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Engraving - Above the Yards, Weehawken Engraving by Martin Lewis, circa 1918. Only 15 copies of this engraving were made. The original is approximately 17 by 23 inches in size and is currently being offered for sale by The Old Print Shop in NYC (www.oldprintshop.com) for $15,000. -
Destruction of the Weehawken Ferry House Engraving from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper of August 1, 1863, showing participants in the New York Draft Riots of July 15th, 1863 burning down the New York terminal of the Weehawken ferry in an effort to stop Federal troops from entering the city. Submitted by Bob Schwartz -
National Geographic - Weehawken Here We Come This black and white photo appeared on the 'Flashback' page of the February 1997 issue of National Geographic magazine with the following caption: Weehawken, Here We Come Taking the newest route to New Jersey, cannon-carrying Army trucks rumbled through the Lincoln Tunnel in midtown Manhattan during opening ceremonies in December 1937. In the tunnel's first year of operation, 1,790,647 motorists paid 50 cents each way to take the 8,000-foot (2,400-meter) shortcut under the Hudson River. Today some 20 million vehicles make the trip each year, the toll has quadrupled and all cannons are expressly forbidden. The most explosive things in the tunnel now are traffic-ignited tempers. We'd prefer people leave those at home, said one Port Authority official. This photograph was never published in the magazine. Thanks to Marie Alberian of the Historical Commission for finding this wonderful photo. -
Commemorative Cachet - Lincoln Tunnel Dedication Commemorative stamped postal cover from the dedication of the Lincoln Tunnel in 1937. From the collection of Steve Dorio. -
Trolley on Pershing Road Black and white undated photo of a trolley passing behind Van Clief's Hotel on Pershing Road. -
Weehawken Ferry Ticket A ticket for one way passage between Weehawken and New York City on the ferry. -
West Shore Ferry Terminal - Weehawken Black and white photo postcard view of the ferry terminal. -
Weehawken Terminal - 1947 A black and white photo of the Weehawken railroad terminal in 1947 with a great locomotive juxtaposed with the NYC skyline. Another find from Bernie Zempolich. -
New Yorker Cover - May 21, 1927 This New Yorker cover from 1927 features a Weehawken ferry coming from the city. -
The Erie Railroad's Waterfront Operations - Weehawken A railfan's recollections of the Weehawken railyards in the 1950s. -
NYCRoads.Com - Route 495 Everything you always wanted to know about good old Route 495, the road from the Lincoln Tunnel to the Turnpike. -
Living New Deal: The Lincoln Tunnel A photo gallery focusing on the construction of the Lincoln Tunnel. The New Deal Network is a web site devoted to the public works and arts programs of the New Deal programs which President Roosevelt instituted to get us out of the Depression. -
NYCRoads.Com - The Lincoln Tunnel History and statistics about our favorite underwater crossing. -
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: Lincoln Tunnel The official home page of the Lincoln Tunnel, built to provide New Yorkers with access to Weehawken. -
Lincoln Tunnel Promotional Brochure This undated brochure, with Mayor Meister promoting the progressive nature and amenities of the township, was published to entice those looking to relocate in New Jersey to choose Weehawken. -
Lincoln Tunnel Dedication Program Program of the dedication of the Lincoln Tunnel, dated December 21, 1937. Two tubes are visible on Deco-style cover graphic, but only one was operational in 1937. The second tube opened in 1945. -
History of the North Hudson County Railway : from its earliest days to the present Digitized version of this book about the North Hudson County Railway, which served Weehawken and was started by Weehawken resident John H. Bonn. -
Fish Faces Protest Weehawken Ferry Closing UPI News black and white photo dated 9/4/1958 - Weehawken commuters protest via fish masks the impending shutdown of the Hudson River ferry they're about to board on 9/4. Fish can swim the river, they say, but commuters can't and the boat is the only way across. West Side Division of the New York Central says service bows out 9/12. -
Viaduct, Weehawken, NJ Black and white photo postcard showing a viaduct over the rail yards in Weehawken. Postmarked September 25, 1908 from Hoboken. John C. Voigt Post Card Co., Jersey City, NJ. Printed in Germany. -
Film - Conquest of the Hudson The Port of New York Authority presents: Conquest of the Hudson - The Story of the Lincoln Tunnel. This 19 minute film, produced by Castle Films is undated, but looks like it was made shortly after the tunnel opened. A special thanks to Craig Berteele for providing this video! -
Lincoln Tunnel - Emergency Jeep and Emergency Tractor Photograph from Lincoln Tunnel Third Tube Project, prepared in June, 1958 by the Project and Planning Division of the Tunnel and Bridges Department of the Port of New York Authority. -
Lincoln Tunnel - New York Emergency Garage Photograph from Lincoln Tunnel Third Tube Project, prepared in June, 1958 by the Project and Planning Division of the Tunnel and Bridges Department of the Port of New York Authority. -
Lincoln Tunnel - Toll Booths and New Jersey Plaza after completion of the Third Tube Project Black and white photograph from the Lincoln Tunnel Third Tube Project, prepared in June, 1958 by the Project and Planning Division of the Tunnel and Bridges Department of the Port of New York Authority. -
Lincoln Tunnel - Toll Booths and Plaza Before Third Tube Toll booths and New Jersey Plaza prior to the start of construction of the Third Tube Project. Photograph from Lincoln Tunnel Third Tube Project, prepared in June, 1958 by the Project and Planning Division of the Tunnel and Bridges Department of the Port of New York Authority.