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Hoboken Historical Museum Online Archive
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Framed sign: Passengers Take Notice. How to Adjust Life Preservers. Put on Like Coat - Either Side Out. N.p, n.d, ca. 1940-1960.
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Fraternal pin: "H" crest stick pin issued by the Hudsonia Fencing Corps or Club, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1910-1930.
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Fraternity Lodge No. 112, I.O.O.F., 227 Washington St., Hoboken. Report on membership as of Sept. 30, 1940.
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Freight bills, 7: New York Terminal. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.R. Co. Hoboken. Various dates in 1902.
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Front cover only from an unknown book with a Hamburg-America Line bookplate, no date, ca. 1900.
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Front cover: The Illustrated Christian Weekly; with story & illustration of Hoboken Street Car Elevator, Nov. 17, 1874
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Fujitsu Presents Sinatra in Japan. Souvenir book in Japanese from a Spring 1985 concert tour by Frank Sinatra.
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Full of Grace News: Newsletter of Our Lady of Grace (Church), 400 Willow Street (sic), Hoboken, Issue 2, March 2006.
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Full scale wood pattern, painted gray, for a propeller blade from Ferguson Propeller Co., Hoboken.
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Fundamentals First: The Story of Stevens Institute of Technology. Dr. Kenneth C. Rogers, Newcomen Society address, N.Y., June 1979.
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Fur Designing Note Book belonging to Seymour Teller, F.C. Wiegle Institute, no date, ca. 1938-39.
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Gallagher Postcard: #1. Edwin A. Stevens Hall on 5th & Hudson Street. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #10. The 'Columbia' Luxury Condominium formerly German Social Club, circa 1892. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #11. Carlos Bakery on 1st & Washington St. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #12. Colorful Rowhouses on 11th St. & Park Ave. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #13. Brownstones on 10th & Bloomfield St. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #15. Brownstones on 10th & Bloomfield St.. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #16. Sandstone Rowhouses on 11th & Park Ave. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #17. Brownstones on 12th & Bloomfield St. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #18. Victorian Era Mansions on 9th & Hudson St. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #19. Victorian Brownstones on 9th & Hudson St. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #2. Entrance to Stevens Campus - 6th St.. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #20. A.J. Demarest School - 4th St. Sinatra was a student here. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #21. Rowhouses on 8th & Washington St., ca. 1876. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #22. Stone Mansions Line 9th & Hudson St. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #23. The Grand-Adams Apartments formerly Keuffel-Esser Factory. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #25. Manhattan view from Stevens Campus. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #26. View of Manhattan from Stevens Campus. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #27. The 'Union Club' Apartments former social club. Sinatra sang here. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #28. Majestic Rowhouses Line 8th & Washington St. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #3. Hoboken Public Library on 5th & Park Ave. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #30. Elysian Tavern & Hoboken Elks club on 10th & Washington St. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #31. 11th & Garden St. Brick Rowhouses. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #32. Brownstone Rowhouses on 11th & Bloomfield St. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #33. Strolling through Stevens Campus. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #35. View of Downtown Manhattan from Stevens Campus. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #36. View of Downtown Manhattan from Stevens Campus. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #4. Hoboken Little League Baseball Field. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #4. Hoboken Little League Baseball Field. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #5. 11th St. [Hoboken] between Garden St. & Park Ave. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #6. Old World Elegance on 11th & Garden St. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gallagher Postcard: #7. D'Angelo's Florist on 5th & Washington St. Photo by Brian Gallagher.
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Gauge, leather thickness, No. 1 made by Woburn Machine Co., Woburn, MA. Used at R. Neumann & Co., Hoboken, N.J. No date of manufacture, ca. 1910-1940. Used at Neumann up to early 1990s.
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Gauge, leather thickness, No. 2 made by Woburn Machine Co., Woburn, MA. Used at R. Neumann & Co., Hoboken, N.J. No date of manufacture, ca. 1930-1960. Used at Neumann up to early 1990s.
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Gauge, leather thickness, No. 4 made by Woburn Machine Co., Woburn, MA. Used at R. Neumann & Co., Hoboken, N.J. No date of manufacture, ca. 1960-1980. Used at Neumann up to early 1990s.
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Gauge, leather thickness, made by Turner. Used at R. Neumann & Co., Hoboken, N.J. No date of manufacture, ca. 1950-1970. Used at Neumann up to early 1990s.
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General Instructions for Preparing Summary Cards, 1918. War Dept., Office of the Provost Marshal General, Oct. 12, 1918.
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General Journal No. 1, Board of Commissioners, City of Hoboken. April 1, 1915 - December 31, 1920.
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General plan for yard tour of the Bethlehem Steel Company, Shipbuilding Division, Hoboken Yard, no date, ca. October,1952.
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Gin rummy score book issued by Duffy's Rug Cleaning, 625 Washington St., Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1950-1960.
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Glass & brass-plated Victorian covered inkwell with stand, marked "Manufactured in Hoboken by Wm. Sch[aefer] Co."
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Glass ashtray of the American Export Isbrandtsen Lines which was once based in Hoboken, no date, ca. 1963-1970.
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Glass carafe with handle for making Maxwell House Instant Coffee. No date, ca. 1960's-1970's.
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Glass hypodermic syringe, 10 cc, in box from Stemple Pharmacy, 266 Seventh St., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1950-1970.
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Glass hypodermic syringe, 2 cc, in box from Stemple Pharmacy, 266 Seventh St., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1950-1970.
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Glass jar with metal cap: Lipton's Coffee. Vacuum Packed. One Pound. N.p., n.d, ca. 1933-1940.
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Glass, cordial or sherry, from Hamburg-American Line; etched H.A.P.A.G. logo. N.d., ca. 1890-1910.
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Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, June 19, 1852 complete publication includes "Sybil's Cave, at Hoboken, N.J." text and image
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Glove, Tennis: Neumann Tackified Glove. Made with Neumann leather, R. Neumann & Co., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1987-1995.
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Glove, driving: Neumann Tackified Glove. Made with Neumann leather, R. Neumann & Co., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1987-1995.
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Glove, golf: Neumann Tackified Glove. Made with Neumann leather, R. Neumann & Co., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1987-1995.
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Glove, raquetball, 2: Neumann Tackified Glove. Marty Hogan brand. Made with Neumann leather, R. Neumann & Co., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1987-1990.
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Gotham Turnstiles: A Visual Depiction of Rapid Transit in the New York Metropolitan Area from 1958-1968.
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Gouze-Luning Family Papers, temporary custody receipt for photographs to be scanned and returned, ca. 1 year from June 30, 2015.
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Grade report for Florence Geraldine Miller, Educational Math 31, N.Y.U., School of Education, Feb. 1927.
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Graduation diploma of Mary Cappelluti (Amato), Class of 1941, Joseph F. Brandt Junior High School, Hoboken, June 1941.
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Graphic map by Paul Veeder showing "nativity" analysis of neighborhoods based on 1970 US census data and using the City of Hoboken map by mayo lynch and associates revised in 1972 for hoboken model cities
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Graphic map by Paul Veeder showing "nativity" analysis of neighborhoods based on 1970 US census data and using the City of Hoboken map by mayo lynch and associates revised in 1972 for hoboken model cities.
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Greeting card: Castle Stevens, Christmas Greetings. (Hoboken.) No date, circa 1931-1950.
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Group of 11 textured wallpaper samples from the 1950's as found in trash on Willow Ave., Hoboken, 1995.
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Group of 12 black-and-white negatives, 120 format, of images of the 1955 Hoboken Centennial Parade, Washington St., Hoboken, March 1955.
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Group of 18 small divided boxes, ca. 12 x 16 x 2, with several hundred small die plates for stamping leather.
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Group of 28 4" x 5" color tranparencies of Hoboken Brewing Company products & advertising, Hoboken, ca. 1992-1998.
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Group of 3 B+W photos of two welding generators on a trolley at the Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken Division, no date (ca 1950.)
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Group of 3 B+W photos with night views of drydock no. 4 at the Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken Division, July 6, 1959.
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Group of 3 ice-tea glasses from series titled "Stephen Foster Melodies" with black-and-white painted vignettes and a song stanza. No place, no date.
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Group of 4 B+W photos documenting condition of drydock no. 4 at the Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken Division, Nov. 7, 1958.
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Group of 4 architectural plans for renovation of 307 [actually numbers 309-311] First St., Hoboken, May 31, 1985.
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Group of 4 documents from Old People's Home Benevolent Association of North Hudson, N.J., North Bergen & Union, N.J., 1902-1905
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Group of 5 B+W negative images of unidentifed nuns in an office, no place, no date, ca. 1900-1910.
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Group of 6 B+W photos of documentation of damage to an unidentified vessel component, at the Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken, no date ca. 1950-60.
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Group of 6 memorial tribute publications, magazine format, for Frank Sinatra, various publishers,1998.
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Group of 7 original photographic negatives and prints of Hoboken Service flag-raising ceremony, 1943.
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Group of 7 receipts for ice cream making ingredients sold to Nicola Principe (Yum Yum & Lemon Ice), Hoboken, mostly 1960.
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Group of 70 color photo images of the former Maxwell House Coffee plant & vicinity, Hoboken, ca. 1998-2000.
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