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Hoboken Historical Museum Online Archive
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Newspaper insert: Jersey Observer, Maxwell House Coffee plant opening, Hoboken, special publication, Oct. 13, 1939.
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Newspaper reviews/articles re "Delivered Vacant"; a documentary film by Nora Jacobson. Various newspapers, 1992-1993.
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Newspaper, fascimile reprint: 1937-1987 The Lincoln Tunnel. 50 Years of Serving the Region. Jersey Journel 12/22/37 re-issued 1987 by Port Authority of N.Y. & N.J.
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Newspaper: Hoboken? A Community Newspaper Issued Sporadically. Volume 1, number 2. [1971]. Published by Hoboken News Service [Ron Hine].
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Newspaper: John Stevens letter, Hoboken, to N.Y. Legislature; New-York American, Vol. II, No. 609, Feb. 26, 1822.
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Newspaper: Rome News-Tribune, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002 with article "Glenwood hands help healing in Hoboken, N.J."
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Nine City of Hoboken property tax bills from 1901-1919 to James Miller and the Estate of James Miller for 716 Bloomfield St., Hoboken.
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Nine City of Hoboken property tax bills from 1901-1919 to James Miller and the Estate of James Miller for 718 Bloomfield St., Hoboken.
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North Elevation of Baggage Room. Lackawanna R.R.Terminal & Hoboken Ferry Co. Sheet No. 322. Jan. 3, 1905. Kodalith photostatic copy.
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North Elevation of Railroad Station. Lackawanna R.R. Terminal & Hoboken Ferry Co. Sheet No. 211. Nov. 9, 1904. Kodalith photostatic copies.
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Note from Anthony Capelli, Commissioner, to "Friend" for bearer to use at St. Mary Hospital, Dec. 6, 1905.
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Note from August Grassmann, President, to City Clerk requesting he call a meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners, April 25, 1890.
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Note from City Clerk, Jersey City to Hoboken MayorJoseph Russell, Apr. 5, 1877, requesting a resolution be transmitted to City Council.
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Note from City Clerk, Jersey City to J.H. Bonn, Pres., N. Hudson Rwy Co., re ordinance approving elevated line, Dec. 17, 1884.
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Note from Court Elysian No. 1068, Independent Order of Foresters to Herman Hoppe, Chairman, requesting a form for parade march, March 23, 1905.
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Note from H.Kohlmann, 1101 Washington St., to Mr. Barck (Overseer of the Poor) regarding an overdue bill, June 8, 1900.
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Note paper: Compliments of Hoboken Bank for Savings, Washington at First Street, Hoboken, no date, circa 1970's.
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Notebook of Edward J.D. Stover from his Natural History class, Hoboken Academy, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1895.
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Notebook with fur designs belonging to Seymour Teller, late proprietor of Seymour Furs, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1938.
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Notebook with fur designs belonging to Seymour Teller, late proprietor of Seymour Furs, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1938.
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Notebook with fur designs belonging to Seymour Teller, late proprietor of Seymour Furs, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1938.
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Notecard sent to Madeline Miller, St. Clare Hospital, NY from Anna Stasse, 715 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, Aug. 15, 1947.
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Notecard, photo: Downtown Hoboken [Hotel Victor]. Copyright 1981 photo by J.S. Watson. Watson Card Co., Hoboken, N.J.
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Notecard, photo: Hoboken Terminal [Lackawanna R.R.] Copyright 1981 photo by J.S. Watson. Watson Card Co., Hoboken, N.J.
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Notecard, photo: Hoboken Terminal [clock inside Waiting Room, Lackawanna Terminal.] Copyright 1981 photo by J.S. Watson. Watson Card Co., Hoboken, N.J.
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Notecard: Church building, 637 Garden St., Hoboken. Ink drawing by J.S. Watson, no date, circa 1975-1985.
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Notes and other information related to the Dorothy Blackwell McNeil Archive. Notes assembled 2005 by Holly Metz relating to digital images.
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Notes and other information related to the Lora Hill Archive. Notes assembled 2005 by Holly Metz relating to photos.
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Notice from Clerk Hudson County re term of Rudolph F. Rabe, member of State Senate for Hudson County will expire; August 5, 1880.
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Notice of assessment for Jackson St. improvements between 1st St. & Newark Ave. levied on the North Hudson County Railway Co. by City of Hoboken, Feb. 3, 1895. Paid March 21, 1895.
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Notice to employees of available train assignments, Erie Lackawanna Railway, Hoboken, Apr. 15, 1975.
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Notice: 167th Auction Sale. 50,000 TONS SCRANTON COAL, On Wednesday, July 30th, 1879. (Hoboken Depot D.L. & W. R.R.)
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Notice: Entertainment Bulletin for Tuesday, June 15, [1915]. R.R. Y.M.C.A., 53 Washington St., Hoboken, N.J.
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Novena in honor of the Immaculate Conception, St. Peter's Church, Jersey City, N.J., no date.
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Occupational Code. Office of the Provost Marshal General. No place, no date, circa 1917-1918.
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Of Ships and Men: A history of ships from sail to steam. Published by Thomas J. Lipton, Inc., Educational Dept., 1500 Hudson St., Hoboken, N.J.. N.d. (ca. winter or spring 1958.)
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Official Government Notice; Every Man Between...18 to 45...Must Register for the Selective Service Draft. War Dept., Aug. 26, 1918.
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Official Programme, Fourth Annual Regatta of the Hoboken Amateur Rowing Association, Guttenberg, Course, Saturday, August 2nd, 1902.
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Offprint from New York Daily News, Jan. 5, 1973: "Hoboken: Snug Harbor just off midtown." By Donald Singleton.
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Offprint of article "Nautical and Nice" about Antonio Jacobsen paintings and John J. McMullen; "Arts & Antiques" Annual Special Issue, March 1999.
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On the Waterfront. A Play in Two Acts. By Budd Schulberg. Produced by Renegade Theater Company, [Hoboken], no date, ca. 1994-95.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Allison Outwater, Oct. 31, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: April Harris, August 30, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Billy Geib, Sept. 2, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Carmelo Garcia, Sept. 3, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Daniel Gans, August 12, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Edward Madigan, August 7, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Fire Chief Richard Blohm, August 19, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Hank Forrest, August 9, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Jean-Paul Picard, Oct. 4, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: John Carey, Sept. 12, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Krishnette Echevarria, August 30, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Larry Henriques, August 20, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Lou Casciano, Aug. 2, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Maria Torres, August 30, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Mark Singleton, Oct. 2, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Mayor Dawn Zimmer, June 18, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Police Chief Anthony Falco, August 14, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Rosemary Orozco, August 7, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
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Oral History Interview: Spencer Gelband, Sept. 3, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Susan O'Kane, Oct. 11, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
ArchiveOral History Interview: Tom Molta, August 15, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
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Oral history chapbook "The Simple Dialogue of My People" signed by some attendees at Louis LaRusso event, HHM, Jan. 29, 2006.
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Order form pad for Keystone Dairy Co. (Hoboken) for home delivery; to be used by women, n.d., ca. 1916-1925.
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Organization Reports on a Study of the City of Hoboken. By Charles P. Messick & Associates, Trenton, N.J. May 1,1952.
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Original artwork, 14 drawings by Sigismond Schuster including 4 of Hoboken scenes; pencil on paper, various places, ca.1850s, not later than 1857.
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PATH Timetable, Map and Guide for All Weekday and Weekend Service. Effective January 26, 2014.
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PDF of 428 photographic images by Sterne Slaven of Hoboken scenes used for his book: Deconstructing Hoboken, published 2011.
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PDF slideshow of contents of exhibit, The Poster Art of Robert Burczy, Hoboken Historical Museum, May 7-July 1, 2006.
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Package: railroad excursion by N.Y. Chapter of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society from Hoboken to Scranton, PA, on the D.L.& W. R.R., July 19, 1936.
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Pages from Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, June 19, 1852 including "Sybil's Cave, at Hoboken, N.J." text and image
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Paid bill to Mrs. Frank P. Markey, Hoboken from Joseph McBride, Electrical Engineer and Contractor, Hoboken, for installation work, July 20, 1920
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Paint sample card: Breinig Brothers, Ever-Dure Paste-Bronze Greens. Issued by Breinig Brothers, Inc., Hoboken, N.J. No date, circa 1920s.
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Pamphlet, "35 Years' Experience in Winter Weather Construction" issued by the John W. Ferguson Co., being Vol. VI, No. 1 of "Ferguson Service," Nov., 1927.
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Pamphlet: "when you enter the harbor, my house is the second on the left" Colonel John Stevens, Hoboken, N.J. Printed harbor tour guide written by Angie Austin, May 1987.
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Pamphlet: Baseball's First Regular Game. Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Nine-Man Game... Issued 1946 by General Foods, Maxwell House, Hoboken.
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Pamphlet: Hoboken Yacht Club. Hoboken, N.J. Organized Sept. 27, 1901. Constitution and By-laws. (Eff. Feb. 3, 1914.)
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Pamphlet: I Belong: A History of Social & Civic Clubs in Hoboken. Scavenger Hunt for Kids. HHM 2012.
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Pamphlet: Maple Delicacies. The Log Cabin Products Co., Hoboken, N.J. [1929]. Division of General Foods Corp..
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Pamphlet: Maple Delicacies. The Log Cabin Products Co., Hoboken, New Jersey, [1929]. Div. of General Foods Corp.
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Pamphlet: The 14th Street Mews Family Market. Hoboken Historical Museum Scavenger Hunt for KIDS. (2012)
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Pamphlet: The Miraculous Medal . Published by the Association of the Miraculous Medal in Honor of the Immaculate Conception. Philadelphia, 1934.
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Pamphlet: The Traces Tour. Produced by the Hoboken Historical Museum for issue during 2002 exhibition, "Signs & Traces."
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Pamphlet: The U.S.S. Siboney's Paris Leave. July 19-29, 1919. With: promotional flyer for Pantheon of the War, Paris, no date, (1919).
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Pamphlet: reprint of 2 papers by T. Richard Paganelli, M.D. of Hoboken, N.J. from the Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey, no date.
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Pamphlets, 5, using Davis Baking Powder et al; for use in Home Economics classes; issued by R. B Davis Company, Hoboken, N.J., 1930; 1931.
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Pamplet: Remembrance of the Holy Mission Given by the Passionist Fathers, Our Lady of Grace Church, Hoboken, May 2 1926.
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Panels for 5 information kiosks installed 2012 by HHM, Hoboken south waterfront, Open River Program.
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Paper money (fractional scrip): Fifteen cents. The Hudson River Bank, Hoboken, N.J. Nov. 1st 1862. No. 263.
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Paper money (fractional scrip): Twenty five cents. The Hudson River Bank, Hoboken, N.J. Nov. 1st 1862. No. 409.
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Paragon Jr. [drafting machine] Instructions for Mounting & Adjusting. Issued by Keuffel & Esser, Morristown, N.J., cpyrt. 1961 & 1964; issued after Dec.1968.
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Pass / ticket: D.L.& W. R.R. Employee Pass issued to Walter Jenkins, Baggage Porter, Operating Dept., M&E Div., 1954-1956.
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Pass / ticket: D.L.& W. R.R. Employee Trip Pass; Robt. Walters & family; R/T Hoboken-Scranton, issued 1954.
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Pass for free roundtrip rail travel issued to an employee's family by Supt., Morris & Essex Division, D.L. & W., Hoboken, Oct. 8, 1895.
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Pass to Port of Embarkation, all piers, Hoboken, N.J., issued Dec. 2, 1918 to George C. Briggs.
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Pass, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Co., Hudson Tunnel System, issued to Mr. A.R. Merrick, 1913.
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Pass, employee rail travel, 7: D.L. & W. R.R., Employe Pass; issued to J.E. Morris, Baggageman; for travel Morris & Essex Div. or All Stations, 1929-1936 (except 1932).
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Pass, employee rail travel: D.L. & W. R.R., for travel from Hoboken to Secaucus, Oct. 1, 1918.
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Pass, railroad, 2: Erie Lackawanna Railroad Co., good for 1965 to 1967; for retired employee & wife, John J. Carr & Mrs. Mary Carr. Ink stamped: SAMPLE.
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Pass, railroad, 2: Erie Lackawanna Railway Co., good for years 1973-1977. One for employee's family; 1 employee pass.
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Pass, railroad, 2: Erie Lackawanna Railway Company; issued in June 1973; good until Dec. 31, 1977. All inkstamped: SAMPLE.
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Pass, railroad, 4: Erie Lackawanna Railway Company; issued in 1973; good until Dec. 31, 1977. All inkstamped: SAMPLE.
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Pass, railroad, blank: Erie Lackawanna Railway Company; 1973, unissued. Inkstamped: CANCELLED.
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Pass, railroad: D.L. & W.R.R., issued to Hon. Augustus C. Canfield, Senator, for free passage until Dec. 31, 1878, on Morris & Essex Div. & Warren R.R.
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Pass, railroad: D.L.&W.R.R. Term pass. Issued to Mr. D.G Paish, Trav. Ind. Agent, D. & H. R.R., for travel between Binghamton & Hoboken, 1939. Good until Dec. 31, 1939.
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Pass, railroad: Erie Lackawanna Railroad Co.; good for years 1965-1966-1967. Inkstamped: SAMPLE.
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Pass, railroad: Erie Lackawanna Railway Co. successor to Erie Lackawanna Railroad Co.; good for years 1965-1966-1967-1968. Inkstamped: SAMPLE.
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Pass, railroad: Erie Lackawanna Railway Co., good for years 1973-1977. Blank, unissued; inkstamped: CANCELLED.
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Pass, railroad: Lackawanna, issued to Hon. Joseph Rosch, Counsel of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Corp., 1939.
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Pass, transportation: Handwritten pass for a Mr. R. Smith & wife for travel from Hoboken to Buffalo & return, issued by A. Reasoner, Supt., M.&E. Div., D.L. & W. R.R., Hoboken, Nov. 3, 1886.
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Pass: Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.R. Co.; issued to W.A. May, N.Y., Lake Erie & Western R.R Co., for travel over Main Line & Branches, 1895.
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Pass: Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.R. issued to A.B. Taylor, Supt. Tel. & Sign. West Shore Railroad. 1899.
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Pass: Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.R.; issued for Mrs. H.D. Barber, Wife of Vice President, Erie R.R., travel to and return Buffalo from Hoboken, Nov. 18, 1948.
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Pass: Employe Complimentary Trip Pass for travel from Elmira to Hoboken issued to T.L. Simpson by U.S. Railroad Administration; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.R. Co., Hoboken, Sept. 12, 1919.
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Passage order blank form for the North German Lloyd Line sailing from Bremen Pier, Hoboken, n.d., circa 1870-1885.
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Passbook envelope, Hoboken Bank for Savings, Washington St., Corner First St., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1950s-1960s.
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Passenger list for the Red Star Line's "Zeeland" from Antwerp for New York, Saturday, Oct. 20, 1906 with a Mrs. Rosalie Wissman as a passenger.
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Passenger list: S.S. Amsterdam, Holland America Line, New York to Rotterdam, Sat., Dec. 16, 1899.
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Passenger list: S.S. Amsterdam, Holland-America Line, Rotterdam to New York, Thurs., Oct. 26, 1899.
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Passenger list: S.S. Edam, Holland America Line, Rotterdam; Amsterdam to New York via Boulogne sur mer, Thursday, July 2, 1896.
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Passenger list: S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam, Holland America Line, New York to Rotterdam via Boulogne sur mer, Tues., June 14, 1910.
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Passenger list: S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam, Holland America Line, Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne sur mer, Sat., Sept. 17, 1910.
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Passenger list: S.S. Obdam, Holland America Line, Rotterdam to New-York via Boulogne sur mer, Wed., Nov. 11, 1896.
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Passenger list: S.S. Potsdam, Holland America Line, Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne sur mer, Sat., May 4, 1907.
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Passenger list: S.S. Veendam, Holland America Line, Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne sur mer & Southampton, Wed., June 30, 1926.
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Passenger list: S.S. Werkendam, Holland-America Line, Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne sur mer, Sat., Feb. 18, 1899.
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Passport leaf with immigration visa stamp for a Helene Fahme(?) issued by Vice American Consul at Bremen, Germany, Feb. 19, 1925.
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Passport of Pasquale Percoco and family, of Lagonegro, Italy, for travel to United States, May 27, 1896.
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Passport, German, issued to Christoph Knecht Dorn of Volksmannsreuth (Switz.) for passage to North America. Issued Apr. 5, 1908.
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Passport. Hoboken Free State. Issued by Christopher Morley and Cleon Throckmorton. No. 51. Issued to J. Brooks Atkinson, February 3, 1930.
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Pattern for coat: Alorna Coat Corp., coat pattern 3411 for a fur-trimmed full-length woman's coat. [Hoboken], 2003.
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Payment voucher: The Hudson Coal Co;. for John Cotter, 16 days pay as fireman on st., Hoboken, Nov. 16, 1876.
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Peddler's license: Nicolo (Nicola) Principe, 607 Adams St., Hoboken from Union City, Apr.19, 1937. Received from
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Periodical: Der Brummer. No. 5, February 1, 1915. [Published by Johannes Saalfield, 312 Hudson St., Hoboken; Philip Stroh, Printer, Hoboken.]
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Periodical: The Slide Rule. Vol. 1, No. 2 & No. 4, 1925. Published by Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J.
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