Mrs. Ellen Haydock obituary, Stobo's Laundry photograph
Item
Title
Mrs. Ellen Haydock obituary, Stobo's Laundry photograph
Description
Undated obituary of Mrs. Ellen Haydock, who was born in Scotland in 1854 and emigrated to the US in 1866. She lived in the Shades section of Weehawken at its beginnings as a community and remained for almost 67 years.
An 1878 photograph from the Edward Kirk scrapbook shows Mr. and Mrs. John Haydock (Ellen) at left, behind a group of laundresses who worked at Stobo's Laundry in Weehawken.
The caption reads:
Stobo's Hill, Baldwin Avenue, where Penna. R.R. Tunnel shaft is now. This group were employed in Stobo's Laundry. Mr and Mrs. John Haydock in background.
Date
1941, 1878
Contributor
Carol Maguire Paulson
Type
Still Image
Identifier
WH00116
Rights
This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial and other uses of the item are prohibited without prior written permission from the Weehawken Historical Commission.
