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Entrance to Lincoln Tunnel, Stadium and Playground This photo 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. According to Bernie Zempolich, the playground in this picture is actually a tennis court. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Commemorative Tile From the Lincoln Tunnel This tile, dated May 16, 1957, has a view of the approach to the Lincoln Tunnel screened on to it. The person I got the tile from states that the company that made the tiles for the 3rd tube of the Lincoln Tunnel issued this tile as a souvenir of the completion of the order. The reverse of the tile is labeled Romany Spartan Genuine Clay Tile. -
Invitation to the Lincoln Tunnel Groundbreaking - 1934 This invitation to the Lincoln Tunnel Groundbreaking ceremonies (May 17th, 1934) was sent to Mr. Matthew J. Eder of the Uptown Chamber of Commerce in New York City. The Weehawken ceremonies were held at 3:00 PM in the Weehawken Playground. -
Medal from the Opening of the Lincoln Tunnel Gold colored medal with a profile of Abraham Lincoln and the wording 'For a further unification of the people' on the front side. The reverse shows the entrance to the original two tubes of the tunnel and has the wording 'Lincoln Tunnel Dedicated 1937. Built and owned by the Port of New York Authority.' -
Matchbook - Lincoln Tunnel Opening Commemorative matchbook from the opening of the Lincoln Tunnel - Wednesday, December 22, 1937. -
New Jersey Approach to the Midtown Hudson Tunnel Black and white photo postcard of a model of the Weehawken side toll plaza of the Lincoln Tunnel, before it was called the Lincoln Tunnel. Manhattan Post Card Publishing Co., Inc. -
Lincoln Tunnel - Ceremony at the State Line Photo of the opening festivities at the New York - New Jersey line. Image provided by Bernie Zempolich. -
Lincoln Tunnel Opening Day Medal Opening day medal from the Lincoln Tunnel. The front shows Lincoln with inscription: For a further unification of the people. The reverse shows the entrance to the original two tubes of the tunnel and has the wording 'Lincoln Tunnel Dedicated 1937. Built and owned by the Port of New York Authority.' Image provided by Bernie Zempolich. -
Sandhogs on the Job Photographs of the Lincoln Tunnel under construction - a Mid-Week Pictorial from an unidentified newspaper or magazine dated March 2, 1935. -
Union City Entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel, Union City NJ Black and white photo postcard looking east of a very traffic free view of 495 just to our west - those were the days! -
Lincoln Tunnel Promo Matchbooks Four Lincoln Tunnel promotional matchbook covers, circa late 1930s-early 1940s. At the opening of the first tube of the tunnel, there was a good bit of traffic, but the as the novelty wore off, it slowed, as people were not accustomed to using cars to go to New York. These matchbooks encouraged New Jerseyans to think of a speedy tunnel ride to their destinations. -
Lincoln Tunnel between Weehawken, NJ and New York Color photo postcard view of the south tube of the Lincoln Tunnel. 8215 feet long from portal to portal, 4600 feet of the tube is under the river. Maximum depth from river surface to the top of the tunnel is 75 feet. Note who is listed first here... as well as the quaint sign reading Dont Sound Horn on the left. -
Approach to Lincoln Tunnel, Jersey City, NJ Undated black and white photo postcard of what is clearly the helix approach to the Lincoln Tunnel in Weehawken, NJ, not Jersey City. The Mayrose Publishers, New York. -
The Helix Colored photo postcard of an aerial view of the Helix connecting the Lincoln Tunnel and Route 495. -
New Jersey Entrance to Lincoln Tunnel between Weehawken and New York City Linen colored postcard view of the tollbooths and entrance to the tunnel in the mid-1940s. Postmarked October 3, 1947 from New York, NY. -
Approach to Lincoln Tunnel, New Jersey to New York City Colored photo postcard of the approach to the Lincoln Tunnel that never existed. Postmarked August 8, 1943 from Red Bank, NJ.