Items

• Lincoln Tunnel traffic jam on Boulevard East

  Black and White 8" x 10" photograph looking south, showing traffic jam along Boulevard East leading to the Lincoln Tunnel entrance. Note the additional bumper to bumper traffic on the helix.
• Bonn Place, Highwood Park

  Black and white postcard of the west side of Bonn place looking north toward Boulevard East. The postcard is dated June 23, 1910 and published by John C. Voigt Post Card Co., Jersey City, NJ
• Third Street looking West

  Black and white postcard and reverse of the north side of Third Street (47th Street), looking west. Postcard dated April 14, 1910. Published by John C. Voigt Post Card Co., Jersey City, NJ. The house in the foreground is still there, just beyond the Tiger Mart at the Exxon gas station, seen in the 2017 color image.
• William Peter Brewery delivery wagon

  Sepia toned photograph of Wm. Peter Brew's Lager Beer delivery wagon. The brewery was located in Union Hill (today's Union City.)
• Stobo's Laundry

  Sepia toned 1878 photograph, of the workers of Stobo's Laundry. Alexander Stobo (1807-1878) opened a steam laundry in Weehawken in 1844, located near the old Pennsylvania RR tunnel shaft. He was very successful, enlarged his business and became one of the richest men in New Jersey. However, he continued to live in a modest home very close to the laundry, until his death, the same year this photograph was taken. This photograph is the oldest in the Weehawken Historical Commission's collection.
• Boulevard and loop, Weehawken NJ

  Colored postcard of Boulevard East loop, looking north towards the Meister mansion and Karl Bitter studio on the east side of Boulevard East. Postcard mailed from Weehawken and dated November 18, 1912. Postcard published by the Union News Company, NY.
• Pier K, Union Dry Dock and Ferry Terminal

  Black and white photograph looking north east towards Pier K, Union Dry Dock and Ferry Terminal. Image taken by Charles Schneider.
• New York skyline from Hamilton Park

  Black and white photograph of Hamilton Park with unidentified man, looking towards Manhattan. Image taken by Charles Schneider.
• Fulton Street looking east

  Black and white photograph of Fulton Street, taken from Louisa Place, looking east towards Manhattan. Image taken by Charles Schneider.
• Boulevard East looking south

  Black and white 1926 photograph of Boulevard East, looking south. The Meister house is seen on the east side of the Boulevard. The image was taken by Charles Schneider.
• Eldorado Place looking east

  Black and white photograph of Eldorado Place looking east after a snowfall. The image was taken by Charles Schneider.
• Weehawken backyards

  Black and white photograph of backyards on a Weehawken street. Image was taken by Charles Schneider, circa 1930s.
• West New York profile rocks

  Three black and white photographs of the "profile rocks" in West New York, taken by Weehawken resident and photographer Charles Schneider in the mid-1930s.
• Baroness Nica Koenigswarter and her cats

  Colored photograph of Baroness Pannonica (known as Nica) Koenigwarter with some of her many cats, taken at her home on Kingswood Road in Weehawken. This photo appears in a book, called "Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats", published by her granddaughter Nadine de Koenigswarter in 2008. Her home was referred to as "The Cat House" because of the Jazz musicians who often stayed or jammed at her home, as well as because of her large collection of felines.
• Weehawken stained glass windows

  Colored digital photographs of stained glass windows at 63 King Avenue before they were removed and sold. The photos were taken on May 29, 2014.
• Township Council circa 1930

  Black and white photograph of Weehawken Township Council circa 1930. Mayor Grauert (with beard and cigar) is seated at center.
• Hamilton Park circa 1930

  Black and white photograph of newly designed and built Hamilton Park, circa 1930. Standing at top of steps at left are Mayor Emil Grauert (at right holding cigar) and Township Clerk Leo Carroll.
• Lincoln Tunnel helix at night - 1940

  A black and white photograph taken on October 6, 1940, of the Lincoln Tunnel helix lit up at night.
• Lincoln Tunnel Helix - 1940

  A photograph of the Lincoln Tunnel helix taken in February, 1940.
• 1921 Erie Railroad Fire Report

  A 17-page report of the November 3-4, 1921 Erie Railroad Fire at the Weehawken Terminal. The report was published on November 30, 1921.
• 1939 World's Fair Information Booth

  Black and white photograph from Mayor Meister's scrapbook, showing a manned information booth outside the Lincoln Tunnel, in the shape of the Trylon and Perisphere, symbols of the 1939 fair.
• Palisade Avenue

  9" x 11" black and white photographs of Palisade Avenue near the 495 overpass, looking north and south. Union City Post Office is on the left and then the right side of the photos.
• 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..
• Park Avenue looking south

  9" x 11" black and white photograph of Park Avenue looking south from 45th Street, Union City. Note North Hudson Hospital and Weehawken Water Tower at left.
• Park Avenue looking north

  9" x 11" black and white photograph of Park Avenue looking north towards the water tower from Lewis Street, Union City. Note the cobblestoned road and trolley tracks.