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Explore the Hoboken Historical Museum’s Online Archive, featuring detailed information and images of photographs, newspaper clippings, cataloged items, artwork, and artifacts spanning the last 250 years. Our database is continuously updated and serves as a growing resource for researchers, historians, and the community.
Hoboken Historical Museum Online Archive
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Hand-colored photocopy of photographic view looking north on Washington St. from Second St., Hoboken, circa 1892.
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Handbill & announcement: Ankle Soup. A Children's Book Reading & Signing, Shipyard Park, Hoboken. Sept.16, [2008]
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Handbill / flyer announcement: Community Resources Guide for Households Affected by Hurricane Sandy. Issued by PSE&G. Issued Hoboken, n.d., ca. Nov. 2, 2012.
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Handbill / flyer announcement: PSE&G. Flood Tips for Customers. Issued in Hoboken, no date, circa Nov. 2, 2012.
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Handbill advertising the 23rd Annual Black Maria Film & Video Festival including as a venue, the Hoboken Historical Museum, Feb. 2, 2004.
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Handbill for "Night of the Living Dead" Friday, March 7, [1980], Beatn' Path Cafe, 125 Washington St., Hoboken.
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Handbill for Grand Opening of Latin Flava, Lounge 11 Bar & Restaurant, 505 Madison St., Hoboken, (2007).
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Handbill for gate sale at 620 Willow Avenue (63 Willow Terrace), Hoboken, September 14, [1999].
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Handbill from Hoboken Heritage: Help Get Answers about Development at Historic Holy Innocents Site. February, 2007.
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Handbill listing for the 23rd Annual Black Maria Film & Video Festival films shown at the Hoboken Historical Museum, Feb. 2, 2004.
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Handbill with printed photo of Elzear Duquette En [In] San Antonio, Au Tour du Monde. Signed and dated 1974 by Duquette.
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Handbill: 2nd Annual Song and Dance Review Tendered by the Friendly Boys. Odd Fellows' Hall, 227 Washington St., Hoboken, N.J. Jan. 12, 1935.
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Handbill: Cocomalt sponsorship of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" radio program, R.B. Davis, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1933 or 1934.
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Handbill: Combined Labor Council News Digest, Vol 1, No. 1, April 1958. Vote for John J. Grogan.
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Handbill: Coming January 2015. Puppet Heap's Puppet Video Workshops. "The Pet Report" (Hoboken, 2014.)
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Handbill: Fabian Theatre, Hoboken. "Girls Boys Join Our Vacation Movie Club." No date, circa 1950's.
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Handbill: Hair tarot card "The Lovers" issued to audiences during the Broadway production of the musical, New York, 1967-1968.
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Handbill: Hoboken City Hall Holiday Craft Fair, 94 Washington St., Hoboken. Sat., Sun., Dec. 1, 2, 2012.
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Handbill: Hoboken Film Series "Lottery"; "Lady Vanishes." Last week of April, year unknown, circa 1986?
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Handbill: Projected Images of Hudson County; The Film Series at Maxwell's, 1039 Washington St; Celebrate Baseball Day, Hoboken, no date [1996].
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Handbill: Second Annual Song & Dance Review Tendered by the Friendly Boys, Odd Fellows' Hall, 227 Washington St., Hoboken, Jan. 12, 1935.
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Handbill: Spend a Night in Harlem Dance and Revue, Joe Biggie & His Blackbirds, Hoboken, Feb.2(?), 1935.
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Handbill: Thirtieth N.Y. Film Festival, 1992. "Delivered Vacant" by Nora Jacobson, film about Hoboken advertised.
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Handbill: notice for D.L. & W. R.R. suburban commuters about new train locator lights; Erie trains; service changes at Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken, March 14, 1957.
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Handbill: reprint of Rome News-Tribune, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002 "Glenwood hands help healing in Hoboken, N.J." for Oct. 12, 2002 park dedication.
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Handbills, 2, about Hoboken waterfront redevelopment referendum on July 10, 1990; issued by the Coalition for a Better Waterfront.
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Handbills, 3, issued by Associated Railroads of N.J. re state taxation on railroads, n.d., ca. 1949 to 1950; with Lackawanna R.R. ferry survey.
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Handbills: Biggie's Clam Bar Celebrates 60 Years in Business, 318 Madison S., Hoboken, Sept.17, (2006.)
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Handout from Ed Shirak, Jr. at the Frank Sinatra Post Office Building, Hoboken Post Office Building Dedication Ceremony, May 16, 2003.
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Historic American Engineering Record HAER No. NJ-95; BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY SHIPYARD (W. & A. Fletcher Company); Hoboken, New Jersey
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Historic Background and Development of the Maxwell House Site. City of Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey. By Philip A. Hayden, March 30, 2005.
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Historic Documentation; 14th Street Viaduct, Hoboken. (State Bridge No. 0900-016). Report issued 2009.
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Historic Preservation Plan Element. City of Hoboken Master Plan. Volume II (circa 1988-1992).
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History of Hoboken as it appears in History of the Municipalities of Hudson County, New Jersey, 1630-1923.
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Hoboken City Council motion authorizing Mayor to sign the Principle of Agreement with Port Authority for waterfront development, May 3, 1989.
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Hoboken Digest, 5 issues of vol. 1, 2011-2012; with 4 promotional cards of Unity Creative Group; advertising rate card.
ArchiveHoboken Free Public Library & Manual Training School, 500 Park Ave., Hoboken, N.J. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form; draft version.
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Hoboken Free Public Library & Manual Training School, 500 Park Avenue, Hoboken, New Jersey. National Register of Historic Places Registration. Final version.
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Hoboken Girls Scouts Troop Registration form and roster for Cadette Troop No. 419, January, 1974.
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Hoboken Girls Scouts Troop Registration form and roster for Junior Troop No. 409, January, 1974.
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Hoboken Historic Sites Walking Tour. May 1976. Issuing organization is not named, but probably the Hoboken Environment Committtee.
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Hoboken Historic Sites Walking Tour. May 1976. Issuing organization is not named, but probably the Hoboken Environment Committtee.
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Hoboken Historic Sites Walking Tour. No date, ca. 1985-86. Issued by Hoboken Professional & Retail Business Assn.
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Hoboken Historical Museum appeal letter & related materials, 1988. Solicitation of support for forthcoming Ocean Liner exhibit.
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Hoboken Land & Improvement Co., Hoboken, Volume 1, Property Sheets, 1885. Index key map. Maps 1 to 30-1/2.
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Hoboken Land & Improvement Co., Hoboken, Volume 2, Property Sheets, 1885. Index key Map. Maps 31 to 61.
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Hoboken N.J. Taxi Directory to New Jersey-New York, Connecticut-Pennsylvania. Suggested Rates & Routes. 1966 Edition.
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Hoboken Numbers & Map. Courtesy of Murphy Realty, 100 Washington St., Hoboken. N.d., ca. 1995-1997.
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Hoboken One-Bird Derby sponsored by Hudson County Homing Pigeon Club, 358 Newark St., Hoboken, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2008.
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Hoboken Parking Authority Informative Newsletter. June 1999. Published by the Parking Authority of the City of Hoboken.
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Hoboken Police Department files of mug shots, two metal cases with photos mounted in sliding drawers, many undated, ca. 1920's to 1960's.
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Hoboken Survey: Recreation & Culture. Hoboken Model Cities Program, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1971.
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Hoboken Survey: Recreation & Culture. Hoboken Model Cities Program, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1971.
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Hoboken Terminal & Yard Redevelopment Plan. Introduction to the Plan. City of Hoboken. FXFowle Architects LLP. September 25, 2008.
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Hoboken Yard Redevelopment Plan. Prepared for City of Hoboken, New Jersey. DRAFT September 2012.
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Hoboken in the 70s: Model Cities, Affordable Housing and the Future. Lecture by Robert Armstrong, June 24, 2007.
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Hoboken reading room copy 1: Manual of the Mother Church. The First Church of Christ, Scientist. By Mary Baker Eddy. 89th Ed. 1914.
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Hoboken reading room dustjacket for The Life of Mary Baker Eddy; Sibyl Wilbur, ca. 1913-1920.
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Hoboken: The Sinatra Tour. A Self-Guided Walking Tour. Published by the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1998.
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Holiday greetings, 8, sent to Madeline and/or Florence Miller, 716 Bloomfield St., Hoboken from various people, v.d., ca. 1907-1972.
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Holland-Amerika Lijn. 1873 9 April 1923. [50th anniversary celebration of Holland America Line].
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Holographic 2-page letter to Miss Miller (probably Florence) from Dudley Mather, Sept. 5, 1973 plus 7-page fair copy of letter to Mather from Florence
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Holographic 4-page letter to Florence Miller from 'Dorothea", Ocean Grove, N.J., Sept. 11, 1975.
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Holographic 4-page letter to Miss Miller from Dorothea Halloran, no place, no date, ca. 1970-80.
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Holographic certificate letter by Francis G. Himpler, Civil Engineer & Architect, Hoboken, Oct. 19, 1880.
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Holographic letter (note card) from Katherine Marinovich Moebes to the Museum, Nov. 4, 2002 with object and family history.
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Holographic letter (re Lindbergh baby trial) to Florence Miller from Joseph Lanigan, Office of the Attorney General, New Jersey, February 17, 1935, with enclosures.
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Holographic letter from Nancy DiMaio to Bob Foster of the Museum, Aug., 1997, with recollections of her day as an "original Bobby Soxer"
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Holographic letter from Ottilie Assing of Hoboken to Frederick Douglass, Dec. 18, 1878. Reproduced in facsimile from Library of Congress
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Holographic letter on S. Fisher & Co., Hoboken, letterhead by Fischel Cohen Fisher to unknown person, March 13, 1924.
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Holographic letter signed by Edward J. Bohm, 261 6th St., Hoboken, re being a WWI draft board volunteer, May 9, 1917
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Holographic letter signed from Charles Dewey regarding James Henry Dewey of Hoboken (died 1874) with photocopy of obituary, August 3, 2005.
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Holographic letter to Florence Miller from Joseph Lanigan, Office of the Attorney General, New Jersey, June 20, 1941.
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Holographic letter to Madeleine Miller from Sister M. Berchmans, St. Michael's Convent, N.Y., June 11, 1911.
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Holographic play: A Slight Case Of The Shorts. A new play by Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date.
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Holographic play: Billy Sunday Revival. A play with music. By Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date.
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Holographic play: Hello,Thank You, and Goodbye. Three one-act plays. By Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date.
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Holographic play: Lamppost Reunion. A play in three acts. By Louis LaRusso II. No place.No date.
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Holographic play: Late One Night At Charlies. A play in two acts. By Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date.
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Holographic play: Momma's Little Angels. A play in three acts. By Louis La Russo II. No place, no date.
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Holographic play: Queen. Book by Louis LaRusso II. Words and music by Mickey Stevenson and Sammy Friedman. First draft. No place, no date.
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Holographic play: River Street Is Haunted. A silly new play. By Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date.
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Holographic play: Rocco And Raymond. A play in three acts. By Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date.
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Holographic play: Rocco And Raymond. A play in three acts. By Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date. A photocopy of archives manuscript 2003.070.0021.
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Holographic play: Sigiliano. A musical comedy in two acts. Songs by Dick Manning. Book by Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date.
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Holographic play: Sunset. Book by Louis LaRusso II. Lyrics by Will Holt. Music by Gary William Friedman. No place, no date.
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Holographic play: Swordsmen In Love. A poem in three acts. By Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date.
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Holographic play: The Golden Ducks Of Summer. A play in three acts. By Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date.
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Holographic play: The Honeymoon. A play in three acts. By Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date.
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Holographic play: The Tales Of Robin Hood. A book for a rock musical. By Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date.
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Holographic play: Vespers Eve. A play in three acts. By Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date.
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Holographic play: Wheelbarrow Closers. A play in three acts. By Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date.
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Holographic screenplay script: The Artist. (A film script. By Louis LaRusso ll. N.p. n.d., ca. 1969-1970.
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Holographic screenplay: (Untitled). By Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date. Lacking title leaf, cast of characters.
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Holographic screenplay: Alvin Karpis: The Last Public Enemy. By Louis LaRusso II. Los Angeles, no date.
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Holographic screenplay: Lucky Luciano Father Of The Gods. A film script. By Louis LaRusso II. No place, no date.
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Holographic screenplay: Murder Hill. An original mystery adventure for the screen. By Louis La Russo II. First draft. No place, 1980.
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