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Colored photo postcard view from the Palisades down to the railroad yards, ferry house and river. Note Clifton Road (later Pershing) in the foreground. Postmarked from Weehawken. Valentine and Sons Publishing Co. Ltd of New York, printed in Great…

View from the river with a ferryboat at dock.

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.

Black and white photo postcard view of the ferry terminal.

Black and white photograph, looking northeast towards the West Shore Ferry Terminal, with its 5 ferry boats in their slips. Behind are long storage piers belonging to the West Shore Railroad.

Hand colored photo postcard of the roadway leading to the ferry, with people on sidewalk and cars on the road. Postmarked November 22, 1932 from Union City.

Hand colored postcard view of what is now Pershing Road, looking south, with trolley at left.   Postmarked May c, 1922 from Weehawken.

Scan of black and white photograph of the West Shore Ferry terminal, looking across to New York City. The photograph was taken in July, 1946.

Hand colored photo postcard view of the waterfront and rail yards from atop the Palisades. Update - 7-3-2004: Willie Demontreux points out that the photo on this postcard seems to have been printed backwards. You need to flip it horizontally for it…

Engraving of Weehawken Bluff, with Highwood in the distance. In the foreground, two boats are engaged in transporting a large load of salt hay, a valuable crop used for insulation, construction and as packing material. Harvested in salt marshes, it…