Items

• Weehawken Free Public Library Weehawken Historical Coloring Book

  Coloring book published by the Weehawken Free Public Library in August 2026.
• Boy Scouts of America Patch - Lincoln District Event - 1975

  Boy Scouts of America patch from a "Be Safe, Be Fit" event held at Kane Stadium in Secaucus, NJ in 1975. The patch includes the town names of Weehawken as well as Secaucus, North Bergen, Union City, and Hoboken. "Be Prepared for Life: Be Safe, Be Fit" was the official national theme adopted by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for 1975. It was part of a multi-year program leading up to the U.S. Bicentennial, which emphasized physical fitness, neighborhood activities, and safety protocols like the Cub Scout Safe Bicycle Driving program.
• Postcard - Burr-Hamilton Duel - July 11, 1804

  Postcard published by Washington Novelty Inc. of Washington DC (ID P30017) - also marked as Platichrome (R) by Colourpicture Publishers Inc. of Boston. No date on the card. The ID number dates this card to 1959-1960 according to online research. Caption: "Aaron Burr, who had been Vice-President, and Alexander Hamilton, who had been the first Secretary of the Treasury, were political enemies. Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel which was fought July 11, 1804, and in which Hamilton was mortally wounded."
• Delivery Notification - Hudson River Railroad Company - 1903

  Postcard sent to the Oneita Knitting Company advising them that they have a shipment of 44 sacks of cotton shipped from Weehawken waiting for them at Utica Station and that they will be charged $1.00 per day if it is not picked up after 48 hours.
• Weehawken Trust Company 1954 Brochure and Statement

  Brochure and financial statement showing the branches and financial statistics of the Weehawken Trust Company as of June 30, 1954.
• Family posing in front of their car on Park Avenue across the street from the Dairy Queen at 44th Street and Park Avenue.

  8" x 10" black and white photograph of a well dressed family standing in front of their car on the Weehawken side of Park Avenue, across from the Dairy Queen on the Union City side of Park Avenue, circa 1950.
• Karl Bitter, sculptor, in his studio on East 13th Street, NYC, circa 1892

  A sepia toned digital photo, where the persons in the photograph had been colorized. Karl Bitter, seen second from left (1867-1915) was a Viennese sculptor who came to the United States in 1889, working as an assistant in an architectural sculpture firm. At the young age of 21, he competed for the Astor memorial bronze gates of Trinity Church and won. The work allowed him to build and establish a small studio on 13th Street that he shared with Italian sculptor, Giuseppe Moretti. In 1897 he purchased the 'Rheinish Castle' from the defunct Eldorado Amusement Park in Weehawken. He purchased additional property just north of the castle, redesigned as his atelier. There he proceeded to build his modern home.
• Postcard - Hudson Avenue, Weehawken, NJ

  Postcard showing Hudson Avenue sent to Cleveland, Ohio in November of 1910
• Poem Card - Weehawken Benevolent Protective Order of Elks - 1927

  Small card (5 x 4 inches) with a drawing of the Weehawken Elks Lodge building, some very well dressed Elks enjoying conversation and a cigar in front of a fireplace, and some other Elks singing. The following poem is written on the card: "A glass is good and a chat is good And a club where we meet in all weather Our lodge is good and the fellows are good So let's be all merry together." The card is signed by Esteemed Leading Knight Mark J. Hignati - who was also the Exalted Leader of the Lodge. Reverse is blank. There is a penciled date on the card - 1927 - but there is no other indication of its date of publication.
• Postcard - Peter Brewery - Union City

  Postcard showing the William Peter Brewery at Hudson Avenue and Weehawken Street in Union City. The Peter family mansion is today's Weehawken Public Library. Postmarked 1903 in Weehawken.
• TS Monk - Music Video for Bon Bon Vie

  Music video filmed on Boulevard East
• Weehawken 1934, from drawings by Grant Wright

  Gold framed poster titled Weehawken 1934, created for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Township of Weehawken, with vignettes drawn and painted by Grant Wright.
• A Studio for Karl Bitter, Sculptor, Weehawken, NJ

  A colored rendering of a studio for sculptor Karl Bitter by Frank E. Wallis, architect, showing the west elevation of the building facing what would become Boulevard East. The plan below it shows a formal garden and colonnade connecting the existing Eldorado castle to the new building.
• A Sculptor's Studio on the Palisades at Weehawken for Mr. Karl Bitter

  Black and white rendering of a studio for famed Viennese sculptor Karl Bitter. The drawing appeared in the October 7, 1899 issue of American Architect and Building News. When the Eldorado Amusement Park closed and lots were sold off, Bitter bought the area at the edge of the Palisades that included the Eldorado Rheinish Castle to use as part of his studio. He hired architect Frank E. Wallis to design a residence that would connect to his studio. The building was not constructed exactly as designed here, but the stone base of the tower with small window still exists as part of the lower level of Hamilton Park and can be seen from Pershing Road below, especially during the winter months.
• The Weehawken New Jersey Elevators. The largest in the world.

  Series of colored architectural renderings from Harper's Weekly, Volume 35, No. 1820, drawn by Hughson Hawley, artist and illustrator (1850-1936), showing various details of the elevator, elevator cars and trestle leading across to the top of the Palisades at Liberty Place.
• Elevators and Viaduct at Weehawken NJ

  An advertisement from the Passaic Steel Company showing a photograph of the Weehawken Passenger Elevators and Viaduct, listing the length and height of the structure. The gigantic elevator was designed by by civil engineer Thomas E. Brown Jr. based on specifications by Edward A. Trapp, engineer of the North Hudson Railway Company. Completed in 1891, the complex opened in 1892, providing easy transportation for New Yorkers wishing to attend the Eldorado Amusement Park or to go by rail to the Guttenberg Racetrack.
• NYC Side of the Weehawken Ferry

  Film of commuters at the New York City side of the Weehawken ferry in the late 1920s or 1930s.
• The Weehawken Elevators and Viaduct

  Technical article from the Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Volume 27, Issue 2 (1892) describing the design and construction of the massive elevator which brought passengers up from the waterfront to the top of the Palisades and thence on to the Eldorado pleasure garden. Retrieved from the Internet Archive
• Hudson River Bridge at 57th Street, New York, Map and Profile Hudson River Bridge at 57th Street, New York, Elevation and Plan Hudson River Bridge at 57th Street, New York, Diagram of Clear Heights

  Three Blueprints of the Hudson River Bridge, designed by Gustav Lindenthal, Civil Engineer, Designer and President of the North River Bridge Company, dated October 22, 1931. The proposed bridge would cross the Hudson between 57th Street in New York and 51st Street (then 6th Street) in Weehawken. The concept of building a railway and vehicular bridge across the Hudson River at 57th Street had been in the works since the early years of the 20th century. (See original double-decker bridge, designed in the 1920s, by searching on Item WHC392). This was to be a private enterprise, which made its building less likely, according to the Chairman of the Port of New York Authority at the time. In fact, the George Washington Bridge opened on October 25, 1931, providing the means to drive across the Hudson River in upper Manhattan.
• Sanborn Insurance Maps of Weehawken 1910

  Very detailed maps of Weehawken in 1910 from the Sanborn Map Company. According to the Princeton University website hosting these maps, "The Sanborn Map Company is the oldest mapping company in the United States. Founded in 1866, the company created detailed building maps of cities and towns all across the country, primarily for use by insurance companies. These maps also have been used extensively by local government agencies for over a century in conducting their daily operations efficiently. Approximately 12,000 American cities and towns are chronicled in the company's collection of over one million maps. As a result of its history, the name Sanborn has become synonymous with this kind of map. Genealogists, local history buffs, city planners, architects, and countless others have been drawn to the quality of detail found in them. "
• Photo of schoolchildren walking up the top of the Shippen Street Stairs in 1959

  6" x 8.5" black and white glossy photo of a class of school children walking up the top portion of the Shippen Street stairs in October, 1959. Visible behind them is Hackensack Plank Road, still clad in cobblestones. Beyond is the peeked roof the old town hall at 309 Park Avenue, the waterfront, concrete helix leading to the Lincoln Tunnel, the Hudson River and the skyline of Manhattan, with the Empire State Building at center. On reverse is the photo credit line (UPI) and caption.
• Public Service Consolidated Transport Trolley 2806 on the Union City Line - 1944

  Not quite in Weehawken, but I'm sure that Weehawken people took this trolley on Bergenline Avenue
• Weehawken High School Pennants and Letter Set from 1958

  Two pennants and a sports jacket letter from WHS - according to the seller, these date from 1958.
• Matchbook - Spirit of NJ Cruises

  Promotional matchbook from Spirit Cruises, which operates from Lincoln Harbor in Weehawken, offering dinnertime trips around New York Harbor.
• West Shore Grain Elevator, Pier 7

  Undated 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" black and white glossy photograph of the West Shore Grain Elevator, which was located just north of Weehawken on Pier 7 in West New York.