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Hoboken Historical Museum Online Archive
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Manuscript: Women's Nocturnal Adoration Group, Saint Mary's Hospital, Hoboken, N.J. , Jan. 29, 1956
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Map & History of Hoboken, New Jersey. Written & Illustrated by Kevin McCloskey, Hoboken, NJ. c.1981.
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Map & Schedule for the reassessment for Regulating Grading Flagging Etc.Jackson St. Between 1st & 2nd Sts. Hoboken 1876.
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Map / brochure: 2008 Intermodal Guide / Intermodal Guia. Hudson County. NJ Transit, July 2008.
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Map / sports calendar: Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Co., 30 Church St., N.Y, N.Y. Undated (1952).
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Map Showing Present Drainage Area of Ravine Rd. Sewer & Original Area Drained by Booraem's Ravine, Hudson Co., Surveyed May, 1874.
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Map Showing Property of the Hoboken R.R. Warehouse & Steamship Connecting Co. Hoboken, N.J., Sept., 1906
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Map Showing Waterfront of Hoboken from Ferry St. to 6th St., ....Shore Lines from 1804 to Present Time, 1879.
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Map animation of storm surge in Hoboken during Hurricane Sandy, Oct. 29-30, 2012 as produced by students under Dr. Alan F. Blumberg, Davidson Laboratory, Center for Maritime Systems, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken.
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Map clipped from a publication showing layouts of 3 Todd Shipyards Corporation plants in New York and Hoboken, no date, ca. 1925.
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Map clipped from magazine showing locations of Todd Shipyards Corporation plants in New York and Hoboken, no date, ca. 1925.
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Map of Hoboken prepared for the Hoboken Chamber of Commerce, Oct. 15, 1930. Issued circa 1937 or later.Basil Stevens copy.
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Map of Hoboken, reference images, from pgs. 18-19 of Hoboken ...Reaching Out to Tomorrow. Community Development Agency, Hoboken, May 1975.
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Map of Jersey City, Hoboken & Suburbs. Water Commissioners. Appointed by the Act of the State Legislature, March, [1]8, 1851.
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Map of Property Situate at Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, belonging to the Estate of John G. Coster, Dec. (1860).
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Map of Westerly Shore of Hudson River & New York Bay from Fort Lee to Bayonne. August 1922. Record of Sales along Waterfront. (includes sales 1912 to June 1945.)
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Map of the Hoboken Manufacturers Railroad, ca. 1950, as contained in a real estate offering for Pier 16, Hoboken, N.J., 1951.
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Map sketches, 3, of proposed playgrounds made for the Board of Playground Commissioners, Hoboken, N.J., 1909.
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Map: Bird's-eye View of Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.A. New York's Last Seacoast of Bohemia. Issued 1929 by Christopher Morley et al.
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Map: Bird's-eye View of Hoboken.... New York's Last Seacoast of Bohemia. Morley & Throckmorton. (NY): Hoboken Map Co., 1929.
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Map: Cities of Hoboken & Jersey City, Townships of West Hoboken & Weehawken & Town of Union. From: F.W. Beers' Atlas of New Jersey, 1872 or 1876 printing.
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Map: City Animals. A Map & Guide for Hoboken Pet Owners. 6th Annual Hoboken Pet Parade. HHM, Hoboken, (2009.)
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Map: Comparison of Real Estate Sales in Hoboken with Assessed Valuation At Date of Sale. N.d., ca. 1936-1937.
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Map: Discovery Map 2012-2013; Hoboken; Jersey City. Copyright 2012 by Discovery Map, Inc., New Hope, PA.
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Map: Erie Lackawanna Railway Company. (Freight) System Map of the Friendly Service Route. Issued April 1974.
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Map: Hoboken, 3rd to 8th Sts., Willow Ave. to Paterson Plank Rd.; Hopkins Atlas of Hudson County, V.2, Plt. 4, 1934.
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Map: Hoboken, water pipes laid by Hackensack Water Co. of Hoboken Land & Improvement Co., 1921.
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Map: Hudson & Manhattan R.R., Routes & Connecting Points. N.d., ca. 1955-1956; later typewritten annotations ca. 1956-1962.
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Map: Hudson River Channel; New York Harbor, N.Y.; U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Nov. 8, 1916.
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Map: Hudson River, New York Harbor; Bedloes Island to Fort Lee. Sheet 1 of 2. From surveys of 1911-12; issued March 4, 1912.
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Map: Hudson River, New York Harbor; Bedloes Island to Fort Lee. Sheet 2 of 2. From surveys of 1911-12; issued March 4, 1912.
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Map: Motor Routes to George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel ... Port of N.Y. Authority. N.d., ca. 1931-1932.
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Map: New Jersey's Wild Places & Open Spaces. Distributed by NJ Division of Fish, Game & Wildlife. Map copyright 1999. Distributed as labeled 2002-2004
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Map: New Jersey. Reduced From T. Gordon's (1834) Map By H.S. Tanner. Published by S. Augustus Mitchell, Philadelphia, 1846.
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Map: New York and Environs. [Hoboken is seen.] Map by W.C. Rogers; from 1868 Shannon's Manual.
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Map: Pendulum Station, Stevens Institute, Hoboken. Coast Survey Report 1876. (Published 1879.)
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Map: Points of Interest. City of Hoboken. Community Development Agency. ca. late 1970s or early 1980s.
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Map: The Hoboken Chamber of Commerce. Welcome to Hoboken. A Business Map of Hoboken. 2008-2009.
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Map: Union, Hoboken & Overland Railroad. Map & Track Chart 1956. N.Y. Society of Model Engineers, Inc., Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken, N.J. 1956.
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Map: United New Jersey Railroad & Canal Co.; Hoboken Shops; Operated by the Pennsylvania R.R., Lessee. Created 1918; last revised Dec. 31, 1955.
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Map: southern Hoboken showing a drainage sewer along Jefferson St. & the "Old Creek" (Hoboken Creek). No date, circa 1900-1910.
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Maps: Spielmann & Brush; Certified copies of Original Maps of Hudson County, New Jersey. Published Hoboken, 1882.
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Marriage record: Giovanni B. Ognano & Carolina Magliaco, Hoboken, Oct. 22, 1922. Certified copy issued March 10, 1925.
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Maxwell House Site: Partial Inventory of Architectural Drawings and Manuscript Collections, July, 2004.
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Maxwell Place on the Hudson. Sales brochure for 1125 Maxwell Place. PT Maxwell, LLC (Hoboken), 2006-2007.
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Mazzeo 78. A Retrospective. Sponsored by "SMILE" Hoboken Council of Elders. Elks Building, Hoboken, N.J. (1978)
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McCall's Magazine, December, 1971, Vol. XCIX, No. 3. Sinatra mention on cover and image in article on page 103.
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Members Statement of Account, Hoboken School Employees Federal Credit Union, Florence G. Miller. Statement 1/1/79-3/31-79.
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Membership card (metal): Thomas Carey, Association of Professional Baseball Players of America, Life Membership (Win Clark, Secy.); issued ca. 1955 to 1959.
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Membership card: Certificate of Membership, Active Adult, Girl Scouts of America, of Catherine Ruchovansky, Hoboken, expiring Jan., 1960.
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Membership card: Certificate of Membership, Active Adult, Girl Scouts of America, of Catherine Ruchovansky, Hoboken, expiring Jan., 1962.
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Membership card: Railroad Dept., Y.M.C.A., Hoboken, N.J. Belonging to Jasper S. Allard, Expiring May 31, 1893. (Issued Hoboken, 1892.)
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Membership certificate for Naomi Schubin, Bnai Brith Youth Organization, Bnai Brith Girls. (Jersey City, n.d., ca. 1951-1955.)
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Memo from Office of Clerk of Supreme Court, State of New Jersey to City of Hoboken, et al re court costs, damages filed. Sept. 24, 1858.
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Memo from the Office of Provost Marshal General to Disbursing Officers in All States re Sale of Property, March 7, 1919.
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Memoir of Paul Samperi about a visit by Frank Sinatra to Demarest High School, Hoboken on Nov. 2, 1942.
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Memoir: Dennis English, SURVIVING SUPERSTORM SANDY OCTOBER 29, 2012 - NOVEMBER 4, 2012. Written Hoboken, March 6, 2013.
ArchiveMemoir: HOW WE WEATHERED THE HURRICANE LIVING IN THE FLOOD ZONE. Recollections by McKevin Shaughnessy. (2013).
ArchiveMemoir: My Autobiography. Mabel Bolles Sheehan Things I Can Remember as a Child in Hoboken, N.J. 1898-1906. (Canton, N.Y., 1957, 1958, 1961)
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Memorandum for Commanders of Regiments and of Separate Organizations. Issued Inspector's Office, Port of Embarkation, Hoboken, N.J., Sept. 20, 1918.
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Memorandum, Feb. 2, 2004 to Robert Foster, Director, Hoboken Historical Museum from Daniel Gans, re Maxwell House Complex.
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Memorial album for Constance Stanton Cooke, 1898-1998, Bosworth Funeral Home, Hoboken, October (22), 1998.
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Memoriam (William Schubin): What A Man! By David Greenberg. In Memory of William Schubin. Feb. 28, 1898 - April 5, 1995.
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Memories of the Old Neighborhood, Little Italy [Hoboken] from 1910-1980. [By Murray Pasquale, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1980.]
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Menu (Hoboken orchestra featured): "Rags & Tatters Dinner", S.S. Haiti, Columbian Line Wednesday, April 14, 1935.
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Menu keepsake: Dinner honoring Adoph W. Keuffel on 25th Anniversary at Keuffel & Esser Co., June 12, 1939. (Union Club, Hoboken.)
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Menu keepsake: Dinner honoring Sam Wood, Jr. on 25th Anniversary at Keuffel & Esser Co., May 15, 1938. Union Club, Hoboken.
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Menu, Special, for School & Other Tour Parties, Erie-Lackawanna R.R., Dining Car Dept., Hoboken, Oct. 15, 1964.
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Menu, souvenir: Erie Lackawanna Railway; The Railroad Enthusiasts; issued Hoboken, June 9, 1968.
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Menu. Confectionery and Luncheonette. Schnackenberg's. 1110 Washington St., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1940-1950.
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Menu: Clam Broth House, Marlin Room & Lounge, 30-38 Newark St., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1950-1960.
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Menu: Clam Broth House, Marlin Room & Lounge, 30-38 Newark St., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1970-1980.
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Menu: Clam Broth House, Marlin Room & Lounge, 30-38 Newark St., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1980-1990.
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Menu: Duke's Restaurant [Duke's House]. Bill of Fare. Hoboken, N.J. No date, circa 1895-1912.
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Menu: Lackawanna Railroad, Hoboken Station Restaurant, Lunch Counter. Hoboken, no date, probably 1932.
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Menu: Piri Piri. Portuguese Barbecue & Cuisine, 515 Washington St. Hoboken, N.J. N.d., issued 2010.
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Menu: Thank You Larry. Tuesday, December 2, 2008. Amanda's (Restaurant), 908 Washington St., Hoboken.
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Menu: Thanksgiving Dinner. 301st Guard & Fire Co., Q.M.C., U.S.A. U.S. Army Piers, Hoboken, N..J., Nov. 28, 1918.
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Menu: The Original Fresh Tortillas Grill (Tex-Mex Express), 514 Washington St., Hoboken (2007.)
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Merger Protection Agreement ... Between EL R.R. Co. & Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Eff. Apr. 1, 1968. Western Dist.
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Meyer's Celler [sic - Cellar] imprint: Pioneer Community Song Sheet. New Revised Edition. Paull-Pioneer Music Corp., N.Y. N.d., ca. 1928-1929.
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Michael Coleman introduction written by him for use by Robert Foster at his lecture, Hoboken Historical Museum, June 24, 2007.
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Mileage Voucher submission with military separation documents for George R. Maier, 833 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, July 29, 1947.
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Military Telephone Directory, Port of Embarkation, Hoboken, N.J.; N.Y., N.Y. Sept. 1918. Issued by Information Office, Hoboken.
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Millwork catalog from Junction Milling Co., 704 Grand Street, Jersey City, N.J., no date, ca. 1925.
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Minutes of the Board of Fire Commissioners, City of Hoboken, N.J. 1908. Copy of James Whalen, President, Board of Fire Commissioners.
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Minutes of the Board of Fire Commissioners, City of Hoboken, N.J. Jan., 1905 to Jan. 1908. Copy of Fire Commissioner James Whalen.
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Minutes, Board of Commissioners, City of Hoboken, 1950. Bound copy belonging to Commissioner John J. Grogan.
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Miss Phoebe again welcomes you to the Erie Lackawanna. Issued by the Erie-Lackawanna R.R., n.d., ca. July or later, 1963.
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Mixed drink guide chart from Acme Wine & Liquors, 1200 Washington St., Hoboken, N.J., n.d, cpyrt 1934.
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Monitor's Guide for 2003-2004 Entry Level Firefighter Physical Performance Test, [Hoboken, 2004].
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Monthly statement: N.Y. Brewery (Clausen & Price Brewing Co.), 59th St. &11th Ave., N.Y., to Max Kruger, 80 Hudson St., Hoboken, Jan. 1, 1893.
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Mourning card for Reverend Ferdinand E. Bogner, Pastor of Saints Peter & Paul Church, Hoboken, died March 13, 1941.
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My Meat Recipes. Holiday issue from Futterer's Market, 1001 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, N.J., 1926.
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My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night. Written and Composed by Stephen C. Foster. Firth, Pond and Co. (N.Y.) Copyright 1853.
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N.Y Supreme Court Affadavits and Order to Show Cause in Frank J. Markey v. Mary H. Markey et al. April, 1917.
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NJ Transit Rail Operations, Train Orders with attached Clearance Form A, Hoboken, 1983. 10 examples various dates.
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Needlework patch: 'Sacred Heart' belonging to Florence or Madeline Miller, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1909-1911.
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New Century Bargain Catalogue. Cameras and Photographic Supplies. Eder B. Cole, Union Hill, N.J., 1901.
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New Jersey Bell Telephone Company bill insert for October 1954 featuring picture of Castle Stevens and five paragraphs on Hoboken history.
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New Jersey State Legislature Resolution saluting Hoboken Terminal on its centennial, Feb. 23, 2007.
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New Jersey commerical vehicle registration issued to Nicolo (Nicola) Principe, 406 Madison St., Hoboken, 1943.
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News article re Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken, in The New York Times, Sunday, April 16, 1972, page 99, New Jersey section.
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