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Chiquita Bananas Travel NYC

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Article from the April, 1953 issue of the New York Central Railroad Headlight Newsletter featuring the Banana Building on the Weehawken waterfront... Text of the article: BIG BUNCHES OF BANANAS, CALLED STEMS: ARE STACKED GENTLY IN REFRIGERATOR CARS…

Clifton Bluff showing Clifton Hose Co.'s Headquarters, Weehawken, NJ

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Hand colored photo postcard of the Clifton Hose Company headquarters perched atop the Palisades at the site of today's Old Glory Park. Postmarked August 8, 1908 from Jersey City.

Coal Shipping Receipt - Lackawanna Coal

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This receipt, dated August 17, 1870, shows that 287 tons of Lackawanna stove coal was shipped from Weehawken to Providence, RI on the Schooner W.O. Irish via the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company.

Colonel Berdan and His Sharpshooters

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From Harper's Weekly - August 24, 1861... an article and two illustrations describing a shooting exhibition by a Colonel Berdan and "his famous sharp shooting regiment" at Weehawken. Click on the links for more information about Berdan and his…

Colossus of Weehawken - Railroad Magazine - August 1951

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Article from the August 1951 issue of Railroad magazine (page 94) describing the giant passenger/freight elevator that used to grace the waterfront.

Commuters on Pershing Road in the Snow

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This black and white photo shows commuters on their way to the ferry terminal on a snowy day. There is no date, but it appears to be from around 1940, based on the models of buses seen. The photo was taken By Weehawken resident, Charles Schneider.…

Drawing - Hamilton Plaza - Peter Fiordalisi

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Pen and ink drawing of Hamilton Plaza by Weehawken artist Peter Fiordalisi, dated 1947. Peter Fiordalisi was born in Union City, N.J. in 1904 and resided in Weehawken and West New York, NJ until his death in 1988.

Drawing - Palisades and Waterfront - Peter Fiordalisi

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Pen and ink drawing of the Weehawken Palisades and waterfront by Weehawken artist, Peter Fiordalisi, dated 1950.

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Drawing - Pershing Road - Peter Fiordalisi

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Pen and ink drawing of Pershing Road by Weehawken artist Peter Fiordalisi and dated 1938. Peter Fiordalisi was born in Union City, N.J. in 1904 and resided in Weehawken and West New York, NJ until his death in 1988. He studied art at the Mechanics…

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Duelling Ground, Weehawk.

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Illustrations and Text - The Hudson from the Wilderness to the Sea (1866).