APPROACHING- Its decks loaded with last day commuters from New Jersey, the New York Central's ferryboat Weehawken heads into its Hudson River…

Correspondence with New York, Ontario and Western Railway - 1915

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Letter and reply regarding a damaged shipment and associated payment from the NYO&W railroad headquartered in Weehawken.

Postcard - Palisades at 42nd Street Ferry, Weehawken, NJ

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Views of Weehawken waterfront, trolley, Karl Bitter's studio and a sign advertising "Highwood Park" at the top of the Palisades.

Postcard - Weehawken Viaduct and Train

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Postcard showing a train on Weehawken's working waterfromt in front of a rail bridge. Postmarked 1908.

1941 Public Service Bus #16 Timetable

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1941 Public Service Bus #16 Timetable

New York Central System Ferry Pass 1947-1948

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Season ticket for the NYCRR Weehawken Ferry for 1947-1948

Palisades Railroad Time Table (reproduction)

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A reproduction of the timetable (effective May 13, 1894) for trains of the Palisades Railroad running between Weehawken and Fort Lee and ferries between Weehawken and NYC (42nd Street and Franklin Street).

Township of Weehawken Hack Driver's License

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Township of Weehawken, NJ Hack Driver's license, with black and white photograph of Driver Number 105, John J. Winn. The license should have expired January 1, 1947, however it was marked cancelled 8-16-46 by Chief of Police, Edward J. Kirk, whose…

Electric Ferry Advertising Ink Blotter

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Undated advertising card for the Electric Ferry which ran between Boulevard East in Weehawken and West 23rd Street in New York City, carrying passengers and vehicles. According to a New York Times article, the Electric Ferry ceased operating from…

Postcard - West Shore Ferry Boat "Rochester"

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This postcard shows one of the ferry boats which carried passengers from Weehawken to New York City.