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Grace Church, Union Hill, NJ Black and white photo postcard of Grace Church, located at 3901 Park Avenue in Union City, which used to be known as Union Hill. The postcard is decorated with thin lines of multi-colored glitter and is dated May 1, 1906. Reverse of card is undivided. Published by Souvenir Postcard Company, NY A digital color photo of the church today is included. -
St. Lawrence Church 9" x 11" black and white photograph of St. Lawrence Church and St. Lawrence Parochial school and 9" x 11" photograph of St. Lawrence Church looking north up Hackensack Avenue towards the Palisades.. -
St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church - 1887 Sepia toned photograph of Saint Lawrence Roman Catholic Church on 18th Street, in the Shades, dated 1887. The church was dedicated in August of that year. This photo is in the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission. -
The Reverend Frank E. Wittkamp of the 19th Street ME Church Sepia toned photograph of The Reverend Frank E. Wittkamp (born c. 1886 in Pennsylvania), a young and popular pastor to the West 19th St. M.E. Church, standing in front of the church. Wittkamp left in 1915 and went to Stone Ridge Church in NY (now the Rondout Valley Methodist Church) through 1916. He enlisted (or was drafted) as a chaplain in Aug. of 1917 as a member of the 113th Engineers. Lieutenant Chaplain Francis E. Wittkamp died at Chaumont Hospital in France in 1918. From the collection of Mark Wright. -
19th Street ME Church Young Adult Sunday School Class Sepia tone photograph of members of the Sunday School Class posing in front of the 19th Street ME Church. According to Mark Wright: (l-r) Tillie Brucker, Thomas C. Wright, Ruth ___ (became a missionary), others unidentified. From the collection of Mark Wright. -
The West 19th St. Methodist Episcopal Church in 1966 Black and white photo of the church as it appeared in 1966. The church had closed its doors by this time and would shortly be demolished. From the collection of Mark Wright. -
The West 19th St. Methodist Episcopal Church in 1916 This sepia toned photograph of the ME Church in the Shades (circa 1916) is From the collection of Mark Wright -
West 19th St ME Church Flag Day Parade June, 12, 1915 Sepia tone photograph, dated 1915, of a flag day parade, The view looks east from the church along West 19th Street. From the collection of Mark Wright. -
Annual Outing - St. Lawrence Holy Name Society - 1961 This photograph of the St. Lawrence Church Holy Name Society outing for 1961 to Sandy Beach was sent in by Charles Bradley. According to Time Machine user Jim Chieco, "The Class of 61 of which I am a member (bottom left) was the last class to graduate from Lincoln School. The School closed at the end of that 1961 school year. However the school itself was not torn down for a number of years after its closing. After that year the students from the Shades area of town began being bused up to Webster School." -
St. Lawrence Junior Boys Club - 1941 William Lachenauer sent this image to the Time Machine with the following message: "Attached please find a newspaper clipping circa 1941 of the St. Lawrence Junior Boys Club. I scanned both the photograph contained within the paper and the back of the clipping which confirms the year as 1941. My father who resided at 46 W 19th Street (in the Shades) is seated in the first row, fifth from the left. As my father died when I was very young, I would appreciate any information from anyone who knew him personally." If you have information for Mr. Lachenauer email it to info@weehawkenhistory.org and we will pass it on. -
The Clifton Chapel - 1924 Black and white postcard front, dated 1924, looking southeast from Louisa Place towards the Clifton Chapel, today's Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple. The rear of the building was the original home of James Brown, who called his estate, Clifton. The home was built circa 1836 and the surrounding area became known as Clifton Park. -
Charity Baseball Game Scorecard - St Lawrence Church - 1938 Score card from a charity baseball game on Sunday, August 7, 1938 between the mighty Weehawken White Sox and the Wm. Thoren Assn., Jrs. The double header was held at the Hoboken Soccer Field. -
Weehawken Mission Sunday School The Weehawken Presbyterian Church was founded in 1868. This wooden structure, located on the west side of Bulls Ferry Road about halfway up from the foot of 19th Street, was dedicated in May, 1891, with Rev. Robert Proudfit serving as the first pastor. This undated business card advertises Sunday school bible classes as well as monthly Sunday concerts. On reverse, an illustration of a girl and lamb, with text "Feed My Lambs." -
1921 Calendar - 19th Street Methodist Episcopal Church This promotional calendar from the 19th Street Methodist Episcopal Church features a picture of the very earnest looking Reverend A. L. DeWire. -
Main Altar, St. Lawrence's Church, Weehawken, NJ. Black and white photo postcard of the altar of the original St. Lawrence Church (built in 1887). Rev. J.J. Preston, Pastor Specially designed and executed in Scagliola by Daprato Statuary Company Chicago-New York According to Weehawken Historical Commission member Nancy Boldt... "According to a book printed in 1987 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of St. Lawrence Church, Reverend John J. Preson was named to succeed Father Brothers on November 8, 1907. During his time as Pastor, he added three new altars. Father Preston was transferred to St. Aloysius Parish, Newark after six years so this photo was taken sometime during this period between 1907 and 1913." -
St John's German Ev. Lutheran Church, UH Black and white undivided photo postcard of a church. Postmarked February 26, ? from Weehawken. -
Methodist Church, Union Hill, NJ Colored undivided photo postcard of Methodist Church in Union City. Postmarked from Weehawken Aristophot Co. of Saxony and New York. Labeled as Made in Germany and US Series 110/1. -
The Rectory of the Holy Family Church, Union Hill NJ Colored photo postcard of the Rectory building, which is adjacent to the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church on 35th Street in Union City.