Items

• Lincoln Tunnel Exit and Entrance at New Jersey

  Black and white photo postcard that appears to date from the late 1940s, judging from the styles of vehicles and the lack of a third tube. The photo is also captioned 'Courtesy of Port of New York Authority.' Published by The Mayrose Company of Linden, NJ.
• Postcard - Lincoln Tunnel Entrance

  Colored photo postcard. From the look of the cars and trucks, this appears to be a view from the 1940s - early 1950s. Reverse caption: This view of New York's vehicular Lincoln Tunnel is seen from the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. Note the lack of a third tube.
• Ad - Hammermill Bond Guides Sandhogs Drilling Lincoln Tunnel

  According to this advertisement from the January 17th, 1938 issue of Time, the drilling of the tunnel was made possible by printed forms from the Hammermill Paper Company of Erie, PA.
• Invitation - Lincoln Tunnel Opening

  Invitation to the opening of the Lincoln Tunnel on Tuesday, December 21, 1937. Whoever had this invitation did not pick up their free commemorative medal at the ceremony...
• Roundhouse at Weehawken, NJ - WSRR - 1936

  Black and white photograph of the West Shore railroad roundhouse at Weehawken, dated 1936.
• A Century of Progress of the New York Central Lines

  Promotional brochure from 1933, celebrating the New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route between New York and Chicago, passing through Weehawken. The brochure includes a system map as well as photographs of locomotives and train stations.
• Bus Schedule - #44 Public Service Bus - 1955

  This bus schedule is for the number 44 Public Service bus line which ran from Journal Square in Jersey City through Weehawken and up to North Bergen. Today's equivalent bus line is the NJ Transit 84/86.
• Ferry Ticket

  This ticket bought passage between Weehawken and the foot of Cortlandt Street in New York City's financial district.
• Men and Iron - The West Shore Railroad

  This is a chapter which appears to be from the book Men and Iron published circa 1938 by Thmas Y. Crowell Company of New York. The book is a history of the railroads which combined to form the New York Central. This chapter (22 p.) deals with the history of the the West Shore Railroad, which had its terminus in Weehawken.  
• The Proposed Victory Bridge Over the Hudson

  This article, from the September, 1920 issue of The Architectural Record, is titled: The Proposed Victory Bridge Over the Hudson Between New York City & Weehawken Alfred C. Bossom, Architect It describes a bridge that was never built.
• Photograph: Export Cars, Weehawken - Hoboken

  Black and white photo (1940s-1950s) looking down on the rail yards from the Palisades, showing a group of automobiles being loaded for export from the terminal at Weehawken.
• The Bridge That Never Was

  Colored photo postcard of a bridge spanning the Hudson that was never built. If civil engineer and bridge designer Gustav Lindenthal had his druthers, Weehawken would have been the New Jersey terminus of a suspension bridge linking 57th Street in Manhattan and the northern edge of Weehawken. His original 1920s proposal called for a double-deck bridge with the upper deck carrying 20 lanes of traffic and 2 pedestrian walkways. The lower level was to have 12 lanes of rapid transit. The proposed width of the bridge was 235 feet. The postcard is stamped Sep 30, 1945 on the back.
• Caboose First Day Cover

  This commemorative envelope, postmarked 1984 shows a railroad caboose which was used on the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad in Weehawken. Postmarked February 3, 1984 from Rosemont, IL
• When Dreams Come True - The Lincoln Tunnel

  This article about the tunnel appeared in the Northern Hudson County Recognition Number and Industrial Guide published by the Chamber of Commerce of Northern Hudson County in 1939 or 1940.
• Advertisement - Lincoln Tunnel - 1940

  This advertisement, by the Port of New York Authority, with photograph of a tunnel tube and rendering of the Lincoln Tunnel approach roadways appeared in the Northern Hudson County Recognition Number and Industrial Guide published by the Chamber of Commerce of Northern Hudson County in 1939 or 1940.
• Weehawken Ferry - 8-31-57

  Photograph taken 8-31-57 according to the handwritten note on the reverse.
• Ferry from Weehawken to New York

  A 1950s era black and white photograph of The New Brunswick Ferry on its way from Weehawken to New York.
• Lincoln Tunnel Promotional Matchbook

  Lincoln Tunnel matchbook: When time is short and traffic heavy, try the Lincoln Tunnel 34-42 Streets, Manhattan, Weehawken, N.J.
• Entering the NJ Portal of the Lincoln Tunnel

  Black and white photo postcard of the entrance to the tunnel. Note the policeman stationed at left. Postmarked July 27, 1951 from New Brunswick.
• Engineering News - New Freight and Weehawken Ferry Terminal

  From the November 21, 1891 issue of Engineering News... Article entitled "The New Freight and Weehawken Ferry Terminal for the West Shore R.R. at the foot of Franklin Street, New York"
• The Face of America: Helix

  2 page color photo spread from the Saturday Evening Post, September 6, 1958 (pp 22-23) showing the Helix at night. Caption: That great curving ramp, called a helix by the engineers who built it, leads down into three of the world's most expensive holes in the ground: The triple-tube Lincoln Tunnel from New Jersey to New York City. Eighteen traffic lanes pass under the toll booths on the plaza at lower left, and they merge into six as they enter the tunnel. Beyond the Hudson River, the lights of the metropolis glamorize the night. The tallest building (upper left) is the Empire State. Each day, nearly 40,000 automobiles go underground here at Weehawken, N.J. and emerge after a five minute trip on the west side of Manhattan between 38th and 39th Streets. And an equal number escape the jammed streets of the crowded island and sweep back up the helix. The impatient drivers take little note of the design which their headlights emphasize, but they are part of an accidental pattern of beauty. And even these weary travelers must find subconscious satisfaction in traversing this mighty spiral, upward and outward from deep beneath the river. Photograph by Dan Weiner.
• Employee Parking Pass - NY Central RR

  This wood framed pass allowed an employee to park at the NYCRR facilities in Weehawken. It is numbered 595.
• West Shore Railroad Weehawken Ferries Brochure

  This brochure urges Automobilists to take advantage of the 25 cent fare between Weehawken and New York for pleasure cars and all occupants starting on March 7th, 1938.  
• Sign - 42nd Street Ferry

  This sign apparently led the way to the ferry from Weehawken to Manhattan. Can anyone put a date on this? From the collection of Steve Dorio
• Compressed Air Employee Badge - Lincoln Tunnel

  Colored enamel badge which reads: The Port of New York Authority Compressed Air Employee If ill rush by ambulance to hospital lock at 38th St & 11th Ave, N.Y. City or south of pier K at Hudson River, Weehawken, N.J. by authority The badge is numbered 72. This appears to be a badge given to Lincoln Tunnel employees who worked in compressed air situations. If they became ill, it might be the "bends" and they would need to be taken to a decompression chamber.