Suffrage tug, Jersey City - A black and white photo of people on a boa...
Photograph shows suffragist Mina C. Van Winkle of Newark, New Jersey, holding a torch at front of tug boat. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)
Boat taking Farley & Falconio to Hoboken
Photo shows the steamer Rosedale that took Archbishop John Farley (of New York) and Archbishop Diomede Falconio to Hoboken where they departed for Rome to become Cardinals. The New York Times reported a great d... More
Colleges and Universities - William L. Dickinson High School - Jersey ...
Date Taken: 1918 Colleges and Universities - William L. Dickinson High School - Jersey City, New Jersey
Alien Property Custodian - Property Seized - Seizure of alien property...
Photographer: Alien Property Custodian Alien Property Custodian - Property Seized Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of a crate in a warehouse. Great Depression FF...
Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of a building, New Jersey. Farm Security Admin...
Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ferry slip seen from ferry which transports passengers across the Huds...
Public domain image of a train ferry, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Packing eggs in cold storage warehouse, Jersey City, New Jersey
Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Transferring milk from tank car to truck. Jersey City, New Jersey
Public domain photograph of New Jersey in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A couple of men standing on top of a pile of boxes. Great Depression F...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Public Service of New Jersey, Marion station, Jersey City, New Jersey....
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building interior, power generator, furnace, boiler, 20th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Public Service of New Jersey, Marion station, Jersey City, New Jersey....
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Long-abandoned hospital building, used to quarantine sick arriving imm...
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Photograph taken during the 1980s. Title, date, subject... More
Hoboken, N.J., Nov. 28, 2012 -- The New Jersey Transit Terminal is an ...
The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: George Armstrong City/State: Hoboken, NJ Keywords: historic preservation PA Hurricane Sandy ^ PA ^ historic... More
Jersey City, N.J., April 18, 2013 -- Park benches from the Central Rai...
The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Rosanna Arias City/State: Jersey City, NJ Keywords: Recovery ^ New Jersey ^ Jersey City ^ hurricane sandy ^... More
A crowded double-deck ferry boat plying between New York and Jersey Ci...
Stereograph showing a rear view of the ferry boat "Newark" filled with passengers the at dock. Copyright 1904 by William H. Rau. No. 5619.
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Newark Bay Lift Bridge, Spanning Newar...
Significance: The Newark Bay Bridge was constructed near the end of J.A.L. Waddell's career. He was an early proponent of the vertical lift bridge, designing and building his first in 1892. Waddell's landmark... More
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Newark Bay Lift Bridge, Spanning Newar...
Significance: The Newark Bay Bridge was constructed near the end of J.A.L. Waddell's career. He was an early proponent of the vertical lift bridge, designing and building his first in 1892. Waddell's landmark... More
Hoboken City Hall, 86-98 Washington Street, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
George Washington Bridge, Spanning Hudson River between Manhattan & Fo...
Significance: At the time of its construction, the George Washington Bridge was the longest span suspension bridge in the world. Survey number: HAER NY-129
George Washington Bridge, Spanning Hudson River between Manhattan & Fo...
Significance: At the time of its construction, the George Washington Bridge was the longest span suspension bridge in the world. Survey number: HAER NY-129
Grace Episcopal Church, Second & Erie Streets, Jersey City, Hudson Cou...
Survey number: HABS NJ-766 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72000776
Grace Episcopal Church, Second & Erie Streets, Jersey City, Hudson Cou...
Survey number: HABS NJ-766 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72000776
Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Hoboken in New Jersey, the seat of Mr. John Stevens.
Public domain image of a historic building, 16th, 17th, 18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
U.S.D.A. Plant Quarantine Building, 209 River Street, Hoboken, Hudson ...
See also HAER No. NJ-63, Hoboken Piers Headhouse Significance: Constructed in 1940 to carry out the provisions of the National Plant Quarantine Act of 1912, the USDA Plant Quarantine Building is significant as ... More
Bayonne Bridge, Spanning Kill Van Kull between Bayonne & Staten Island...
Significance: Bayonne Bridge is significant as the world's longest steel bridge for nearly half a century, the first use of manganese steel (for main arch ribs and rivets), and the use of falsework for construc... More
Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. C-8, 38 Sussex Stree...
Significance: C-8 operated as the Jersey City plant's boiler house c1914-88, providing steam for heat, electrical generation, and industrial processes, while housing the plant's main fire pumps. Steam chillers... More
Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Between 1931 Pierhead Line, Essex...
Significance: The Colgate-Palmolive Company is one of the oldest and largest companies in the world making soap, detergents, and personal care products, with corporate origins beginning in 1806. The Jersey Cit... More
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Pier 19, Hudson River waterfront, Jers...
Significance: The pier and its attendant structures represent the last vestiges of the repair facility for the harbor craft of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, which developed its huge harborside transportat... More
Erie & Lackawanna Railroad Bridge, Spanning Hackensack River, Kearny, ...
Significance: This structure is one of a series of bridges constructed in the early twentieth century to carry railroad lines through northern New Jersey towards New York City. It is a vertical lift bridge, re... More
Roosevelt Stadium, State Route 440 & Danforth Avenue, Jersey City, Hud...
Significance: A significant structure in the history of New Jersey and the racial integration of baseball. The stadium is associated the Mayor Frank Hague as a physical manifestation of his power and strong con... More
Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. B-3, 47-51 York Stre...
Significance: B-3 was a heavily rebuilt and modified version of the original 1847 Colgate soap kettle house, and was one of three structures housing the Jersey City plant's 20th-century soap kettles: it was thu... More
Erie Railway, Ferryboat Susquehanna, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Survey number: HAER NJ-23 Building/structure dates: 1864 Initial Construction
Pulaski Skyway, Spanning Passaic & Hackensack Rivers, Jersey City, Hud...
Significance: The "skyway" was built as part of the transcontinental Lincoln Highway and was among the first limited access "super highways" in the United States. Survey number: HAER NJ-34 Building/structure ... More
Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, G Block, 81-95 Greene Street, Jer...
Significance: G Block served as the principal manufacturing facility for all personal care products other than bar soap at the Colgate Jersey City plant from 1915 to 1987. Although not an individually signific... More
Vreeland House, 125 Lakeview Avenue, Leonia, Bergen County, NJ
Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. D-8, 37-39 Sussex St...
Significance: D-8 was probably the first Colgate & Company building used exclusively for oil storage and refining or bleaching. It became part of a three-structure refining complex, along with buildings D-6 an... More
Lehigh Valley Railroad, Pier G, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Significance: Pier G was the last multistoried covered freight pier of heavy timber construction surviving on the Hudson River waterfront in Hudson County. It was among the last remains of the Lehigh Valley Ra... More
Lehigh Valley Railroad, Pier G, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Significance: Pier G was the last multistoried covered freight pier of heavy timber construction surviving on the Hudson River waterfront in Hudson County. It was among the last remains of the Lehigh Valley Ra... More
Hudson County Courthouse, 583 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson Count...
Significance: The Hudson County Courthouse was completed and opened on September 20, 1910 at a cost of $3,328,016.56. It was designed by Hugh Roberts, architect, a native of Jersey City. The ground breaking was... More
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Jersey City Ferry Terminal, Johnson Av...
Significance: The ferry slips, sheds, and concourses comprise the harborside element of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, Jersey City Ferry Terminal, which is a National Register site. The terminal is the la... More
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Jersey City Ferry Terminal, Johnson Av...
Significance: The ferry slips, sheds, and concourses comprise the harborside element of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, Jersey City Ferry Terminal, which is a National Register site. The terminal is the la... More
Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, ...
Significance: The Greenville Yard Transfer Bridge System is the last surviving example in New York Harbor of a suspended-type car float transfer bridge. The innovative design of the transfer bridge was introdu... More
Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, ...
Significance: The Greenville Yard Transfer Bridge System is the last surviving example in New York Harbor of a suspended-type car float transfer bridge. The innovative design of the transfer bridge was introdu... More
Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, ...
Significance: The Greenville Yard Transfer Bridge System is the last surviving example in New York Harbor of a suspended-type car float transfer bridge. The innovative design of the transfer bridge was introdu... More
Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, ...
Significance: The Greenville Yard Transfer Bridge System is the last surviving example in New York Harbor of a suspended-type car float transfer bridge. The innovative design of the transfer bridge was introdu... More
Holland Tunnel, Beneath Hudson River between New York & Jersey City, N...
Significance: The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) jointly designated, on May 2, 1984, the Holland Tunnel as an engineering landmark "... in rec... More
Holland Tunnel, Beneath Hudson River between New York & Jersey City, N...
Significance: The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) jointly designated, on May 2, 1984, the Holland Tunnel as an engineering landmark "... in rec... More
Holland Tunnel, Beneath Hudson River between New York & Jersey City, N...
Significance: The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) jointly designated, on May 2, 1984, the Holland Tunnel as an engineering landmark "... in rec... More
Holland Tunnel, Beneath Hudson River between New York & Jersey City, N...
Significance: The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) jointly designated, on May 2, 1984, the Holland Tunnel as an engineering landmark "... in rec... More
Holland America line piers, Hoboken, N.J.
Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Entrance to Holland America Line piers, Hoboken, New Jersey]
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[Dan Moeller, Jersey City Team, baseball card portrait]
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
[Mrs. W. Thompson Burch] - Public domain portrait photograph
Summary: Full-length, studio portrait of Mrs. W. Thompson Burch, standing in a long formal dress facing right with head turned toward camera. Title taken from duplicate image in the same folder. Name and addres... More
3 P.M. Teddy and Lester (on right) - both 9 yrs. old - and sell until ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
4 P.M. Right - Frank Pristare, 456 Sixth St. 11 years old. Work "ain't...
Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Colleges and Universities - William L. Dickinson High School - Jersey ...
Date Taken: 1918 Colleges and Universities - William L. Dickinson High School - Jersey City, New Jersey
Colleges and Universities - William L. Dickinson High School - Jersey ...
Date Taken: 1918 Colleges and Universities - William L. Dickinson High School - Jersey City, New Jersey
Tansferring milk from tank car to truck. Jersey City, New Jersey
Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Cold storage warehouse, eggs in freezer room. Jersey City, New Jersey
Public domain photograph of New Jersey in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of a man stacking boxes. Great Depression FFSA...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A black and white photo of cars on a bridge. Office of War Information...
This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More
Pulaski Skyway from New York City to New Jersey
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Sgt. Walter P. Goworek, Jersey City, N.J., treats two little French la...
Caption continues: The little ladies are wearing costumes for a Fourth of July observance in La Mine, France. The sign in the background indicates the feeling of the French for their American liberators. July ... More
Church of St. Nicholas, 122 Ferry St., Jersey City, New Jersey. Altar ...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Public Service of New Jersey, Marion station, Jersey City, New Jersey....
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building interior, power generator, furnace, boiler, 20th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Aerial view of the Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New ...
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Statue of Liberty, officially "Liberty Enlightening the World," Jersey...
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Note the World Trade Center Twin Towers, still standing... More
Hoboken, N.J., Nov. 18, 2012 -- Vice President Joe Biden greets and th...
The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2012-11-18 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Liz Roll City/State: Hoboken, NJ Disasters: New Jersey Hurricane Sandy (DR-4086) Disaster Types: Hurricane... More
Liberty Island, N.Y., May 6, 2013 --Statue of Liberty facilities were ...
The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-05-06 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Kenneth Wilsey City/State: Liberty Island, NY Keywords: Damage ^ FEMA ^ hurricane sandy ^ storm surge ^ rep... More
New York from Bergan Hill, Hoboken ; extra supplement to the illustrat...
Public domain photograph of 19th-century landscape print, engraving, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fulton Ferry Boat "Olive Branch"
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Matthew P. Bogert Stone Well House, Orchard Road, Demarest, Bergen Cou...
Survey number: HABS NJ-428 Building/structure dates: 1766 Initial Construction
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Newark Bay Lift Bridge, Spanning Newar...
Significance: The Newark Bay Bridge was constructed near the end of J.A.L. Waddell's career. He was an early proponent of the vertical lift bridge, designing and building his first in 1892. Waddell's landmark... More
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Newark Bay Lift Bridge, Spanning Newar...
Significance: The Newark Bay Bridge was constructed near the end of J.A.L. Waddell's career. He was an early proponent of the vertical lift bridge, designing and building his first in 1892. Waddell's landmark... More
Holland American docks, Hoboken, N.J.
Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Montgomery Gateway East, One & Two, Montgomery & Monmouth Street, Jers...
Significance: This area grew most rapidly during the last two decades of the 19th century as a residential neighborhood for the new immigrant population which was drawn to Jersey City by the expanding industria... More
Montgomery Gateway East, One & Two, Montgomery & Monmouth Street, Jers...
Significance: This area grew most rapidly during the last two decades of the 19th century as a residential neighborhood for the new immigrant population which was drawn to Jersey City by the expanding industria... More
George Washington Bridge, Spanning Hudson River between Manhattan & Fo...
Significance: At the time of its construction, the George Washington Bridge was the longest span suspension bridge in the world. Survey number: HAER NY-129
George Washington Bridge, Spanning Hudson River between Manhattan & Fo...
Significance: At the time of its construction, the George Washington Bridge was the longest span suspension bridge in the world. Survey number: HAER NY-129
Jersey City Hospital, Nurses Homes, 112-114 Clifton Place, Jersey City...
Public domain photograph of hospital building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Elysian fields, Hoboken (New York in the distance) ; City Hotel, Trini...
Public domain photograph of 19th-century landscape print, engraving, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Between 1931 Pierhead Line, Essex...
Significance: The Colgate-Palmolive Company is one of the oldest and largest companies in the world making soap, detergents, and personal care products, with corporate origins beginning in 1806. The Jersey Cit... More
Lembeck & Betz Eagle Brewery, Second Brew House, 180-182 Ninth Street,...
Significance: The Lembeck & Betz Eagle Brewery Second Brew House is a representative example of late nineteenth-century industrial architecture associated with brewing. Survey number: HAER NJ-113-B Building/s... More
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Pier 19, Hudson River waterfront, Jers...
Significance: The pier and its attendant structures represent the last vestiges of the repair facility for the harbor craft of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, which developed its huge harborside transportat... More
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Pier 19, Hudson River waterfront, Jers...
Significance: The pier and its attendant structures represent the last vestiges of the repair facility for the harbor craft of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, which developed its huge harborside transportat... More
Lincoln Tunnel, Under Hudson River from New Jersey to West Thirty-nint...
Survey number: HAER NY-307 Building/structure dates: 1937 Initial Construction
Roosevelt Stadium, State Route 440 & Danforth Avenue, Jersey City, Hud...
Significance: A significant structure in the history of New Jersey and the racial integration of baseball. The stadium is associated the Mayor Frank Hague as a physical manifestation of his power and strong con... More
Roosevelt Stadium, State Route 440 & Danforth Avenue, Jersey City, Hud...
Significance: A significant structure in the history of New Jersey and the racial integration of baseball. The stadium is associated the Mayor Frank Hague as a physical manifestation of his power and strong con... More
Roosevelt Stadium, State Route 440 & Danforth Avenue, Jersey City, Hud...
Significance: A significant structure in the history of New Jersey and the racial integration of baseball. The stadium is associated the Mayor Frank Hague as a physical manifestation of his power and strong con... More
Roosevelt Stadium, State Route 440 & Danforth Avenue, Jersey City, Hud...
Significance: A significant structure in the history of New Jersey and the racial integration of baseball. The stadium is associated the Mayor Frank Hague as a physical manifestation of his power and strong con... More
Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building Nos. B-7 & B-8, 85-89 Hu...
Significance: The eight-story industrial structure at 85-99 Hudson Street was significant as the first reinforced concrete structure built in Jersey City, and ad the base of the two great Colgate clocks erected... More
Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building Nos. B-7 & B-8, 85-89 Hu...
Significance: The eight-story industrial structure at 85-99 Hudson Street was significant as the first reinforced concrete structure built in Jersey City, and ad the base of the two great Colgate clocks erected... More
Erie Railway, Ferryboat Susquehanna, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Survey number: HAER NJ-23 Building/structure dates: 1864 Initial Construction
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Pier No. 6, Erie Lackawanna R...
Significance: The remains of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Pier No. 6: Grain Trestle are significant because of the information they provide about grain and coal loading techniques of a major ra... More
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Pier No. 6, Erie Lackawanna R...
Significance: The remains of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Pier No. 6: Grain Trestle are significant because of the information they provide about grain and coal loading techniques of a major ra... More
Lehigh Valley Railroad, Pier G, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Significance: Pier G was the last multistoried covered freight pier of heavy timber construction surviving on the Hudson River waterfront in Hudson County. It was among the last remains of the Lehigh Valley Ra... More
Hudson County Courthouse, 583 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson Count...
Significance: The Hudson County Courthouse was completed and opened on September 20, 1910 at a cost of $3,328,016.56. It was designed by Hugh Roberts, architect, a native of Jersey City. The ground breaking was... More
Hudson County Courthouse, 583 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson Count...
Significance: The Hudson County Courthouse was completed and opened on September 20, 1910 at a cost of $3,328,016.56. It was designed by Hugh Roberts, architect, a native of Jersey City. The ground breaking was... More