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Hoboken Historical Museum Online Archive
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B+W repro photo of Frank Sinatra with Presidential nomination candidate, Sen. John F. Kennedy, outside Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, ca. Feb. 7 , 1960.
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B+W repro photo of Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin performing onstage during a tour, n.p., n.d. (ca. 1960-1965.)
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B+W reproduction photo of Frank Sinatra holding his Oscar statuette (Academy Award) for Best Supporting Actor, Hollywood, CA, March 25, 1954.
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B+W reproduction photo of troops arriving at the Port of Embarkation, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1916-1918.
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B+W studio photo of Cunning children, l-r: Eddie, Bernadette, Helen, John, & Danny, Hoboken?, 1962.
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B+W studio photo of Mildred Marion "Molly" Pescatore used as her engagement notice photo, Hoboken, [1938].
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B+W velox of photo of the interior of a barbershop at 1312 Washington Street, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1940.
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B+W wirephoto of Frank Sinatra at Stevens Institute of Technology commencement giving speech at podium after receiving honorary degree, Hoboken, May 23, 1985.
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B+W wirephoto of Frank Sinatra onstage with birthday cake at Bally's Grand Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ, Dec. 13, 1987.
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Back cover from a Y.M.C.A. publication with a tribute to Railroad Y.M.C.A.'s from Warren S. Stone, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, ca. 1920.
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Badge for 50th Anniversary Columbia Lodge No. 63 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), [Hoboken], 1947.
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Badge for Sponsor of the Association Devoted to Maria SS. Di Montevergine Inc. of S. Francis R.C. Church, Hoboken, NJ No date. C. 1900-1910
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Badge, license: Public Hack Driver, City of Hoboken, N.J. 541. Expires March 31, 1933.
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Badge, paper, for an Official Challenger, Special Municipal Election, March 31, 1992 for a Proponent, Public Question, Hoboken, 1992.
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Badge: 1891 - 1916. V.S.V. of H.C. [Vereinigte Schweizer-Vereine von Hudson County.]
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Badge: Assn. Exempt Firemen, Hoboken, N.J., 51. Allentown, Penn. Sept. 2, 3, 4, 1911.
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Badge: Delegate, Liquor Dealers' Protective League...of N.J., 20th Annual Convention, Hoboken, N.J., Sept. 8th, 1904.
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Badge: Hoboken Lodge No. 317, L.O.O.M. (Loyal Order of Moose); reversible. N.d., ca. 1900-1920.
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Bag: Cafe Aroma Premium Expresso Coffee; made by Aroma Coffee Co., Hoboken, N.J., 2009.
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Bag: Maxwell House Coffee. Regular Grind. High Grade. One Pound. Unused. N.d., ca. 1944-1952.
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Baker's Coconut 'Banner' brand lithographed metal box; Franklin Baker Co., Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1924-1928.
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Baker's Coconut Animal Cut-Up Cakes. Published by General Foods Corp., White Plains, N.Y. Copyright 1959.
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Baker's Coconut Cut-Up Cakes. Published by Franklin Baker Div., General Foods Corp., Hoboken, 1956, 1st ptg.
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Baker's Coconut Cut-Up Cakes. Published by Franklin Baker Div., General Foods Corp., Hoboken, 1956, 2nd ptg.
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Baker's Coconut Recipes. Issued by Franklin Baker Co., 15th & Bloomfield Streets, Hoboken, N.J. Copyright 1924.
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Baker's Coconut Recipes. Issued by Franklin Baker Co., Domestic Science Dept., Hoboken, copyright 1926.
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Baker's Coconut cookbook: Southern Style Coconut Recipes. Issued by Franklin Baker Div. of General Foods Corp. Copyright 1937.
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Baker's Coconut promotion: Package insert: Man-Dazzlin Beauties - Coconut Dream Cakes! General Foods Corp., cpyrt 1948.
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Baker's Coconut recipes: Coconut Dishes That Everybody Loves. Issued by General Foods (Hoboken), copyright 1931.
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Baker's Coconut recipes: The New Coconut Treasure Book. Issued by General Foods (Hoboken), copyright 1934.
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Bank check: Hoboken Water Commissioners, First National Bank of Hoboken to Hackensack Water Co. Reorg., March 28, 1896.
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Bank check: account of Gail Dresses, Inc, 134 Washington St., Hoboken, June 19, 1961. Hudson County National Bank.
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Bank deposit pouch from Seaboard Trust Company, Hoboken, N.J., no date, circa 1940-1950.
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Bankbook: Columbia Trust Company of New Jersey, Hoboken, N.J.; account holder First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hoboken, 1915-1924.
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Bankbook: Columbia Trust Company of New Jersey, Hoboken, N.J.; account holder First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hoboken, 1918-1919.
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Bankbook: Columbia Trust Company of New Jersey, Hoboken, N.J.; account holder First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hoboken, 1918.
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Bankbook: Columbia Trust Company of New Jersey, Hoboken, N.J.; account holder First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hoboken, 1920-1926.
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Bankbook: Hoboken Bank for Savings, Washington St. corner First St., Hoboken, N.J.; Kochendorfer; 1958-1972.
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Bankbook: Hudson County National Bank, Hoboken, N.J.; account holder Edward Stover, Hoboken; 1946-1962
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Bankbook: The First National Bank of Jersey City, Hoboken Branch, Hoboken, N.J.; account holder Edward Stover, Hoboken; 1946-1962
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Bankbook: The Trust Co. of N.J., Hoboken Branch, Hoboken, N.J.; account holder Edward Stover, Hoboken; 1946-1962
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Bankbook: Washington Savings Bank, Washington St. at First St., Hoboken, N.J.; Hans;1977-1978.
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Banner celebrating the centennial of the incorporation of the City of Hoboken, 1855-1955. Signed by the patrons of the Port Hole Bar on March 21, 1956
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Banner for Madonna procession of the Society of La Madonna Dei Martiri, Hoboken, N.J., 1950 used to 1970s.
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Banner: Societa' Cattolica Maria SS. del Popolo Avvocata di Sessa Aurunca, Hoboken, N.J.
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Baptism certificate for Dorothy Florence Van Keuren at St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, W.N.Y., N.J., June 5, 1927.
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Bar beer coaster: Mile Square; (Hoboken Brewing Company, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1995.)
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Bar spoon with lettering: Nationwide Consumer Testing Institute, Hoboken, New Jersey. N.d., ca. late 1960s -1989.
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Barber shop union price cards, two, framed; from shop operated by Nick Balassone, 1106 Washington St., Hoboken, N.J.; ca. 1954-1968.
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Barch-Payzant Lettering Pen Set, no. N3255, made by Keuffel & Esser Co., (Hoboken), n.d., ca. 1943-1954.
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Bark gauge: Swedish Bark Measuring tool, model 4340. Sold by Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J., n.d., ca. 1950-1962.
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Barometer, aneroid wall model 512-1, made by Keuffel & Esser Co., New York, n.d., ca. 1875-1890.
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Baseball career of Tom Carey described by his widow, Mrs. Grace Carey, 1972, for the National Baseball Library, National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum, Inc., Cooperstown, N.Y.
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Baseball-style cloth cap with embroidered logo of the Hoboken Dog Association, Hoboken, no date, ca. 2000-2004.
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Bavarian chalet ornament from unknown German restaurant, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1920.
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Beanie for Brownies uniform (Girl Scouts of America), worn by Nora Martinez (DeBenedetto) of Hoboken, N.J., ca. 1985.
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Beer tap pull handle: Mile Square Premium Quality Golden Ale, Hoboken Brewing Company, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1992-1998.
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Beginner's Slide Rule 4058, 10 inch, made by Keuffel & Esser Co., N.Y. & Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1915-1922.
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Beginnings of the Biograph: The Story of the Invention of the Mutoscope and the Biograph and Their Supplying Camera.
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Bell stamped "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year"; "Tramm's Shoes, 828 Washington St., Hoboken, N.J." N.d., ca.1920s.
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Berkeley Albadure Engineers' Steel Tape measure, 100 ft. open reel, made by Keuffel & Esser Co., (Hoboken), n.d., ca. 1955-1965.
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Bethlehem Review; Annual Report to Employees for 1949." Softcover, 20pp plus wrapper.
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Bethlehem Steel Company, Hoboken Yard employee identification badge, no date, circa 1950-1980
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Bethlehem Steel Company, Hoboken Yard, Hoboken, 17 employee identification file cards, Hoboken, ca. 1938-1950.
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Bethlehem Steel Hoboken Shipyard piers & drydocks in book: 1990 Tide and Slack Water Tables.
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Bethlehem Steel Shipyard employee ID card of Christoforo Bini, 807 Washington St., Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1966-1982
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Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken Div. employee ID card of Monserrate Mora, 1037 Clinton St., Hoboken, n.d. ca. 1970-1982.
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Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken Division, employee record cards; this record only includes names starting with B, C, D, E, L or Q, Hoboken, ca. 1938-1965.
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Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken Division, employee record cards; this record only includes names starting with R, Hoboken, ca. 1938-1965.
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Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken Division, employee record cards; this record only includes names starting with S, Hoboken, ca. 1938-1965.
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Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken Division, employee record cards; this record only includes names starting with T, V, W, Y or Z, Hoboken, ca. 1938-1965.
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Bethlehem Structural Shapes. Information and Tables for Architects, Engineers and Designers of Buildings and Other Steel Structures. Catalog S-51.
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Bible bookmark in presentation sleeve from O.O. Lauckner, Inc., 68-70 Hudson St., Hoboken, n.d, ca. 1950-1960.
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Bill for cleaning materials used by First Church of Christ, Scientist, 829 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, 1948-1949.
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Bill for groceries from A.H. Brandt, Fancy Groceries, Etc., 532 Washington St., Hoboken, July 7(?), 1905.
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Bill for repairing window at First Church of Christ, Scientist, 829 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, 1949.
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Bill from Allison Mather, Real Estate, Insurance & Coal, 53 Washington St., Hoboken, March 2, 1900, to City for insurance.
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Bill from Charles Hoffman & Co., Undertakers and Embalmers, 109-111-113-115 Jackson St., Hoboken, Dec. 11, 1904 for interment.
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Bill from E. Nelson, 210, 212 & 214 Washington St., Hoboken to Mr. Barck for clothing & fabric, May 23, 1908.
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Bill from F. Cordts, Furniture, etc., 111 & 133 Washington St., to Mr. Edw. Kiel, July 30, 1896.
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Bill from Frank Cordts Furniture Co., Carpets, Oil Cloths Bedding Etc.. 200 Washington St., Hoboken, to Thomas Laud, 927 Park Ave., August 17, 1896.
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Bill of John F. O'Hara, Funeral Director, 309 Washington St. to George Malone, 225 Clinton St., Hoboken, May 11, 1906.
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Bill of Lading. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.R. Co. Received at Hoboken City. N.d.: April 2, no year (circa 1903-1905).
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Bill of lading: iron ore from Sterling Iron & Railway Co. shipped on barge William Murtagh to Morris & Essex R.R., Hoboken, Oct. 8, 1867; shipment to Roberts Iron Co., Allentown, Pa.
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Bill to Engine House, Washington & First St. (Hoboken), from The Jersey City & Hoboken Gas Light Co., July 1860.
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Bill to First Church of Christ, Scientist, 829 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, from Gross Sign Co. for gold leaf lettering, 1949.
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Bill to First Church of Christ, Scientist, 829 Bloomfield St., Weehawken [actually Hoboken}, from Geo. Lambert for exterior painting, 1950
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Bill to and receipt for James Miller from "The Avery Farm Land Company," Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 1901 for mortgage interest.
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Bill to and receipt for James Miller from "The Avery Farm Land Company," Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 1,1904 for mortgage interest.
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Bill to and receipt for James Miller from "The Avery Farm Land Company," Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 1902 for mortgage interest.
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Bill, dated Nov. 7, 1913, from Ivins D. Applegate, Funeral Director to Mrs. Annie Henry for the funeral of John F. Henry.
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Bill: Ferguson Brothers Mfg. Co., Office & Factory, Hoboken, N.J. to The Peck Furniture House, Cortland, N.Y., Sept. 22, 1906.
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Bill: New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, 80 Broad St., Newark, N.J. to Mrs. A. K. Allen, 1110 Washington St., Hoboken, N.J., Sept. 11, 1934.
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Bill:Rudolf Holze, Painter - Decorator & Paper Hanger, Hoboken for work at 218 Bloomfield St.., Hoboken, July 1953.
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Billhead of John Runton & Son, Carpenters and Builders, Hoboken, dated September 9, 1904 with plot plan of 511 Park and 508 or 510 Garden St.
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Billhead of S. Fisher & Co., Incorporated, Clinton, 11th and Grand Streets, Hoboken, March 5, 1925.
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Billhead: Charles Wolff, Horseshoer, Blacksmith & Wheelwright, 90, 92 & 94 Grand Street, Hoboken, N.J. May 4, 1910.
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Billhead: Davis' O.K. Baking Powder. Leaves No Bad Taste in the Food. Over 12,000,000 people are Regular Users.
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Billhead: Geo. W. Travers Co., Importers of Toys & Dolls; Manufacturers of Childrens' & Dolls Vehicles, Chairs, Etc.; Office & Warehouse, 15th & Adams Sts., Hoboken, N.J., July 23, 1920.
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Billhead: Kostelecky Bros. Garage, Repairs and Overhauling, 216-218 Bloomfield St., (Hoboken), August 21, 1940.
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Billhead: Wolffs [sic - Wolff's] Hoboken Bazar, 1118 Washington St., Hoboken to Mrs. Stover, 1037 Bloomfield St.; window shades & gas globes, 1897.
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Bills & receipts for goods & services bought by First Church of Christ, Scientist, 829 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, 1949-1987.
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Birth certificate for Arthur E. Miller, born Dec. 20, 1914, Hoboken; certified duplicate issued June 14, 1939.
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Birthday postcard sent to Madeline Miller, Hoboken from "Cousin Etta", postmarked Hoboken, June 11, 1912.
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Biscuit cutter: for Davis Baking Powder. Issued by by R. B. Davis Co., Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1910s-1920s.
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Black photograph album with 22 different images showing damages and repair work on an unidentified vessel, Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken, no date,
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Black push button single line Bell telephone formerly at 732 Willow Ave., Hoboken from 1982-2007.
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Black-and-white aerial photo of northern waterfront looking west - southwest, Hoboken, Jan. 21, 1955.
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Black-and-white candid photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: preparation/rehearsal for a scene, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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Black-and-white copy photo of a young Frank Sinatra singing at a microphone with sheet music for "That Old Black Magic", no place, no date, ca. 1945.
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Black-and-white copy photo, movie still, of Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly in film "Anchors Aweigh", no place, no date, ca. 1945.
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Black-and-white digital print of photo of buildings on east side of Madison Street, 200 block, Hoboken, 1943.
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Black-and-white group photo of 10 American Red Cross Volunteers, World War II, outside an unidentified building, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1942-45
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Black-and-white group photo of the Our Lady of Grace [Church, Fife, Drum & Bugle] Columbus Cadet Corps, Hoboken?, 1935.
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Black-and-white negative of three boys and a girl posed on a front stoop, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1930-40.
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Black-and-white negative of two boys posed in front of an apartment building, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1930-40.
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Black-and-white negative strip with four images of a woman and man on a rooftop with garden, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1930-40.
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Black-and-white negative strip with four images of a woman and man on a rooftop with garden, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1930-40.
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Black-and-white panoramic goup photo of Stevens Cadets posed outside a Stevens Institute of Technology building, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1910.
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Black-and-white photo of F.R. Roland, Manufacturer Fine Segars & Dealer in Tobacco; Newark Street (Eagle House) near ferry, Hoboken. No date, circa 1880s.
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Black-and-white photo of Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra in tuxedo on stage at Carnegie Hall with microphone, New York, no date, ca. 1963.
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Black-and-white photo of Frank Sinatra and Jane Powell in a posed radio studio 'candid' publicity shot, New York, no date, ca. 1946-47.
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Black-and-white photo of Frank Sinatra in a check jacket & dark tie, no place, no date, ca. 1950.
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Black-and-white photo of Frank Sinatra in a check jacket and striped tie, no place, no date, ca. 1950.
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Black-and-white photo of Frank Sinatra in a dark jacket & tie, no place, no date, ca. 1960.
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Black-and-white photo of Frank Sinatra in dark suit and tie,signed and inscribed in image, no place, no date, ca. 1950.
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Black-and-white photo of Frank Sinatra in jacket and loose tie, no place, no date, ca. 1970.
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Black-and-white photo of Frank Sinatra in performance wearing a leisure suit, no place, no date, ca. 1975.
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Black-and-white photo of Frank Sinatra in sweater and open shirt collar with cigarette, no place, no date, ca. 1955.
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Black-and-white photo of Frank Sinatra in tuxedo on stage with cigarette, no place, no date, ca. 1965.
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Black-and-white photo of Frank Sinatra, reindeer sweater, & Jane Powell in a posed radio studio 'candid' publicity shot, N.Y., no date, ca. 1946-47.
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Black-and-white photo of Japanese Girl Guide doll on a table at Hoboken's Girl Scout house, Hoboken, 1951.
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Black-and-white photo of Marlon Brando with Joey Lisa (left) & "Dice" (right), Pier C, Hoboken, during filming of On the Waterfront, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1952-early 1953.
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