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Hoboken Historical Museum Online Collection

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100 Hoboken Firsts.
100 Hoboken Firsts.
Book
Album of photographs belonging to Julius and Mary Durstewitz.
Album of photographs belonging to Julius and Mary Durstewitz.
Photograph
Article: HOBOCAN HACKINGH. Sybil
Article: HOBOCAN HACKINGH. Sybil's Cave; steam locomotive; circular railway. Extract from Winfield, published in Hoboken newspaper, Jan. 23, 1896.
Archive
B+W photo negatives, 3, of Sybil
B+W photo negatives, 3, of Sybil's Cave, River Road & Hudson River, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1945-1955.
Photograph
B+W photo of the exterior of the site of the former Sybil
B+W photo of the exterior of the site of the former Sybil's Cave, River Road near 9th St., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1940's.
Photograph
B+W photo of the interior of the site of the former Sybil
B+W photo of the interior of the site of the former Sybil's Cave, River Road near 9th St., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1940's.
Photograph
B+W photo of the interior of the site of the former Sybil
B+W photo of the interior of the site of the former Sybil's Cave, River Road near 9th St., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1940's.
Photograph
Color photo of Castle Point, taken from below on River St.(Sinatra Drive) near the Hudson River, Hoboken, September 24, 1989.
Color photo of Castle Point, taken from below on River St.(Sinatra Drive) near the Hudson River, Hoboken, September 24, 1989.
Photograph
Color photo of cliff rocks on River St. (Sinatra Drive) just below Castle Point, Hoboken, September 24, 1989.
Color photo of cliff rocks on River St. (Sinatra Drive) just below Castle Point, Hoboken, September 24, 1989.
Photograph
Color photo of fishing pier & riverfront walkway under construction near 8th St. & Frank Sinatra Dr., Hoboken, Dec. 2001.
Color photo of fishing pier & riverfront walkway under construction near 8th St. & Frank Sinatra Dr., Hoboken, Dec. 2001.
Photograph
Color photos, 37, of excavation of Sybil
Color photos, 37, of excavation of Sybil's Cave site, Frank Sinatra Drive, Hoboken, June 5, 2007.
Photograph
Color photos, 58, of excavation of Sybil
Color photos, 58, of excavation of Sybil's Cave site including interior, Sinatra Drive, Hoboken, June 4, 2007.
Photograph
Color photos, 8, of dedication ceremony & visit to Sybil
Color photos, 8, of dedication ceremony & visit to Sybil's Cave, Frank Sinatra Drive, Hoboken, Oct. 21, 2008.
Photograph
Digital image of newsclipping regarding the re-opening of Sybil
Digital image of newsclipping regarding the re-opening of Sybil's Cave, [December, 1937].
Photograph
Digital image of newsclipping with photo regarding the re-opening of Sybil
Digital image of newsclipping with photo regarding the re-opening of Sybil's Cave, December 14,1937.
Photograph
Digital image of photo of Sybil
Digital image of photo of Sybil's Cave, Hoboken, no date, circa late 1920s-1930s.
Photograph
Digital image of photo of the entrance to Sybil
Digital image of photo of the entrance to Sybil's Cave, Hoboken, n.d., circa 1930s.
Photograph
Digital image of print: The Sybyl
Digital image of print: The Sybyl's (sic - Sybil's) Cave, Hoboken. Ca. 1852.
Archive
Digital image of typed poem: The Elysian Fields. Hoboken, N.J., Nov. 9, 1913. Author & original source not indicated.
Digital image of typed poem: The Elysian Fields. Hoboken, N.J., Nov. 9, 1913. Author & original source not indicated.
Archive
Digital images of B+W contact sheet with five images of the Hoboken waterfront, Hoboken, circa 1987.
Digital images of B+W contact sheet with five images of the Hoboken waterfront, Hoboken, circa 1987.
Photograph
Digital images, 18, of school children entering Sybil
Digital images, 18, of school children entering Sybil's Cave after re-opening ceremony, Hoboken, Oct. 21, 2008.
Photograph
Digital images, 21, of re-opening ceremony at Sybil
Digital images, 21, of re-opening ceremony at Sybil's Cave, Hoboken, Oct. 21, 2008.
Photograph
Digital images, 8, of the general site & set-up for re-opening ceremony at Sybil
Digital images, 8, of the general site & set-up for re-opening ceremony at Sybil's Cave, Hoboken, Oct. 21, 2008.
Photograph
Document for Sybil
Document for Sybil's Cave interior, sketch plan & 33 photographs, Hoboken, Sept. 21, 2010.
Photograph
Gleason
Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, June 19, 1852 complete publication includes "Sybil's Cave, at Hoboken, N.J." text and image
Archive
Graphite drawing of Hoboken shoreline near Fifth to Sixth Streets dated January 28, 1845.
Graphite drawing of Hoboken shoreline near Fifth to Sixth Streets dated January 28, 1845.
Archive
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Book
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Book
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Book
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Book
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Book
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Book
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Book
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Book
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Book
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History.
Book
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History. [Limited edition.]
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History. [Limited edition.]
Book
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History. [Limited edition.]
Greetings from Hoboken: A Postcard History. [Limited edition.]
Book
History of Hoboken. 1907. Issued by the Hoboken Board of Trade.
History of Hoboken. 1907. Issued by the Hoboken Board of Trade.
Book
History of Hoboken. 1907. Issued by the Hoboken Board of Trade.
History of Hoboken. 1907. Issued by the Hoboken Board of Trade.
Book
History of the Municipalities of Hudson County, New Jersey, 1630-1923. Three volumes.
History of the Municipalities of Hudson County, New Jersey, 1630-1923. Three volumes.
Book
History of the Municipalities of Hudson County, New Jersey, 1630-1923. Vol. I (Historical Vol.) Reprint.
History of the Municipalities of Hudson County, New Jersey, 1630-1923. Vol. I (Historical Vol.) Reprint.
Book
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [First Series], Volume 2, No. 32, November, 1989.
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [First Series], Volume 2, No. 32, November, 1989.
Publication
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 12, Number 1, January - February 2006
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 12, Number 1, January - February 2006
Publication
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 15, Number 5, Sept.-Oct. 2009.
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 15, Number 5, Sept.-Oct. 2009.
Publication
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 15, Number 6, Nov.-Dec. 2009.
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 15, Number 6, Nov.-Dec. 2009.
Publication
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 16, Number 1, Jan.-Feb. 2010.
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 16, Number 1, Jan.-Feb. 2010.
Publication
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 16, Number 2, Spring 2010.
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 16, Number 2, Spring 2010.
Publication
Hoboken History, No. 2, Winter 1992.
Hoboken History, No. 2, Winter 1992.
Publication
Hoboken History, No. 3, Spring 1992.
Hoboken History, No. 3, Spring 1992.
Publication
Hoboken History, No. 4, Summer 1992.
Hoboken History, No. 4, Summer 1992.
Publication
Hoboken History, No. 7, Spring 1993
Hoboken History, No. 7, Spring 1993
Publication
Hopoghan Hackingh. Hoboken, A Pleasure Resort for Old New York.
Hopoghan Hackingh. Hoboken, A Pleasure Resort for Old New York.
Book
Map of Cybil
Map of Cybil's (sic) [Sybil's] Cave, Hoboken, 1952.
Map
Map of New York and Vicinity. People
Map of New York and Vicinity. People's Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., [1886.]
Archive
Map: The City of Hoboken, New Jersey, 1881. By O. H. Bailey & A. Ward.
Map: The City of Hoboken, New Jersey, 1881. By O. H. Bailey & A. Ward.
Archive
Map: The Hoboken Chamber of Commerce. Welcome to Hoboken. A Business Map of Hoboken. 2008-2009.
Map: The Hoboken Chamber of Commerce. Welcome to Hoboken. A Business Map of Hoboken. 2008-2009.
Archive
Newsclippings, 4, about Hoboken history published 1959 in unidentified newspaper, probably Jersey Journal or possibly Hudson Dispatch.
Newsclippings, 4, about Hoboken history published 1959 in unidentified newspaper, probably Jersey Journal or possibly Hudson Dispatch.
Archive
Original artwork, 14 drawings by Sigismond Schuster including 4 of Hoboken scenes; pencil on paper, various places, ca.1850s, not later than 1857.
Original artwork, 14 drawings by Sigismond Schuster including 4 of Hoboken scenes; pencil on paper, various places, ca.1850s, not later than 1857.
Archive
Pages from Gleason
Pages from Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, June 19, 1852 including "Sybil's Cave, at Hoboken, N.J." text and image
Archive
Photo Album
Photo Album
Object/Artifact
Postcard: 4143. Cybils [Sybil
Postcard: 4143. Cybils [Sybil's] Cave and River Walk in 1880, Hoboken, N.J. Published by E.F. Walter. No date, circa 1901-1907; unposted.
Object/Artifact
Postcards, 25:
Postcards, 25: 'Greetings from Hoboken, N.J.' series issued by Brian Gallagher, (2010.)
Archive
Print, duo-tone: Hudson River from Hoboken. As published in Valentine
Print, duo-tone: Hudson River from Hoboken. As published in Valentine's Manual, New York, 1860.
Archive
Print, hand-colored: "View up the Hudson From Sybil
Print, hand-colored: "View up the Hudson From Sybil's Cave Hoboken" Artist: R. Gignoux. Engraver: W.G. Jackman. N.d., ca. 1842-1847.
Archive
Print: "View up the Hudson From Sybil
Print: "View up the Hudson From Sybil's Cave Hoboken" Artist: R. Gignoux. Engraver: W.G. Jackman. N.d., ca. 1842-1847.
Archive
Print: Die Sybillen Grotte Bei Hoboken am Hudson. (1848).
Print: Die Sybillen Grotte Bei Hoboken am Hudson. (1848).
Archive
Print: Hudson River from Hoboken. As published in Valentine
Print: Hudson River from Hoboken. As published in Valentine's Manual, New York, 1860.
Archive
Printed B+W photograph of Sybil
Printed B+W photograph of Sybil's Cave and River Walk 1880, Hoboken, ca. 1880's.
Photograph
Report: Archaeological Assessment, Sybil
Report: Archaeological Assessment, Sybil's Cave Frank Sinatra Drive, Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey. Lauren J. Cook, 2011. Draft version.
Archive
Report: Archaeological Assessment, Sybil
Report: Archaeological Assessment, Sybil's Cave, Frank Sinatra Dr., City of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J. May 2012. Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc.
Archive
Report: Archaeological Assessment, Sybil
Report: Archaeological Assessment, Sybil's Cave, Frank Sinatra Dr., City of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J. May 2012. Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc..
Archive
Report: Detailed Water Quality Sample Results. (For Sybil
Report: Detailed Water Quality Sample Results. (For Sybil's Cave, Hoboken, N.J.) Issued Jan. 3, 2011.
Archive
Report: Field to Factory: The Story of the Maxwell House Coffee Plant. Hayden & Modica; RGA, Cranbury, N.J. 2005.
Report: Field to Factory: The Story of the Maxwell House Coffee Plant. Hayden & Modica; RGA, Cranbury, N.J. 2005.
Archive
Report: Geotechnical Condition & Water Quality Analysis for Sybil
Report: Geotechnical Condition & Water Quality Analysis for Sybil's Cave. Draft report prepared by Saad Cheema; Dane Pehrman, Black & Veatch, Jan. 7, 2011.
Archive
Sepia tone photo of Castle Point and River Walk in 1885, Hoboken, n.d., ca. early 1880s.
Sepia tone photo of Castle Point and River Walk in 1885, Hoboken, n.d., ca. early 1880s.
Photograph
Stonework: 4 stones from original portal entrance, Sybil
Stonework: 4 stones from original portal entrance, Sybil's Cave, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1830s.
Object/Artifact
‘Open Sesame’ Just Won’t Do: Hoboken Tries to Unlock Its Cave. The New York Times online, June 26, 2007.
‘Open Sesame’ Just Won’t Do: Hoboken Tries to Unlock Its Cave. The New York Times online, June 26, 2007.
Archive
‘Open Sesame’ Just Won’t Do: Hoboken Tries to Unlock Its Cave. The New York Times online, June 26, 2007.
‘Open Sesame’ Just Won’t Do: Hoboken Tries to Unlock Its Cave. The New York Times online, June 26, 2007.
Archive
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