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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. -
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. -
Matchbook - Spirit of NJ Cruises Promotional matchbook from Spirit Cruises, which operates from Lincoln Harbor in Weehawken, offering dinnertime trips around New York Harbor. -
Photo - Weehawken Grain Elevator at Pier 7 after explosion caused by German saboteurs during WW I 1915 photograph of the Weehawken Pier 7 grain elevator built by the New York Central Railroad. According to an article in the NY Times from September 11, 1901, this was the largest grain elevator in the world at that time, holding a whopping 4,000,000 bushels at a construction cost of $1,500,00. According to the Library of Congress, This photo was taken after an explosion on July 15, 1915. In connection with the explosion serveral men, including Robert Fay and William Sholy were arrested for suspected bomb plots by German saboteurs.An article in the New York Times the next day placed the elevator in West New York, but gives more details on the explosion.For more information on grain terminals in the NYC area, including the Weehawken one, check out this video on YouTube. -
Matchbook - Dave Librenz Tavern Promotional matchbook from the Dave Librenz Tavern, located at 820 Park Avenue (Corner of 6th Street) in Weehawken. Sixth Street is an "old" street name for Weehawken. According to the 1910 Sanborn Insurance Map of Weehawken, this would correspond to the area of 48th and Park today. -
Water Bill - 1946 - Hackensack Water Company Paid March 1946 water bill in the amount of $6.02 (for the first quarter of the year) issued to Lena Palmitissi of 4532 Park Avenue by the Hackensack Water Company located at 4100 Park Avenue. -
Matchbook - Robert Reiner Inc. Promotional matchbook from Robert Reiner Inc., manufacturer of textile machines and accessories (founded 1903), located at 550/64 Gregory Avenue. The matchbook states "It pays to consult us first on your problems and requirements" and has a handy map showing location of the office on the inside of the cover. -
Matchbook - Christy's Bar Promotional matchbook from Christy's Bar, located at 40 Hackensack Avenue in Weehawken. -
Box of Boneset Herb from S.B. Penick & Co Box of herbal medicine from Weehawken firm S.B. Penick & Company. -
Eagan Business Schools Brochures Three brochures of the Eagan School of Business, which was founded by John J. Eagan in 1893 in a single school room in Hoboken. The first brochure is from 1906, the second is from 1937 and third is the Night School brochure, undated. Graduation informational letter sent to students. Success, a marketing brochure of the Eagan Schools was published in September, 1928. John J. Eagan founded he first school at 66 Hudson Street in Hoboken, serving as its president. The Eagan School expanded to facilities in Union City, New York City and Jersey City. It was year round, with rates in 1905 of $10 per calendar month, night school at $5 per month. Along with a typewriting department and business practices department, the original building housed a gymnasium and lunchroom. Once the course of study was completed, students were helped in job placement by the Employment Bureaus of the Eagan Schools. -
Matchbook - Rendez View Restaurant Advertising matchbook from the Rendez View Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge, located at the intersection of Boulevard East and Pershing Road (today's Charrito's Restaurant) -
Catalog and Price Sheet for Theatrical Items - Leroy Carpenter Undated two page typewritten price sheet for a variety of costumes and theatrical items for sale by Leroy Carpenter of 10 Eldorado Place. -
IOU drawn on the Weehawken Trust and Title Company in 1928 IOU from the Weehawken Title and Trust Company for $150 to Herman Buckholz and Wife, promising to pay 6% interest after six months. -
Doctors Pharmacy Eye Dropper and Box 3-1/2" long glass eye dropper, with rubber disc and tip. Comes in cardboard box, with corrugated paper to protect glass, with instructions on one side. Label reads: The Doctors Pharmacy Sol Susselman, PhG , Nat Bronfman, BS Ph Date: 4-1-58 The address of the pharmacy was 2500 Palisade Ave,, cor. Dodd St., Weehawken, N.J. Phones: Union 5 9813, 7 9688 A pharmacy, operated by a Herman Wouters opened on this site in 1896. -
Peter Skripka Sr. working at Jay-Dee Wine & Liquor Scan of an undated black and white photograph of Pete Skripka, Sr, serving a very young customer at Jay-Dee's, a liquor store that apparently also sold soft drinks and candy. The store, which was located at 88 Highwood Terrace, is present day Highwood Cleaners. -
Envelope - Baudish and Reipen Mfg Co. Stamped, cancelled envelope from the Baudish & Reipen Manufacturing Company - Manufacturers, Importers and Wholesale Dealers in Par Excellence Art Novelties.Printed matter sent from Box 142, Weehawken to Frankfurt, Germany - March 31, 1903 NYC Postmark -
Stock Transfer Certificates - West Shore and Ontario Terminal Company Two 1883 stock transfer certificates executed at Weehawken -
The Genuine Wiehawken Granite Co's Laundry Tub Metal label, presumably from said laundry tub, which includes the additional information:"Approved by Building DepartmentAndBoard of Health New York City.CompositionThree parts crushed graniteto one part Portland Cement" -
Mrs. Ellen Haydock obituary, Stobo's Laundry photograph Undated obituary of Mrs. Ellen Haydock, who was born in Scotland in 1854 and emigrated to the US in 1866. She lived in the Shades section of Weehawken at its beginnings as a community and remained for almost 67 years. An 1878 photograph from the Edward Kirk scrapbook shows Mr. and Mrs. John Haydock (Ellen) at left, behind a group of laundresses who worked at Stobo's Laundry in Weehawken. The caption reads: Stobo's Hill, Baldwin Avenue, where Penna. R.R. Tunnel shaft is now. This group were employed in Stobo's Laundry. Mr and Mrs. John Haydock in background. -
Two photographs of Van Clief's Hotel Two black and white photographs of Van Clief's Hotel, at the intersection of Boulevard East, Pershing Road and 47th Street. Note the trolley heading down Pershing to the West Shore Ferry Terminal and Clifton Hose Co. #3, located in what is now Old Glory Park. Note the patriotic bunting on the second photo, along with the name of the restaurant on the gable. This building, built circa 1895, has been a restaurant for over 100 years and is currently called Charittos, a Mexican restaurant. -
S.B. Penick & Company Price List 1929 S.B. Penick Price List and Manual of Crude Drugs. One of the company's plants was located in a 300-foot long building at 1819 Willow Avenue, Weehawken. S. B. Penick was founded in 1914 in North Carolina and currently has its headquarters in Newark, NJ. The company carried all types of botanicals, mostly as dried herbs, roots or in powder form. In 1937, the factory in Weehawken was destroyed by a huge fire, with losses of over $500,000. Fortunately, no one was killed, but 40 of the workers, fire fighters and local residents were injured. -
Advertising calendar plate for 1910 A Native American calendar plate from 1910, compliments of C. Meyer, 540 Palisade Avenue, Weehawken Heights -
Medicine bottle - Wm Kyvitz, Druggist 5" amber glass medicine bottle with cork stopper from Wm. Kyvitz, druggist. The label reads: POISON Wm Kyvitz Prescription Druggist Deutscher Apotheker 500 Palisade Avenue, corner Dodd St., Weehawken Heights, NJ The drugstore opened in 1896.
