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B+W photo negatives, 3, of Hudson Place from River St., Hoboken, with PSCT terminal & Lackawanna Terminal, n.d., ca.1945-1949.
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B+W photo negatives, 3, of Sybil's Cave, River Road & Hudson River, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1945-1955.
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B+W photo negatives, 3, of copy photos related to streetcars or wagon elevator, Hoboken or Jersey City, 1904-1910.
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B+W photo of "Mayma" (Madeline Miller?) wearing floral garland & posed in photographer's studio, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1905-1910.
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B+W photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: an unidentified man near smoking metal barrel, Hoboken, n.d., ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: stand-in for Eva Marie Saint, Gloria Mosolino, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954.
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B+W photo of "Rainey Day Savings Club, Hoboken, N.J." at Blasberg's Grove, (Hawthorne, N.J.), Sept. 1, 1946.
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B+W photo of (Thomas) Tom Gaynor when teaching math at Demarest High School, (Hoboken), no date, ca. 1940's.
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B+W photo of (from left) Marian Roland; Peter Roland; woman; policeman, City Hall(?), Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1965-1975.
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B+W photo of 1224 Washington Street exterior with demolition chute & debris container, Hoboken, n.d, ca. 1983-1988.
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B+W photo of 14th St. ferry & streetcar terminal at Hudson River, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1900-1910.
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B+W photo of 1940 Democratic candidates banner in Union Club, decorated by United Decorating Company of Hoboken, Hoboken, fall 1940.
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B+W photo of 1949 Society of Madonna Dei Martiri officers & committee members for Feast, Hoboken.
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B+W photo of 1st place Industrial League basketball trophy to Lipton Tea at Hoboken YMCA, 1950.
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B+W photo of 2 businessmen in suits standing in front of door to pilot house on unidentified vessel, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1940.
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B+W photo of 2 men that served as Hoboken City Clerk, Anthony J. Amoroso (standing) & Arthur C. Malone, Hoboken, Apr. 9, 1971.
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B+W photo of 2 workers scraping hull of unknown ship in drydock, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1940.
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B+W photo of 3 boys playing on Clinton Street near Willow Terrace, Hoboken, Easter, [1959].
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B+W photo of 3 dignitaries attired in formal wear and with badges marching in Hoboken Centennial celebration parade on Washington St. near 1st St., Ho
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B+W photo of 3 draftsmen at boards plus supervisor, United Dry Dock Company, Hoboken, 1931
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B+W photo of 3 men inside flooded Lincoln Tunnel during construction on N.Y. side, Jan. 25, 1956.
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B+W photo of 3 people possibly affiliated with mayoral candidate Tom Vezzetti's campaign at unidentified location, Hoboken, no date, ca. June 1985.
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B+W photo of 3 sandhogs moving rowboat inside third tube of Lincoln Tunnel, Jan. 25, 1956.
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B+W photo of 4 men on the sidewalk at the Model Garage, 214 Clinton St., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1935.
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B+W photo of 4 men posed in the winter in front of the Model Garage, 214 Clinton St., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1927.
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B+W photo of 4 workers repairing vanes on a turbine rotor, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1935-1940.
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B+W photo of 412-418 Washington St. stores with women, children & baby carriages, Hoboken, 1946.
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B+W photo of 420 & 422 Washington Street decorated with bunting and swagging by United Decorating Company of Hoboken, Hoboken, n.d., ca. mid-Oct. 1933.
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B+W photo of 5 men on the sidewalk at the Model Garage, 214 Clinton St., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1935.
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B+W photo of 6 women at trestle table with John Palumbo's Ladies Auxiliary and S.A. Club signs.
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B+W photo of 9 year old Hans Hager arriving in Hoboken on S.S. Rotterdam of Holland America line, Dec. 2, 1939.
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B+W photo of A.J. Demarest High School cheerleaders and band marching on Washington St. after winning a football game, Hoboken, 1950.
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B+W photo of Anna Scutellaro, wife of Joseph Scutellaro, with children, Marie & Joseph, Jr., in apartment kitchen, 611 Monroe St., Hoboken, N.J., Feb. 25, 1938.
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B+W photo of Anthony 'Doc' Izzo in a group portrait of Don Milo and Orchestra, no place (Hoboken?), no date, ca. 1942-45.
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B+W photo of Bergen Pike south of the Power House and what appears to be the Hoboken Cemetery at the left., Bergen(?), N.J., no date, ca. 1920.
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B+W photo of Bethlehem Steel Hoboken Shipyard management training class, Hoboken, n.d., early 1970s.
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B+W photo of Biggie's Clam Bar exterior with sign & outdoor service cart, 318 Madison St., Hoboken, ca.1946-1955.
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B+W photo of Biggie's Clam Bar exterior with sign & outdoor service cart, 318 Madison St., Hoboken, ca.1946-1955.
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B+W photo of Billy Harriot on his first communion standing in front of door to a house on Willow Terrace, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1935-1940.
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B+W photo of Borden's all-metal, streamlined refrigerated milk tank car, n.p. (Hoboken?), Feb. 1936.
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B+W photo of Charlie Kosbab on an upper deck of an unidentified vessel, no date, ca. 1965-70.
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B+W photo of City Hall, "Honor the Brave" ceremony with Mayor August Grassman, ca. 1889-1891.
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B+W photo of Clam Broth House owner John Podesta hanging paintings in the restaurant, Hoboken, December 16, 1961.
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B+W photo of Cynthia Lisa, a Hoboken High School cheerleader performing at a football game, JFK Stadium, Hoboken, no date, [1976].
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B+W photo of D.L. & W. R.R. steam locomotive 1115 near Lackawanna Terminal passenger shed, Hoboken, August 3, 1936.
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B+W photo of Demarest High School main entrance, Garden St. between 4th & 5th Sts., Hoboken, Oct. 19, 1933.
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B+W photo of Dolly Sinatra with actor Noel Harrison, n.p. (probably L.A., CA), n.d., ca. 1975-1977.
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B+W photo of Dominic Pescatore (right) with unidentified man standing on street, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1950.
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B+W photo of Donald Fontana & sister playing with sled on sidewalk after snowstorm, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1968-1969.
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B+W photo of Downtown Bus Co. no. 423, route 5 Hoboken-Weehawken, n.p., n.d., ca.1945-1950.
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B+W photo of Dutch Reform Church exterior, Hudson St. between 5th & 6th Sts., after a fire, February 22, 1891
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B+W photo of Edward Cunning and Joan Smith Cunning inside car after wedding ceremony, Hoboken, 1955.
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B+W photo of Eleanor Hartmann in office of murdered Overseer of the Poor Harry L. Barck, Hoboken City Hall, with Prosecutor Martin Faber & Police Detective Peter Smith, Feb. 25, 1938.
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B+W photo of Erie Lackawanna R.R. passenger train traveling westbound from Hoboken, Apr. 25, 1967.
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B+W photo of Erie-Lackawanna Hoboken Terminal and plaza with Sam Sloan Statue, Hoboken, 1966.
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B+W photo of Erie-Lackawanna Hoboken Terminal west facade, ferry section & plaza Hoboken, n.d., ca.1960s.
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B+W photo of Exochorda being moved into drydock, to become the Stevens dormitory ship, at Bethlehem Steel Hoboken Shipyard, Oct. 4, 1967.
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B+W photo of Fourteenth & Washington Sts. looking northwest, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1965-1969.
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B+W photo of Frank Jennes (?) on floating shack docked at 4th St. & Hudson River, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1940s?.
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B+W photo of Frank Nunez with lettered jacket, 4th & Garden Sts., Hoboken, n.d, ca. 1983-1988.
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B+W photo of Frank Rizzuli performing measurement on a Nylint toy truck in U.S. Testing Co. lab, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1975-1980.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra & 4 other Rat Pack members posed outside Sands marquee sign, Las Vegas, NV, ca. Jan. 1960; reputedly signed by all.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra & his mother, Dolly Sinatra, Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV, Jan. 25, 1974.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra & mother, Dolly Sinatra, at Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, for Scopus Award, Nov. 14, 1976.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra and Benny Goodman during rehearsal for Sinatra's radio show on CBS, 1947.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Roselli; inscribed & signed by Roselli. No place, no date, ca.1960-1965.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Barbato Sinatra on Newark Ave., Jersey City, N.J., no date, circa 1935-1939.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra holding Frank, Jr. seated at a piano with daughter Nancy, n.p., n.d., ca. 1945.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra signing autographs on City Hall steps, Hoboken, October 30, 1947.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra singing on set of his TV show, Miami Beach, Florida, ca. May 12, 1960.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra stepping off a passenger train car, no place (Chicago?), n.d., ca. 1940-1944.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra with Ken Venturi, Shecky Greene & Alan Shepard on golf course for charity event, Palm Springs, CA, Feb. 6, 1973.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra with daughter Nancy, in a radio or film studio, n.p., n.d., ca. 1945.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra with his wife & children cutting a cake with train on it, n.p., n.d., ca. 1976-1981.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra, Jane Russell & Groucho Marx for film "Double Dynamite", n.p. (Hollywood), n.d., ca. 1948-1949; probably issued 1951.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin & Jan Murray performing at Carnegie Hall, N.Y., Jan. 27, 1961.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin and Jan Murray performing at Carnegie Hall, N.Y., Jan. 27, 1961.
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B+W photo of Frank Sinatra, wife Nancy & daughter Nancy at Stork Club, N.Y., n.d., ca. 1946-1947.
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B+W photo of Franz Roland, Fine Cigars, the decorated exterior of 108 First St. between Washington & Bloomfield Sts., March 28, 1905.
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B+W photo of Free Public Library, lower facade 5th St. side, with bunting, Hoboken, n.d., circa 1912-1920.
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B+W photo of General Foods float, Hoboken Baseball Centennial Parade, Hudson St. at 11th St., Hoboken, June 19, 1946.
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B+W photo of George A. Tompkins, Jr., ca. 5-7 years of age, shoveling snow near U.S. Theatre, Hoboken, winter, 1940.
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B+W photo of George Kirchgessner with United Decorating Company truck near 220 Washington St. storefront that has been decorated, Hoboken, ca. 1952.
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B+W photo of George Miller on a tricycle near Twelfth St. & Park Ave., Hoboken, n.d., ca. early 1950s.
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B+W photo of Grandmother Helen Smith & Janemarie Cunning (probably 15 Willow Terrace), Hoboken, Jan. 1, 1967.
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B+W photo of Hackensack Plank Road north of the Hoboken Cemetery, Bergen(?), N.J., no date, ca. 1920.
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B+W photo of Harry Stripling as 1st man holing-through south tunnel of Lincoln Tunnel, Aug. 2, 1935
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B+W photo of Hoboken Aerie, No. 603 (F.O.E.) Military Band, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1910-1920.
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B+W photo of Hoboken Auto Body sign and junkyard, (620 Jackson St.), Hoboken, no date, ca. 1970-1975.
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B+W photo of Hoboken Baseball Centennial Parade float, 11th St. & baseball plaque, Hoboken, June 19, 1946.
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B+W photo of Hoboken Centennial Parade marching units & viewers in 200 block of Washington St., March 27, 1955.
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B+W photo of Hoboken City Hall from northwest corner of Bloomfield & First Sts., Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1986-1989.
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B+W photo of Hoboken Fire Department member John O'Leary on Washington near Observer Highway, Hoboken, n.d, ca. 1983-1988.
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B+W photo of Hoboken Floor Covering truck & store front on Washington St., Hoboken, no date, [1976].
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B+W photo of Hoboken Land & Improvement Co. building, old Post Office & Steneck Building, Hoboken, no date, circa 1920s.
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B+W photo of Hoboken Police officer Tom Meehan near some lockers, Hoboken, n.d, ca. 1983-1988.
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B+W photo of Hoboken Police pound fence & Hoboken Auto Body, 620 Jackson St., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1970-1975.
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B+W photo of Hoboken Police pound fence & Hoboken Auto Body, 620 Jackson St., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1970-1975.
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B+W photo of Hoboken Riding Club members on horseback in front of Stevens Gatehouse, 6th St. and Castle Point, ca. 1904.
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B+W photo of Hoboken firefighters manning hose at railroad yard fire, Observer Highway, Hoboken, n.d, ca. 1983-1988.
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B+W photo of Hoboken firemen outside the burnt-out tenement at 121 Clinton St., Hoboken, Jan. 20, 1979.
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B+W photo of Hoboken model with proposed developments built by Stevens students, Hoboken, Aug. 15, 1967.
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B+W photo of Hoboken native Johnny "Honey" Romano in Chicago White Sox baseball uniform, n.p., n.d., ca. 1954-1959
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B+W photo of Hoboken native Johnny Kucks, baseball pitcher, Rochester Red Wings, (Rochester, N.Y.), n.d. (1961).
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B+W photo of Hoboken native Leo Kiely in Boston Red Sox baseball uniform, n.p., n.d., ca. 1954-1959
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B+W photo of Hoboken police officer marking a crime or accident scene, Washington St., Hoboken, n.d, ca. 1983-1988.
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B+W photo of Holland Tunnel N.Y. entry portal with Holland bust & bunting for 50th anniversary, Nov. 11, 1977.
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B+W photo of Hostess Cake delivery trucks in Hoboken Centennial celebration parade on Washington St. near 2nd St. in Hoboken,1955.
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B+W photo of Hudson County Police Officer Arthur Hildemann on motorcycle in Hudson County, n.d., ca. 1935-1945.
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B+W photo of Instant-Crete concrete mixing plant at Jersey City-Hoboken border, near Paterson St., Hoboken, Jersey City, June 1980
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B+W photo of J-G Auto, repair garage, street number 56 on unnamed street, Hoboken, no date, [1976].
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B+W photo of Jack Kirchner in Guttenberg volunteer fireman's uniform, probably in Guttenberg, N.J., n.d., ca. 1920s.
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B+W photo of Jacobus & Tjitske Hut & their 13 children posed on S.S. Veendam at arrival in Hoboken from Holland, July 22, 1947.
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B+W photo of James & Lawrence Strehle; Gertrude Reilly as young children probably in 318 Clinton St. backyard, Hoboken, n.d., probably 1930-1936.
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B+W photo of James Radigan marching in Holy Name Day Parade with Lenape Lancers, O.L.G. Senior Drum Corps, Hoboken, Oct. 1951.
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B+W photo of Jimmy Roselli with Roger Maris; inscribed by Roselli, no place, no date, ca mid-1950's-early 1960's.
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B+W photo of Joan Cunning holding Edward Cunning, Jr. in Willow Terrace South, Hoboken, 1957.
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B+W photo of Joan Smith Cunning in wedding dress with grandmother Olinda (Tostain) Roarty, Hoboken, 1955.
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B+W photo of Joe Giancaspro, Sr. at Joe's Auto Repairs, 219 Clinton St., Hoboken, no date. ca. 1935.
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B+W photo of John J. Grogan (2nd from right) shaking hands with man; four other men posed with them, (Hoboken), no date, ca. 1965
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B+W photo of John J. Grogan (left) with 2 unidentified men, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1940's.
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B+W photo of John J. Grogan (left) with two army ambulances donated by Local 15 Shipyard Workers, CIO, Hoboken, ca. Jan. - Feb. 1944.
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B+W photo of John J. Grogan (right) shaking hands with Hubert H. Humphrey, n.p., n.d., ca. 1960-1968.
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B+W photo of John J. Grogan addressing a dinner at the Union Club, Hoboken, no date, circa 1950's.
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B+W photo of John J. Grogan et al being outfitted with U.S. Army uniforms, Fort Monmouth, N.J., no date, circa 1943.
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B+W photo of John J. Grogan throwing out a ceremonial first baseball pitch at unidentified stadium, no place, no date, ca. 1952-1960.
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B+W photo of John J. Grogan with Joe Dimaggio and Paul "Skinny" D'Amato in a restaurant, no place (N.Y.C.?), no date, ca. 1950-1955.
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B+W photo of John J. Grogan with Louis De Pascale in City Council Chambers, Hoboken City Hall, no date, probably late 1965.
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B+W photo of John J. and Eileen McNulty Grogan of Hoboken on a beach, no place, no date, ca. 1940's.
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B+W photo of John Palumbo S. & A.Club presenting a check for Hoboken Paraplegics, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1937-1943.
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B+W photo of Joseph "Biggie" Yaccarino and family posed at a kitchen dining table, Hoboken, no date, circa 1955-60.
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B+W photo of Joseph 'Biggie' Yaccarino serving a woman outside outside Biggie's Clam Bar, Hoboken, ca. late 1946 to early 1950's.
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B+W photo of Joseph Scutellaro after his arrest for murder of Harry L. Barck, Overseer of the Poor, Hoboken, February 25, 1938.
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B+W photo of Juan 'Beacon' Melendez wearing a "Hobo ken!" t-shirt near the Hudson River, Hoboken, no date, [1976].
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B+W photo of Keuffel & Esser Co. building at 4th & Adams, Hoboken ca. early 1960's. Photographer unknown.
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B+W photo of Kitty Clark (at right) and 3 women at Humanities Festival Week activities, Church Square Park, Hoboken, October, 1999.
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B+W photo of Knights of Columbus clubhouse decorated for 40th anniversary, 716 Hudson St., Hoboken, 1936.
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B+W photo of Knights of Columbus clubhouse decorated for 40th anniversary, 716 Hudson St., Hoboken, Apr. 1936.
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B+W photo of Knights of Columbus clubhouse decorated for 60th anniversary, 716 Hudson St., Hoboken, Apr. 16, 1956.
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B+W photo of Lackawanna Plaza & Hoboken Ferry, Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken, n.d., ca. Sept.r 1946.
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B+W photo of Lackawanna Railroad steam locomotive no. 1024 in Hoboken trainyard, Aug. 14, 1938.
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