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• The Town Council Gets High in 1936

  Black and white photograph. In this case, it happened OVER Weehawken. On May 13, 1936, Mayor John G. Meister and the Township Council held their pre Council meeting caucus in an airplane circling 3,000 feet above Weehawken's Town Hall. During the caucus, the council members were treated to views of the new Lincoln Tunnel approach (then under construction), the town and the New York City skyline. The flight had left Newark Airport and was a gift to the town from an unnamed airline. Passengers on the flight included: Mayor John G. MeisterCouncilman T.A. DonlanCouncilman F.T. Bergmann Jr.Councilman H.H. NagelCouncilman G.H. HilgeTown Clerk Leo CarrollAssistant Clerk G.H. BergdoltPolice Lt. Sylvester Sullivan Councilmen James Healey and John Schuster were absent from the meeting. Source: Weehawken Councilmen Hold Session in Plane - New York Times, May 14, 1936
• Scientific American - Hot Air Ballooning in Weehawken - Sept 5 1891

  This highly illustrated article appeared in the Scientific American issue of September 5, 1891 during the first season of the Eldorado Amusement Park, and describes in great detail, the complicated techniques to get the balloons aloft and the sometimes perilous outcomes.
• National Airmail Week 1938 - Commemorative Cover

  Commmorative cachet of National Airmail week - May 15 - 21, 1938. Mailed May 20, 1938 at 7:30 PM from Weehawken Station of the Union City Post Office to an address on 47 Street in Union City.