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• The Palisades on the Hudson, Near Weehawken, NJ

  Colored photo postcard of the rocky Palisades and a large steamship passing by.
• Weehawken Wagon Elevator - Weehawken NJ

  A colored photo postcard view of the wagon elevator with a gentleman standing at the bottom. Postmarked January 16, 1911 from Hoboken.
• Railroad Has 72 Per Cent Grade

  At Weehawken, New Jersey, there is one of the queerest railways ever built. It is a 300 ft. incline with a grade of 72 per cent. Cars 20 ft. wide and 40 ft. long capable of carrying a load of 50,000 lb. are used on the line. These cars are operated by 300 hp electric motors and make the ascent in one minute. Both passengers and vehicles are carried. Page from an unknown book (heading is Encyclopedia - page 206).
• Wagon Hoist, from Weehawken to West Hoboken, N.J.

  Colored photo postcard of elevator for raising wagons up the Palisades to Weehawken Street in West Hoboken (now 19th Street, Union City). The elevator was built in 1874 by John H. Bonn's railroad company. Cars were 20 feet wide, 40 feet long and capable of carrying a load of 50,000 lbs in one minute by means of a 300-horsepower electric motor.
• Weehawken, N. Jersey

  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 was then cut, dried and loaded onto a shallow scow and towed by pole boats to be shipped to market.
• Dome Rock, Palisades, Weehawken NJ

  Colored photo postcard of interesting rock formation, located in West New York. Postmarked March ?, 1911 from Jersey City.
• Engraving - View of New York from Weehawken

  According to Tom Flagg, an industrial archaeologist and print collector who has studied Weehawken extensively: This engraving titled "View of New York from Weehawken" by William Bartlett was originally published in the book American Scenery, with text by N.P. Willis, in 1839, uncolored, as this print is. This view has been reprinted many times, and it is often colored.
• Lovers Lane - Weehawken NJ

  Colored photo postcard of an idyllic path on the Palisades. Published by the Union News Company, New York.
• View of Weehawken, NJ

  Colored undivided postcard view from the Palisades in West Hoboken (now Union City) looking north over the railyards towards the Weehawken bluff. Postmarked September 13, 1907 from Weehawken.
• Conquest of the Palisades

  Article by Al Mankoff from Electric Lines Magazine, March/April 1992 on the history of railroads and trolleys on the Palisades. Lots of great pictures, including the giant elevators! - 7 pages.
• Looking South from Monitor Park, West New York

  Colored postcard view south toward Weehawken from about Boulevard East and 60th Street in West New York. Postmarked November 29, 1921 from West New York.
• Weehawken NJ Showing West Shore RR

  Hand colored photo postcard view of the railroad yards, ferry and the Pier 7 Grain Elevator from the Palisades. Postmarked July 5, 1913 from Weehawken
• Wagon Elevator, Weehawken to Jersey City, NJ

  Colored photo postcard of the wagon elevators that used to take fully loaded horse drawn wagons from the waterfront up to upper West (now Union City.) The card is mislabeled. One car is on the way up and the other on the way back down. Postmarked May 3, 1912 from Jersey City.
• No. 17 - The Palisades. Jersey City, NJ

  Black and white undivided postcard of the Weehawken Palisades, with Bitter home, atelier and Meister mansion in view. Obviously this is not Jersey City! Postmarked September 25, 1906 from Jersey City.
• Weehawken Steps, Weehawken NJ

  Hand colored postcard - a lone man descends the steps from Boulevard East to the river front. Postmarked September 4, 1909 from Weehawken.
• The Palisades on the Hudson Near Weehawken, NJ

  Colored photo postcard with of the river and cliffs with a very large steamship in the background.
• Road up Palisades, Edgewater, NJ

  Colored photo of a Palisades road, perhaps Old River Road, north of Weehawken in Edgewater, NJ. Postmarked July 22, 1911 from Fort Lee, NJ.
• Lovers Lane - Weehawken, N.J.

  Colored photo postcard of an area known as Lover's Lane. Charles A. Daly, Union Hill, NJ
• The grotesque Palisades, Weehawken, N.J. (Giant Cut)

  Black and white photo postcard of an outcropping of rock on the Palisades with a big notch.
• Pasture Scene top of Palisades near Weehawken, N.J.

  Hand colored photo of a cow grazing atop the Palisades.
• King Rock, The Palisades, Weehawken, N.J.

  Hand colored photo postcard of a rather majestic outcropping of rock on the Palisades, located in West New York.
• View along the heights, West Hoboken, N.J.

  Colored photo postcard of the Palisades, with the NYC skyline in the distance. Postmarked August 3, 1909 from Hoboken. Publsihed by John C. Voigt Co., Jersey City
• Clifton Bluff, showing Clifton Hose Co.s Headquarters, Weehawken, N.J.

  Black and white photo postcard of the Clifton Hose Company's headquarters perched on the Palisades, now Old Glory Park. Postmarked February 5, 1908 from Weehawken John C. Voigt Post Card Col, Jersey City, NJ] Printed in Germany
• Steps to Weehawken up Palisades , Weehawken, N.J.

  Hand colored photo postcard of old wooden steps up the Palisades. Horse drawn wagon at the bottom and a number of people on the steps. Postmarked August 1, 1911 from Weehawken.
• New Stone Steps & Palisades, Weehawken, N.J.

  Hand colored photo postcard of the steps (Grauert Causeway, built 1915) up the Palisades from Pershing Road. Postmarked August 16, 1920 from Weehawken. Published by Hudson Co., Union Hill, NJ Update: Feb 15, 2004.Weehawken Historical Commission member Willie Demontreux contributed these photographs, which show what's left of these stairs today as well as the inscription Grauert Causeway - 1915 which appears halfway up the steps.     That's Willie in the last photo...