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King's Bluff Curve, Weehawken, NJ
Black and white postcard photo of King's Bluff curve, with train running south along railroad tracks. Mailed April 30, 1910 from Weehawken.
John C. Voigt Post Card Co., Jersey City, NJ. Printed in Germany.
John C. Voigt Post Card Co., Jersey City, NJ. Printed in Germany.
Tags: Railroad, Waterfront
Photo of the waterfront from Boulevard East and Pershing Road
Undated photograph showing the Weehawken waterfront while it was still an active railroad and river transportation nexus. A trolley can be seen at the lower left of the image.Based on the cars seen in the image, it appears to be from the 1930s, but…
Tags: Boulevard East, Railroads, Trolleys, Waterfront
Pier 7 Grain Elevator
Three black and white photographs of the Pier 7 grain elevator, which was located near the border of Weehawken and West New York. The photos were taken by Charles Schneider, from Boulevard East
Tags: Pier 7, Waterfront
1921 Erie Railroad Fire Report
A 17-page report of the November 3-4, 1921 Erie Railroad Fire at the Weehawken Terminal. The report was published on November 30, 1921.
Tags: Erie Railroad, Waterfront
Weehawken Rocks
Unidentified and undated newspaper clipping showing a woman standing under some of the dramatic overhang of rocks along the Palisades, in West New York. Unfortunately, this is only one of two pictures in the set. The other showed the same woman…
Tags: Palisades, Waterfront
Photo - Karl Bitter Home and Studio
Undated black and white photo of Karl Bitters home and studio in silhouette on the cliffs above the Hudson. This item is in the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.
Tags: Houses, People, Waterfront
West Shore RR Ferry Kingston
Undated sepia toned photograph of the West Shore Railroad Ferry Kingston, which plied the Hudson River between New York City and Weehawken. This photo is from the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.
Tags: Ferries, Transportation, Waterfront
Pier K from Hamilton Avenue
Black and white photograph of Pier K and its distinctive water tower, taken from Hamilton Avenue, The pier, part of the NYCRR system was located between the banana pier and Union Dry Dock, servicing trains, trucks, barges, ships. It burned in a fire…
Tags: Boulevard East, Waterfront
Ferryboat Circa 1940s
Black and white photograph of commuters on the Weehawken ferry taken by Charles Schneider in the 1940s. From the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.
Tags: Ferries, Schneider, Transportation, Waterfront
Waterfront and Rail Yards in the 1940s
Photograph of the Weehawken waterfront and rail yards in the 1940s. From the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.
Tags: Railroad, Transportation, Waterfront
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Weehawken Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Colored postcard (circa 1997) of a painting by Weehawken by one time resident, artist Hugo Bastidas, of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Boulevard…