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100 Hoboken Firsts.
100 Hoboken Firsts.
Book
Ad, Erie Railroad: "We
Ad, Erie Railroad: "We've Changed Stations"; re changing trains to Erie-Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken; published in Trains, Dec. 1956.
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An Act to Incorporate the Hoboken Land and Improvement Co. Supplement and Other Acts. Hoboken: Hudson County Democrat Print, 35 Washington St. 1859.
An Act to Incorporate the Hoboken Land and Improvement Co. Supplement and Other Acts. Hoboken: Hudson County Democrat Print, 35 Washington St. 1859.
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Article (H. & M.R.R.): The Beginning of Train Service Under the Hudson River at New York. In: The Engineering Record, V.57, N.9, Feb. 29, 1908
Article (H. & M.R.R.): The Beginning of Train Service Under the Hudson River at New York. In: The Engineering Record, V.57, N.9, Feb. 29, 1908
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Article re Hoboken Shore Railroad: New Electric Freight Locomotive; in The Railroad Gazette, Vol. XXX, No. 2, Jan. 14, 1898.
Article re Hoboken Shore Railroad: New Electric Freight Locomotive; in The Railroad Gazette, Vol. XXX, No. 2, Jan. 14, 1898.
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Article: The Eighth Wonder: The Holland Vehicular Tunnel. Gray & Hagen. Smithsonian Annual Report, 1931.
Article: The Eighth Wonder: The Holland Vehicular Tunnel. Gray & Hagen. Smithsonian Annual Report, 1931.
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Article: When a Road Opened Under the Hudson. By Kevin Coyne. NYT, March 4, 2012, (ARTS | NJ.)
Article: When a Road Opened Under the Hudson. By Kevin Coyne. NYT, March 4, 2012, (ARTS | NJ.)
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B+W photo of Omero Catan waiting to be 1st through new Lincoln Tunnel, Weehawken, N.J., Dec. 21, 1937.
B+W photo of Omero Catan waiting to be 1st through new Lincoln Tunnel, Weehawken, N.J., Dec. 21, 1937.
Photograph
Block Line. Tri-state Chapter [NRHS] Newsmagazine. Vol. IX, No. V, Oct. 1981. Hoboken [Terminal] Rededication Commemorative Issue.
Block Line. Tri-state Chapter [NRHS] Newsmagazine. Vol. IX, No. V, Oct. 1981. Hoboken [Terminal] Rededication Commemorative Issue.
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Brochure: Portrait of a New Tunnel. Midtown Hudson Tunnel .. To Be Placed in Operation ... in 1938. Port Authority; issued 1936.
Brochure: Portrait of a New Tunnel. Midtown Hudson Tunnel .. To Be Placed in Operation ... in 1938. Port Authority; issued 1936.
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Brochure: Portrait of a New Tunnel. Midtown Hudson Tunnel .. To Be Placed in Operation ... in 1938. Port Authority; issued 1936.
Brochure: Portrait of a New Tunnel. Midtown Hudson Tunnel .. To Be Placed in Operation ... in 1938. Port Authority; issued 1936.
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CD-ROM: The 1900 Hoboken Pier Fire: What Happened. Offline version of website from Pier3.org. 2002.
CD-ROM: The 1900 Hoboken Pier Fire: What Happened. Offline version of website from Pier3.org. 2002.
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Card, trade: Continental Hotel & Passenger Transfer Co., 101 Hudson St., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1910-1914.
Card, trade: Continental Hotel & Passenger Transfer Co., 101 Hudson St., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1910-1914.
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City Animals: A History of Our Changing Relationship with Other Hoboken Residents.
City Animals: A History of Our Changing Relationship with Other Hoboken Residents.
Book
City of Hoboken Master Plan, Final version, April 2004. PDF version.
City of Hoboken Master Plan, Final version, April 2004. PDF version.
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City of Hoboken, Full Master Plan, Draft version, September 2003. Digital PDF version, 139 pages.
City of Hoboken, Full Master Plan, Draft version, September 2003. Digital PDF version, 139 pages.
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Description of archival records of the D.L. & W. R.R. held by Steamtown NHS, National Park Service, Scranton, PA.
Description of archival records of the D.L. & W. R.R. held by Steamtown NHS, National Park Service, Scranton, PA.
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Digital image of the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad and other rail transportion, circa 1908-1910.
Digital image of the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad and other rail transportion, circa 1908-1910.
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Digital images of political campaign pamphlet for re-election of Mayor Fred DeSapio, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1951.
Digital images of political campaign pamphlet for re-election of Mayor Fred DeSapio, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1951.
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Direct Bus Service via Lincoln Tunnel From... To Public Service Times Square Terminal. Issued spring to summer 1939.
Direct Bus Service via Lincoln Tunnel From... To Public Service Times Square Terminal. Issued spring to summer 1939.
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Document: 1905 Agreement by the Hoboken & Manhattan R.R. et al with other railroads for land rights, etc., for constructing then what is now the PATH system in Hoboken.
Document: 1905 Agreement by the Hoboken & Manhattan R.R. et al with other railroads for land rights, etc., for constructing then what is now the PATH system in Hoboken.
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ERA [Electric Railroaders Association] Headlights, Vol. 11, No., 1, Jan. 1949. (Lackawanna Railroad)
ERA [Electric Railroaders Association] Headlights, Vol. 11, No., 1, Jan. 1949. (Lackawanna Railroad)
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Eighth Wonder, The.
Eighth Wonder, The.
Book
Geology of The Hudson River and Its Relation to Bridges and Tunnels, The.
Geology of The Hudson River and Its Relation to Bridges and Tunnels, The.
Publication
HUDSON & MANHATTAN RAILROAD REPAIR SHOPS - HAER No. NJ-108
HUDSON & MANHATTAN RAILROAD REPAIR SHOPS - HAER No. NJ-108
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Historic Documentation; 14th Street Viaduct, Hoboken. (State Bridge No. 0900-016). Report issued 2009.
Historic Documentation; 14th Street Viaduct, Hoboken. (State Bridge No. 0900-016). Report issued 2009.
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History of Hoboken. 1907. Issued by the Hoboken Board of Trade.
History of Hoboken. 1907. Issued by the Hoboken Board of Trade.
Book
Hoboken Free Public Library & Manual Training School, 500 Park Ave., Hoboken, N.J. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form; draft version.
Hoboken Free Public Library & Manual Training School, 500 Park Ave., Hoboken, N.J. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form; draft version.
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Hoboken Free Public Library & Manual Training School, 500 Park Avenue, Hoboken, New Jersey. National Register of Historic Places Registration. Final version.
Hoboken Free Public Library & Manual Training School, 500 Park Avenue, Hoboken, New Jersey. National Register of Historic Places Registration. Final version.
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Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 10, Number 1, January - February 2004
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 10, Number 1, January - February 2004
Publication
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 15, Number 3, May-June 2009.
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 15, Number 3, May-June 2009.
Publication
Hoboken Yard Redevelopment Plan. Prepared for City of Hoboken, New Jersey. DRAFT September 2012.
Hoboken Yard Redevelopment Plan. Prepared for City of Hoboken, New Jersey. DRAFT September 2012.
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Hoboken: A Guide to the City.
Hoboken: A Guide to the City.
Publication
Hoboken: a walking tour and street map. The Hoboken Historical Museum. Issued 2004.
Hoboken: a walking tour and street map. The Hoboken Historical Museum. Issued 2004.
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Hudson & Manhattan Railroad, Annual Reports 1910-1950. Columbia University Libraries electronic reproduction.
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad, Annual Reports 1910-1950. Columbia University Libraries electronic reproduction.
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Hudson and Manhattan Railroad. Full issue of Electric Railroads, No. 27, Aug. 1959. Published by Electric Railroaders Assn., N.Y., N.Y.
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad. Full issue of Electric Railroads, No. 27, Aug. 1959. Published by Electric Railroaders Assn., N.Y., N.Y.
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Kids Map Hoboken. Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken, N.J. 2014. 3rd edition.
Kids Map Hoboken. Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken, N.J. 2014. 3rd edition.
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Kids Map Hoboken. Published by Hoboken Historical Museum, 2006.
Kids Map Hoboken. Published by Hoboken Historical Museum, 2006.
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Lincoln Tunnel. A New 4 Minute Crossing. Issued by Port of N.Y. Authority, late 1937.
Lincoln Tunnel. A New 4 Minute Crossing. Issued by Port of N.Y. Authority, late 1937.
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Lincoln Tunnel: Metropolitan New York 1938. 4 Minute Crossings. Issued by Port of N.Y. Authority, late 1937 to 1938.
Lincoln Tunnel: Metropolitan New York 1938. 4 Minute Crossings. Issued by Port of N.Y. Authority, late 1937 to 1938.
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Lincoln Tunnel: Metropolitan New York. Routes to World
Lincoln Tunnel: Metropolitan New York. Routes to World's Fair 1940. 4 Minute Crossings. Issued by Port of N.Y. Authority, 1940.
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Map of Hoboken prepared for the Hoboken Chamber of Commerce, Oct. 15, 1930. Issued circa 1937 or later.Basil Stevens copy.
Map of Hoboken prepared for the Hoboken Chamber of Commerce, Oct. 15, 1930. Issued circa 1937 or later.Basil Stevens copy.
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Map of Hoboken prepared for the Hoboken Chamber of Commerce, October 15, 1930.
Map of Hoboken prepared for the Hoboken Chamber of Commerce, October 15, 1930.
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Map of Hoboken. Issued by First Jersey National Bank, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1976-1983.
Map of Hoboken. Issued by First Jersey National Bank, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1976-1983.
Map
Map of Hoboken. Issued by First Jersey National Bank, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1976-1983.
Map of Hoboken. Issued by First Jersey National Bank, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1976-1983.
Map
Map of Jersey City & Hoboken, N.J. Interstate Map Co. Indexed Map. Copyright 1904.
Map of Jersey City & Hoboken, N.J. Interstate Map Co. Indexed Map. Copyright 1904.
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Map of Westerly Shore of Hudson River & New York Bay from Fort Lee to Bayonne. August 1922. Record of Sales along Waterfront. (includes sales 1912 to June 1945.)
Map of Westerly Shore of Hudson River & New York Bay from Fort Lee to Bayonne. August 1922. Record of Sales along Waterfront. (includes sales 1912 to June 1945.)
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Map: Erie Lackawanna Railway Company. (Freight) System Map of the Friendly Service Route. Issued April 1974.
Map: Erie Lackawanna Railway Company. (Freight) System Map of the Friendly Service Route. Issued April 1974.
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Map: Hoboken port facilities, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, June 1924.
Map: Hoboken port facilities, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, June 1924.
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Map: Motor Routes to George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel ... Port of N.Y. Authority. N.d., ca. 1931-1932.
Map: Motor Routes to George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel ... Port of N.Y. Authority. N.d., ca. 1931-1932.
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Matchbook cover: 4 Minute Crossings. Save Time for Fun! (Issued by the Port Authority, N.Y.) N.d., ca. 1937-1940.
Matchbook cover: 4 Minute Crossings. Save Time for Fun! (Issued by the Port Authority, N.Y.) N.d., ca. 1937-1940.
Object/Artifact
Matchbook cover: Lincoln Tunnel, 38th St., Manhattan to Weehawken, N.J.; Open Wed., Dec. 22, 1937. (Issued by the Port Authority, N.Y.)
Matchbook cover: Lincoln Tunnel, 38th St., Manhattan to Weehawken, N.J.; Open Wed., Dec. 22, 1937. (Issued by the Port Authority, N.Y.)
Object/Artifact
Matchbook cover: Meyers Hotel, 3rd & Hudson Sts, Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1929-1937.
Matchbook cover: Meyers Hotel, 3rd & Hudson Sts, Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1929-1937.
Object/Artifact
Matchbook cover: Use the Lincoln Tunnel; Plan Now to See the New York World
Matchbook cover: Use the Lincoln Tunnel; Plan Now to See the New York World's Fair 1939. Issued 1938-1939.
Object/Artifact
Matchbook: Meyers Hotel, 3rd & Hudson Sts., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1929-1937.
Matchbook: Meyers Hotel, 3rd & Hudson Sts., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1929-1937.
Object/Artifact
Morton Memorial. A History of the Stevens Institute of Technology; Biographies of the Trustees, Faculty, and the Alumni; Record..Achievements...Stevens Family...
Morton Memorial. A History of the Stevens Institute of Technology; Biographies of the Trustees, Faculty, and the Alumni; Record..Achievements...Stevens Family...
Book
Newsletter: Hudson Street News. 3rd Issue. Sat. Nov. 3 [2012].
Newsletter: Hudson Street News. 3rd Issue. Sat. Nov. 3 [2012].
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Oral History Interview: Daniel Gans, August 12, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
Oral History Interview: Daniel Gans, August 12, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
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Oral History Interview: Mayor Dawn Zimmer, June 18, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
Oral History Interview: Mayor Dawn Zimmer, June 18, 2013. Hoboken Stories: Remembering Storm Sandy.
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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.
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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Partners in Creating. The First Century of K+E 1867/1967.
Partners in Creating. The First Century of K+E 1867/1967.
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Partners in Creating. The First Century of K+E 1867/1967.
Partners in Creating. The First Century of K+E 1867/1967.
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Poster / guide map for Hoboken House Tour, Sept. 24, 1978.
Poster / guide map for Hoboken House Tour, Sept. 24, 1978.
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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.
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Public Service Transportation Guide, Showing Fare, Time, Route Numbers. Jersey City & Hudson Division. Cpyrt 1938 P.S.C.T.
Public Service Transportation Guide, Showing Fare, Time, Route Numbers. Jersey City & Hudson Division. Cpyrt 1938 P.S.C.T.
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Report, Estimates & Specifications of Spielmann & Brush, Engineers, for the building of the sewers necessary to drain the district ... to Board of Health & Vital Statistics, (Hoboken) May 4, 1881.
Report, Estimates & Specifications of Spielmann & Brush, Engineers, for the building of the sewers necessary to drain the district ... to Board of Health & Vital Statistics, (Hoboken) May 4, 1881.
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Report: Archaeological Assessment, Sybil
Report: Archaeological Assessment, Sybil's Cave Frank Sinatra Drive, Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey. Lauren J. Cook, 2011. Draft version.
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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.
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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.
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Report: Proposal for Weehawken-Midtown [Lincoln] Tunnel; Preliminary Plans, etc.; March 6, 1930.
Report: Proposal for Weehawken-Midtown [Lincoln] Tunnel; Preliminary Plans, etc.; March 6, 1930.
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Report: The Holland Tunnel Chemical Fire. May 13, 1949. National Board of Fire Underwriters, N.Y., [July 1949.]
Report: The Holland Tunnel Chemical Fire. May 13, 1949. National Board of Fire Underwriters, N.Y., [July 1949.]
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Romance of the Hoboken Ferry.
Romance of the Hoboken Ferry.
Book
Sight-seeing Map of the Hudson River. Points of Interest Visible from the Hudson River Boats, Trains & Airplanes. Copyright, 1929, by W.H. Radcliffe.
Sight-seeing Map of the Hudson River. Points of Interest Visible from the Hudson River Boats, Trains & Airplanes. Copyright, 1929, by W.H. Radcliffe.
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Souvenir booklet with a history, six views and a map of the Hudson and Manhattan Rail Road, 1908.
Souvenir booklet with a history, six views and a map of the Hudson and Manhattan Rail Road, 1908.
Object/Artifact
Stevens Institute of Technology Annual Report 2004-2005 with Record of Philanthropy 2004-2005.
Stevens Institute of Technology Annual Report 2004-2005 with Record of Philanthropy 2004-2005.
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The Family: A History of My Family. By Mel Kiernan, (Hoboken) 2011.
The Family: A History of My Family. By Mel Kiernan, (Hoboken) 2011.
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The Map. MTA Subways and Railroads, Plus Bus Connections. March 2002.
The Map. MTA Subways and Railroads, Plus Bus Connections. March 2002.
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Timetable & map: Hudson River Tunnels, Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Co., July 1909.
Timetable & map: Hudson River Tunnels, Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Co., July 1909.
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Timetable: Erie Railroad. Time Tables. Daylight Savings Time. Eff. April 28, 1957.
Timetable: Erie Railroad. Time Tables. Daylight Savings Time. Eff. April 28, 1957.
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Timetable: Lackawanna R.R., ... Between New York & Buffalo ...; N.Y., Chicago, St. Louis. June 16, 1912.
Timetable: Lackawanna R.R., ... Between New York & Buffalo ...; N.Y., Chicago, St. Louis. June 16, 1912.
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Timetable: Lackawanna Railroad. ...Between New York & Buffalo; ...Chicago. Apr. 24, 1932. 2nd edition.
Timetable: Lackawanna Railroad. ...Between New York & Buffalo; ...Chicago. Apr. 24, 1932. 2nd edition.
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Timetable: Lackawanna Railroad. ...Between New York & Buffalo; ...Chicago. Apr. 29, 1923.
Timetable: Lackawanna Railroad. ...Between New York & Buffalo; ...Chicago. Apr. 29, 1923.
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Timetable: Lackawanna Railroad. ...Between New York & Buffalo; ...Chicago. June 9, 1917.
Timetable: Lackawanna Railroad. ...Between New York & Buffalo; ...Chicago. June 9, 1917.
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Timetable: Lackawanna Railroad. ...Between New York & Buffalo; ...Chicago. Sept. 27, 1931.
Timetable: Lackawanna Railroad. ...Between New York & Buffalo; ...Chicago. Sept. 27, 1931.
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[Map] Letterhead of Union Terminal Cold Storage Co., N.Y., May 2, 1918, with pre-WWI map printed on back of N.Y.C. & N.J. transportation.
[Map] Letterhead of Union Terminal Cold Storage Co., N.Y., May 2, 1918, with pre-WWI map printed on back of N.Y.C. & N.J. transportation.
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