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Advertising card for Meyer
Advertising card for Meyer's Hotel, corner of Hudson & Third Sts., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1910.
Object/Artifact
Apologia Pro Sua Preoccupatione
Apologia Pro Sua Preoccupatione
Book
Article: New York Harbor From a Different Angle. An Exhibition About Immigrants in Hoboken. By Tammy La Gorce, New York Times, Oct. 3, 2014.
Article: New York Harbor From a Different Angle. An Exhibition About Immigrants in Hoboken. By Tammy La Gorce, New York Times, Oct. 3, 2014.
Archive
B&W photo of apartment building at 225 Hudson Street, Hoboken.
B&W photo of apartment building at 225 Hudson Street, Hoboken.
Photograph
B+W Postcard: Meyers Celler, Hoboken, NJ
B+W Postcard: Meyers Celler, Hoboken, NJ
Object/Artifact
B+W group photo of 1st Annual Communion & Breakfast, Dept. of Public Safety, Hoboken, N.J., Meyer
B+W group photo of 1st Annual Communion & Breakfast, Dept. of Public Safety, Hoboken, N.J., Meyer's Hotel, Apr. 25, 1948.
Photograph
B+W group photo of the testimonial dinner for Harry D. Bingham by his co-workers upon his retirement, Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, September 14, 1951.
B+W group photo of the testimonial dinner for Harry D. Bingham by his co-workers upon his retirement, Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, September 14, 1951.
Photograph
B+W panoramic photo of Bachelor Dinner of John Hildemann, Meyer
B+W panoramic photo of Bachelor Dinner of John Hildemann, Meyer's Hotel, Hoboken, Oct. 21, 1941.
Photograph
B+W panoramic photo of wedding reception for Mr. & Mrs. John Hildemann, Meyer
B+W panoramic photo of wedding reception for Mr. & Mrs. John Hildemann, Meyer's Hotel, Oct. 23, 1941.
Photograph
B+W photo of Richard J. Hughes, James F. Quinn et al at Meyer
B+W photo of Richard J. Hughes, James F. Quinn et al at Meyer's Hotel, Oct. 19, 1961.
Photograph
B+W photo of cake cutting ceremony for Baseball Centennial Celebration, Hoboken, June 19, 1946.
B+W photo of cake cutting ceremony for Baseball Centennial Celebration, Hoboken, June 19, 1946.
Photograph
B+W photograph of Political Campaign, June 8, 1914
B+W photograph of Political Campaign, June 8, 1914
Photograph
Black-and-white publicity photo of Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint in rehearsal for film "On the Waterfront," Hoboken, no date, ca. 1953-1954.
Black-and-white publicity photo of Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint in rehearsal for film "On the Waterfront," Hoboken, no date, ca. 1953-1954.
Photograph
Booklet: United Decorating Co., 1899-1997. Exhibition by Hoboken Historical Museum, City Hall, Hoboken, 1997.
Booklet: United Decorating Co., 1899-1997. Exhibition by Hoboken Historical Museum, City Hall, Hoboken, 1997.
Archive
Button pin: Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. No date, circa 1895-1910.
Button pin: Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. No date, circa 1895-1910.
Object/Artifact
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.
Archive
City of Hoboken Master Plan, Final version, April 2004. PDF version.
City of Hoboken Master Plan, Final version, April 2004. PDF version.
Archive
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.
Archive
Color Postcard: Meyer
Color Postcard: Meyer's Hotel, Hoboken, NJ
Object/Artifact
Color Postcard: Meyer
Color Postcard: Meyer's Hotel, Hoboken, NJ, 1916
Object/Artifact
Digital image from digital video disk of film On the Waterfront, original from 1953-1954.
Digital image from digital video disk of film On the Waterfront, original from 1953-1954.
Photograph
Digital image of b+w photo of Mayor Fred DeSapio attendees at the United Master Barbers Convention, Meyers Hotel, March 6, 1949.
Digital image of b+w photo of Mayor Fred DeSapio attendees at the United Master Barbers Convention, Meyers Hotel, March 6, 1949.
Photograph
Digital image of the exterior of 235 Hudson St. near Third St., Hoboken, Dec. 26, 2003.
Digital image of the exterior of 235 Hudson St. near Third St., Hoboken, Dec. 26, 2003.
Photograph
Digital images of newsclipping: Meyer
Digital images of newsclipping: Meyer's Hotel In Bankruptcy. Hudson Dispatch, Jan. 8, 1936.
Archive
Documentation. "Green Gate." Mu Chapter House, Chi Phi Fraternity, 801 Hudson St., Hoboken, Spring 2002.
Documentation. "Green Gate." Mu Chapter House, Chi Phi Fraternity, 801 Hudson St., Hoboken, Spring 2002.
Archive
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) digital maps and documents related to flooding as collected June 2013.
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) digital maps and documents related to flooding as collected June 2013.
Archive
Form letter to Mrs. Mary Markey from the Zonta International, March 9, 1943. Plus newspaper clipping.
Form letter to Mrs. Mary Markey from the Zonta International, March 9, 1943. Plus newspaper clipping.
Archive
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 Theatre, Vaudeville and Movies in Hoboken, The. Volume 1.
History of Theatre, Vaudeville and Movies in Hoboken, The. Volume 1.
Publication
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.
Archive
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.
Archive
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 12, Number 6, Nov.-Dec. 2006.
Hoboken Historical Museum Newsletter [Second Series], Volume 12, Number 6, Nov.-Dec. 2006.
Publication
Hoboken Illustrated. New York Dawn, Special Edition, January, 1909.
Hoboken Illustrated. New York Dawn, Special Edition, January, 1909.
Publication
Hoboken Tennis Club. Directory - Season, 1915.
Hoboken Tennis Club. Directory - Season, 1915.
Archive
Hoboken: A Guide to the City.
Hoboken: A Guide to the City.
Publication
Image: color photo of the demolition of Meyer
Image: color photo of the demolition of Meyer's Hotel , 231 Hudson St., on the site of Marine View Towers and parking garages, Hoboken. no
Photograph
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Hoboken, Questions; membership application records, 1868-1911.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Hoboken, Questions; membership application records, 1868-1911.
Archive
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Hoboken, Questions; membership application records, 1888-1910.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Hoboken, Questions; membership application records, 1888-1910.
Archive
Letter on Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, stationery. Written by an Uncle John & Aunt Ida in Hoboken; posted to Daniel Zutt, Louisville, Ky., Nov. 13, 1925.
Letter on Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, stationery. Written by an Uncle John & Aunt Ida in Hoboken; posted to Daniel Zutt, Louisville, Ky., Nov. 13, 1925.
Archive
Letter: Meyer
Letter: Meyer's Hotel, Hoboken, stationery, dated Dec. 9, 1890.
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
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: 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
Matchbook: Meyers Hotel, Third & Hudson Sts., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1943-1950.
Matchbook: Meyers Hotel, Third & Hudson Sts., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1943-1950.
Object/Artifact
Memoriam (William Schubin): What A Man! By David Greenberg. In Memory of William Schubin. Feb. 28, 1898 - April 5, 1995.
Memoriam (William Schubin): What A Man! By David Greenberg. In Memory of William Schubin. Feb. 28, 1898 - April 5, 1995.
Archive
Menu for the Tenth Annual Reunion & Dinner of the United Irishmen of Hoboken at Meyer
Menu for the Tenth Annual Reunion & Dinner of the United Irishmen of Hoboken at Meyer's Hotel, Hoboken, March 16, 1899.
Object/Artifact
Meyer
Meyer's Celler [sic - Cellar] imprint: Pioneer Community Song Sheet. New Revised Edition. Paull-Pioneer Music Corp., N.Y. N.d., ca. 1928-1929.
Archive
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
Napkins, set 12, embroidered "Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, N.J., J.H. Timken" N.d., ca. 1900-1920.
Napkins, set 12, embroidered "Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, N.J., J.H. Timken" N.d., ca. 1900-1920.
Object/Artifact
Newsclipping: Mrs. Hildemann Marks Birthday. Policeman’s Widow Is 75. Oct. 15, 1944.
Newsclipping: Mrs. Hildemann Marks Birthday. Policeman’s Widow Is 75. Oct. 15, 1944.
Archive
Newspaper: Public Voice, Vol. 1, No. 3, September 4, 1931.
Newspaper: Public Voice, Vol. 1, No. 3, September 4, 1931.
Archive
Newspaper: The Hoboken Herald, Vol. 1, No. 1; Sept. 8, 1971.
Newspaper: The Hoboken Herald, Vol. 1, No. 1; Sept. 8, 1971.
Archive
Newspaper: The Hoboken Herald, Vol. 1, No. 1; Sept. 8, 1971.
Newspaper: The Hoboken Herald, Vol. 1, No. 1; Sept. 8, 1971.
Archive
Official Programme, Fourth Annual Regatta of the Hoboken Amateur Rowing Association, Guttenberg, Course, Saturday, August 2nd, 1902.
Official Programme, Fourth Annual Regatta of the Hoboken Amateur Rowing Association, Guttenberg, Course, Saturday, August 2nd, 1902.
Archive
Organization list: Community Y.M.C.A. Campaign Organization, February 10th -18th, 1941.
Organization list: Community Y.M.C.A. Campaign Organization, February 10th -18th, 1941.
Archive
Photo of wedding reception for Mr. & Mrs.Harold Grouls, Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, Dec.12, 1947.
Photo of wedding reception for Mr. & Mrs.Harold Grouls, Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, Dec.12, 1947.
Photograph
Photocopy of menu from Banquet Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the City of Hoboken, March 28, 1905.
Photocopy of menu from Banquet Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the City of Hoboken, March 28, 1905.
Archive
Postal cachet: Hoboken "The Mile Square City" Greets the U.S. Fleet. June 1934.
Postal cachet: Hoboken "The Mile Square City" Greets the U.S. Fleet. June 1934.
Object/Artifact
Postal card: Meyers Hotel, John Moje, Proprietor, Hudson and Third Sts., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1920-1925.
Postal card: Meyers Hotel, John Moje, Proprietor, Hudson and Third Sts., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1920-1925.
Archive
Postcard: 2212 - Myer
Postcard: 2212 - Myer's (sic - Meyer's) Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca.1901-1907; unposted.
Object/Artifact
Postcard: 2212 - Myer
Postcard: 2212 - Myer's (sic - Meyer's) Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. Postmarked July 31, 1907.
Object/Artifact
Postcard: 2212 - Myer
Postcard: 2212 - Myer's (sic - Meyer's) Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. Postmarked September 17 1906.
Object/Artifact
Postcard: 2212 - Myer
Postcard: 2212 - Myer's (sic) Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. Souvenir Post Card Co., N.Y. & Berlin. N.d., ca.1901-1907.
Object/Artifact
Postcard: 2212 - Myer
Postcard: 2212 - Myer's (sic) Hotel, Hoboken, N.J.; Julius Nelson; Souvenir Post Card Co., N.Y. & Berlin. 1906 (1901-1907.)
Archive
Postcard: 6201 - Meyer
Postcard: 6201 - Meyer's Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. No date, circa 1901-1907; unposted.
Archive
Postcard: 6201 - Meyer
Postcard: 6201 - Meyer's Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. No date, circa 1901-1907; unposted.
Object/Artifact
Postcard: 6201 - Meyer
Postcard: 6201 - Meyer's Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. Postmarked Hoboken, May 25, 1905.
Archive
Postcard: 6201 - Meyer
Postcard: 6201 - Meyer's Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. Postmarked March 29, 1905.
Object/Artifact
Postcard: Bavarian Yodelers, Meyer
Postcard: Bavarian Yodelers, Meyer's Cellar, Hoboken, N.J. No date, circa 1933-34.
Object/Artifact
Postcard: Hudson Street from 3rd Street, Hoboken, N.J. Postmarked March 29, 1910.
Postcard: Hudson Street from 3rd Street, Hoboken, N.J. Postmarked March 29, 1910.
Object/Artifact
Postcard: Meyer
Postcard: Meyer's Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. "Known the World Over." No date, circa 1933-1945; unposted.
Object/Artifact
Postcard: Meyer
Postcard: Meyer's Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1907-1914.
Archive
Postcard: Meyer
Postcard: Meyer's Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. Postmarked July 29, 1907.
Object/Artifact
Postcard: Meyer
Postcard: Meyer's Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. Postmarked May 20, 1908.
Object/Artifact
Postcard: Meyer
Postcard: Meyer's Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. with artwork from grill, old man with quote, No date, circa 1933-1952.
Object/Artifact
Postcard: Meyer
Postcard: Meyer's and Naegeli's Hotels, 3rd and Hudson Sts., Hoboken, N.J. Postmarked 1911.
Object/Artifact
Postcard: Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. "Known the World Over." No date, circa 1933-34.
Postcard: Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. "Known the World Over." No date, circa 1933-34.
Object/Artifact
Postcard: Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. With reverse imprinting: Come to Hoboken and Meyers Hotel. Welcome the Fleet. N.d., probably June 1934.
Postcard: Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, N.J. With reverse imprinting: Come to Hoboken and Meyers Hotel. Welcome the Fleet. N.d., probably June 1934.
Archive
Postcard: The Hotel Quarter on Hudson Street, Hoboken, N.J. No date, circa 1907-1914.
Postcard: The Hotel Quarter on Hudson Street, Hoboken, N.J. No date, circa 1907-1914.
Object/Artifact
Printed B+W photograph of Meyer
Printed B+W photograph of Meyer's Hotel, corner of Third and Hudson Streets, Hoboken, ca. 1906-1908.
Photograph
Printed B+W photograph of Naegeli
Printed B+W photograph of Naegeli's Hotel, corner of Third and Hudson Streets, Hoboken, ca. 1906-1908.
Photograph
Program, Freemasons: 75th Anniversary Charity Ball. Euclid Lodge No. 136, Hoboken. Hotel Statler, N.Y., Nov. 5, 1949.
Program, Freemasons: 75th Anniversary Charity Ball. Euclid Lodge No. 136, Hoboken. Hotel Statler, N.Y., Nov. 5, 1949.
Archive
Program: "Pleased to Meet You." Play by Christopher Morley. Hoboken Theatrical Co., Rialto Theatre, Hoboken, Oct. 29-Nov. 11, 1928.
Program: "Pleased to Meet You." Play by Christopher Morley. Hoboken Theatrical Co., Rialto Theatre, Hoboken, Oct. 29-Nov. 11, 1928.
Archive
Program: Christopher Morley
Program: Christopher Morley's Rialto Theatre; The Hoboken Theatrical Co. presentation of "Old Heidelberg." Week of Dec. 3, 1928. The Rialto Theatre, 118 Hudson St., Hoboken.
Archive
Program: Hoboken Akademie [Academy] Fair, Hoboken, March 15-20,1897.
Program: Hoboken Akademie [Academy] Fair, Hoboken, March 15-20,1897.
Archive
Program: Old Rialto, Hoboken; Old Rialto Theatre Guild Presents "The Trial of Mary Dugan." Week of March 17, 1930. (The Rialto Theatre, 118 Hudson St., Hoboken.)
Program: Old Rialto, Hoboken; Old Rialto Theatre Guild Presents "The Trial of Mary Dugan." Week of March 17, 1930. (The Rialto Theatre, 118 Hudson St., Hoboken.)
Archive
Program: Souvenir. Erste Daemlich Carnveval-Sitzung; Dec. 11, 1904; Odd Fellows Hall, 412-414 Washington St.
Program: Souvenir. Erste Daemlich Carnveval-Sitzung; Dec. 11, 1904; Odd Fellows Hall, 412-414 Washington St.
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
Salad/dessert plate from Meyers Hotel, Hoboken. No date, circa 1925-1940.
Salad/dessert plate from Meyers Hotel, Hoboken. No date, circa 1925-1940.
Object/Artifact
Sepia-tone group photo of the Annual Dinner-Dance sponsored by the Hoboken Businessmen
Sepia-tone group photo of the Annual Dinner-Dance sponsored by the Hoboken Businessmen's Association, Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, April 18, 1934.
Photograph
Sepia-tone photo of unknown mounted police officer with horse, River St. near 2nd St., Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1941.
Sepia-tone photo of unknown mounted police officer with horse, River St. near 2nd St., Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1941.
Photograph
Souvenir Programme, Eleventh Annual Convention of N.J. State Exempt Firemen
Souvenir Programme, Eleventh Annual Convention of N.J. State Exempt Firemen's Association, Lyric Theatre, Hoboken, N.J., May 19, 1897.
Archive
Souvenir of Hoboken and Vicinity.
Souvenir of Hoboken and Vicinity.
Book
Souvenir of Hoboken and Vicinity.
Souvenir of Hoboken and Vicinity.
Publication
Souvenir of Hoboken, N.J.: Photo-gravures. Brooklyn: The Albertype Co.; A. Wittmann; Lischke, Hoboken; n.d. (circa 1902-1905).
Souvenir of Hoboken, N.J.: Photo-gravures. Brooklyn: The Albertype Co.; A. Wittmann; Lischke, Hoboken; n.d. (circa 1902-1905).
Archive
Souvenir postal card, Meyer
Souvenir postal card, Meyer's Hotel, Hoboken: Brooklyn Bridge from New York. Postmarked Hoboken, April 18, 1899.
Archive
Souvenir, 50th Anniversary, Exempt Association, Hoboken Volunteer Fire Dept., 1860-1910, April 9, 1910.
Souvenir, 50th Anniversary, Exempt Association, Hoboken Volunteer Fire Dept., 1860-1910, April 9, 1910.
Archive
Swizzle sticks, 5: Meyers Hotel, Known the World Over, Third & Hudson Sts., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1930s.
Swizzle sticks, 5: Meyers Hotel, Known the World Over, Third & Hudson Sts., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1930s.
Object/Artifact
Table, mahogany, from the Meyers Hotel, now demolished, formerly on the corner of 2nd & Hudson Sts., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1900.
Table, mahogany, from the Meyers Hotel, now demolished, formerly on the corner of 2nd & Hudson Sts., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1900.
Object/Artifact
Trade card: Meyer
Trade card: Meyer's Hotel, Corner of Hudson and Third Streets. No date, circa 1900-1910.
Object/Artifact
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