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Hoboken Historical Museum Online Archive
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Color photos, 4, of exteriors the day after a snowstorm (blizzard), Hoboken, February 13, 2006.
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Color photos, 4, of former Hostess Bakery building under renovation, Hoboken, March 17, 2006.
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Color photos, 4, of guardhouse & main entry to former Maxwell House Coffee plant with demolition on site, Hoboken, 2004.
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Color photos, 4, of installation in progress of exhibition Every Object Tells A Story, HHM, Hoboken, July 24, 2006.
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Color photos, 4, of views from Hoboken towards New York City with a crumbling pier, August 12, 2006.
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Color photos, 4, taken after Hurricane Sandy by Bill Curran of Hoboken 2012; & 4 photos of paintings done by Curran re disaster.
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Color photos, 40, of former Kostelecky garage interior, 218 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, March 2, 2010.
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Color photos, 41, of holiday crafts fair at Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken, December 10, 2006.
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Color photos, 45, of Hurricane Sandy damage & recovery efforts in Hoboken taken by Sterne Slaven, Oct. 29-ca. Nov. 10, 2012.
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Color photos, 48, of pastry making at Giorgio Pasticerria Italiana, 1112 Washington St., Hoboken, April 12, 2006.
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Color photos, 481, of "Swingin' Speakeasy", Hoboken Historical Museum benefit event, March 22, 2014; Elks Lodge, Hoboken, N.J.
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Color photos, 49, of Hurricane Sandy damage & recovery efforts in Hoboken taken by Sterne Slaven, Oct. 29-ca. Nov. 10, 2012.
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Color photos, 5, of a Memorial Day Parade & related ceremonies, Hoboken, late May or early June 1976.
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Color photos, 5, of buildings & site of former Bethlehem Steel shipyard, Hudson St., 12th to 14th Sts., Hoboken, Sept. 1988.
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Color photos, 5, of flooding from Hurricane Sandy on 1st St., Adams to Grand Sts., Hoboken, Oct. 30, 2012.
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Color photos, 5, of groundbreaking ceremony for Marineview Plaza development, Fourth St. near River St., May 14, 1973.
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Color photos, 5, of neon window sign for Leo's Grandevous, 200 Grand St., Hoboken, August 14, 2006.
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Color photos, 5, of rehearsal for LaRusso play reading, Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken, May 10, 2007.
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Color photos, 50, of Hurricane Sandy damage & recovery efforts in Hoboken taken by Sterne Slaven, Oct. 29-ca. Nov. 10, 2012.
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Color photos, 50, of Hurricane Sandy damage & recovery efforts in Hoboken taken by Sterne Slaven, Oct. 29-ca. Nov. 10, 2012.
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Color photos, 50, of Hurricane Sandy damage & recovery efforts in Hoboken taken by Sterne Slaven, Oct. 29-ca. Nov. 10, 2012.
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Color photos, 50, of Hurricane Sandy damage & recovery efforts in Hoboken taken by Sterne Slaven, Oct. 29-ca. Nov. 10, 2012.
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Color photos, 50, of water & damage from Hurricane Sandy, Hoboken, taken Nov. 4, 2012, by Hank Forrest.
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Color photos, 51, of Hurricane Sandy damage & recovery efforts in Hoboken taken by Sterne Slaven, Oct. 29-ca. Nov. 10, 2012.
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Color photos, 52, of Hurricane Sandy damage & recovery efforts in Hoboken taken by Sterne Slaven, Oct. 29-ca. Nov. 10, 2012.
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Color photos, 58, of Hoboken after Hurricane Sandy taken by Claire Lukacs, Hoboken, Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, 2012.
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Color photos, 58, of excavation of Sybil's Cave site including interior, Sinatra Drive, Hoboken, June 4, 2007.
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Color photos, 6, Anthony DePalma lecture for Hoboken in the 1970s, HHM, Hoboken, June 10, 2007.
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Color photos, 6, of All Saints Day School class viewing exhibition, Kids Map Hoboken, at HHM, Hoboken, October 31, 2006.
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Color photos, 6, of Feast Committee of Society of Madonna Dei Martiri, Hoboken, undated (ca. 1990s-2000s).
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Color photos, 6, of Hudson River Waterfront Walkway signs; Tree City USA sign; near Warrington Plaza, Hudson Pl., Hoboken Terminal, Hoboken, Apr. 14, 2012.
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Color photos, 6, of Lucy Walkowiak and charging station set-up to benefit Hurricane Sandy victims, Hoboken, Oct. 31, 2012.
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Color photos, 6, of St. Patrick's Day window displays at a Willow Terrace home, Hoboken, March 17-18, 2006.
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Color photos, 6, of a Pier 13 cook-out for garden hosts & volunteers for Museum's annual Secret Gardens Tour, Hoboken, June 4, 2006.
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Color photos, 6, of former Universal Folding Box Co. building exterior & signage, Madison between 12th & 13th Sts., Hoboken, July 29, 2011.
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Color photos, 6, of opening reception for Chris Kappmeier exhibit, Upper Gallery, HHM, Hoboken, March 11, 2006.
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Color photos, 6, of painted lettering on a Bloomfield Street brownstone, Hoboken, March 13, 2006.
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Color photos, 66, of Vejigante Mask Maskers exhibition at the HHM, July 10 + 30, Aug. 8 & Sept. 25, 2006.
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Color photos, 7, of Stan's Sporting Goods exterior, 528 Washington St.; remains of earlier sign, Cinderella Baby Shop, Hoboken, Oct. 7, 2010.
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Color photos, 7, of Valerie D'Antonio presenting a slide lecture for Secret Gardens Tour, Hoboken, May 20, 2006.
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Color photos, 7, of exhibition "Friends & Relations: Mixed-Media Sculptures by Jodie Fink & Jennifer Place", HHM Upper Gallery, June 10 & 12, 2011.
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Color photos, 7, of flooding from Hurricane Sandy at Willow Ave. & 8th St., Hoboken, [probably Oct. 30, 2012].
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Color photos, 7, of preparation in Hoboken for Tropical Storm Irene, Sat., Aug. 26, 2011.
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Color photos, 72, of demolition of Maxwell House Coffee plant, Hoboken, September 4, 2004.
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Color photos, 77, of Hurricane Sandy damage & recovery efforts in Hoboken as posted on website by H.Q. Roosevelt, Nov. 2, 2012.
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Color photos, 8, of David Miller leading a theatre workshop for students, HHM, Hoboken, April 24, 2006.
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Color photos, 8, of Hoboken after Hurricane Sandy taken by Claire Lukacs, Hoboken, Nov. 4, 2012.
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Color photos, 8, of Saint Ann's Feast procession, various locations, Hoboken, n.d., ca. July 2004.
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Color photos, 8, of U.S. Testing Co. employee Helen Miller operating test equipment, Hoboken, Apr. 1977.
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Color photos, 8, of class visit to 100 Hoboken Firsts exhibition, Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken, June 7, 2006.
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Color photos, 8, of dedication ceremony & visit to Sybil's Cave, Frank Sinatra Drive, Hoboken, Oct. 21, 2008.
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Color photos, 8, of exhibition, 100 Hoboken Firsts, HHM, Hoboken, various dates, Feb. - June 28, 2006.
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Color photos, 8, of exhibition, Watercolors by Ray Guzman, Upper Gallery, Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken, December 23, 2006.
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Color photos, 8, of the former Tootsie Roll factory building, Park Ave. exterior, Hoboken, Feb. 21, 2012.
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Color photos, 8, of the former ferry,Yankee, moored at pier between 12th and 13th Sts., Hoboken, October 27, 2006.
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Color photos, 9, of Sam Sloan Statue near Warrington Plaza, Waterfront Walkway & Hoboken Land Building, Hoboken, Apr. 14, 2012.
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Color photos, 9, of a class visit to exhibtion, Every Object Tells A Story, Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken, December 13, 2006.
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Color photos, 9, of exhibit, The Poster Art of Robert Burczy, Hoboken Historical Museum, June 28, 2006.
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Color photos, 9, of exhibition, Hoboken Montages by Roslyn Rose, HHM, Upper Gallery, Hoboken, March 5, 2006.
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Color photos, 9, of people attending a brunch aboard the ferry "Yankee" moored at pier 12, Hoboken, June 5, 2007.
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Color photos, 95, of Family Fun Day at Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken, June 10, 2006.
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Color photos, 95: Football Wedding, Feb. 24, 1980; benefit event for Holy Name Society, St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Hoboken.
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Color photos, five, of street sign board on west side of Washington Street, south of Second St., Hoboken, April 20, 2006
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Color photos,12, of Macy's Parade Studio, 1505 Willow Ave., Hoboken, on a press day, Nov, 13, 2007.
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Color photos,15, of exhibit, Raymond Smith: Figures and Landscapes, HHM Upper Gallery, Sept. 23-Nov. 4, 2007.
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Color polaroid print of a backyard garden probably at 822 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, no date, ca. 2000.
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Color print "Night Photography of Hoboken; Through the Storefront." Photograph taken by Donna Clovis, no date, ca. 2002.
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Color print from Hoboken Public Library black-and-white negative of the Hoboken Playground Band, Hoboken, 1917.
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Color print of publicity poster for film "On the Waterfront" no place, no date, ca. 1954.
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Color reproduction photo of Frank Sinatra for publicity use, probably by CBS, circa 1945.
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Color slide (underexposed) of close-up view of portico bracket at 300 Grand on the NW corner with 3rd
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Color slide Color slide of the former storefronts nos. 608-612 on the west side of Washington St., Hoboken, October, 1984.
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Color slide of Benny Tudino's Retaurant & Pizzeria, 622 Washington St., Hoboken, October, 1984.
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Color slide of Erie Lackawanna Railway control tower, Hoboken Terminal Div., May 12, 1973.
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Color slide of Erie-Lackawanna ferries Scranton & Elmira at the E-L Terminal, Hoboken, May 1967.
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Color slide of Hoboken Historic District Commission Certificate of Appropriateness no. 224 issued for 306 Washington St., Hoboken, October, 1984.
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Color slide of Karl Malden & Eva Marie Saint plus 4 men standing on pier set of the motion picture "On the Waterfront", Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1953-54.
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Color slide of Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint standing on pier set of the motion picture "On the Waterfront", Hoboken, no date, ca. 1953-54.
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Color slide of Maria Transport Co. Washington St. bus on Hudson Pl., Hoboken, June 25, 1972.
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Color slide of Marlon Brando & nine other men standing on pier set of the motion picture "On the Waterfront", Hoboken, n.d., ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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Color slide of Marlon Brando and 3 men on pier set of the motion picture "On the Waterfront", Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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Color slide of Marlon Brando shaking hands of actor plus 10 men on pier set of the motion picture "On the Waterfront", Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1953-54.
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Color slide of Schnackenberg's Luncheonette, 1110 Washington St., Hoboken, October, 1984.
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Color slide of a camera set-up with crew on pier set of the motion picture "On the Waterfront", Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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Color slide of a camera set-up with crew on pier set of the motion picture "On the Waterfront", Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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