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Black and white undivided photo postcard view of the freight yards, piers, Hudson River and New York skyline. Postmarked November 3, 1907 from Hoboken.

Newspaper article from the New England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser - Number 28, Volume XLIX - Tuesday, October 5, 1819 - Published in Boston Article on a new horse powered ferry running from Spring Street Manhattan to Weehawken. A boat of 200…

This postcard shows the now departed Hamilton Monument and is captioned thusly: Weehawken, New Jersey Alexander Hamilton was fatally wounded in duel with Aaron Burr at Weehawken dueling grounds July 11, 1804. Hamilton was an important leader in the…

Colored photo postcard view of Hillside Road (aka Clifton Road, West Shore Ferry Road, Pershing Road). A trolley and tracks are visible on the right; Clifton/Columbia Street stairs are visible at left. Postmarked July 25, 1922 from West Hoboken.

This document and the accompanying photos were prepared by the National Park Service in 1983 and 1984 to document the status of the remains of the huge grain elevator on the waterfront north of Pershing Road in West New York.

Pencil sketch of the Palisades with New York inthe background, signed and dated 1909 by artist Martin Lewis.

This fold out booklet of colored postcards focuses on Jersey City, but includes some pictures of interest to the Weehawken history buff... Published by the Brooklyn Post Card Company of New York.

Artist John Marin painted a series of abstract representations of the Weehawken waterfront in 1903-1904. These oil on board paintings made up his Weehawken Sequence and were based on views from around his grandparents' Weehawken home. Thanks to…

Painting - Weehawken, 1903-1904 by artist John Marin. Oil on panel, 9.25 x 12 inches Signed verso "Painted between 1903-1904/John Marin" John Marin was born in Rutherford, New Jersey in 1870. In addition to attending public school in Weehawken, New…

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.