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Pulaski Skyway, Spanning Passaic & Hackensack Rivers, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Starting in the 1630's, Dutch New Amsterdam settlers tried to set their new home base across the Hudson river. Despite conflict with the native Indian Lenapes tribe, in 1660, a new town known as Bergen was settled atop the Palisade Hill . Soon, farms, religious congregations, and the self-governed communities spread throughout the region. The quiet and rural nature of Bergen survived the American Revolution, but, in 1804, a group of New Yorker investors purchased land along the waterfront for a new development which they called the Town of Jersey.
Robert Fulton, an entrepreneur, soon built a dry dock and in 1812 began to run his steamboats and ferries to and from Manhattan to Newark and Philadelphia, sealing area's future as a major transportation hub, connecting the mainland United States with New York and Long Island. Access to the Pennsylvania's coal mines attracted industry which, in turn, required population growth. In the 1880's, Irish and German immigrants, fleeing their homelands, gave the area another boost. It was a melting pot of nationalities and ethnic tensions battlefield.
Expansion of the railroads along the waterfront, growing industrialization and a steady supply of workers continued through the Civil War. The area boomed with rail terminals, barges, lighters, and ferries which crossed the river and New York Bay, carrying coal, food, manufactured goods and passengers throughout the Greater New York area.
American Can, Emerson Radio, Lorillard tobaccos, Colgate soaps, and toothpaste, Dixon Ticonderoga pencils - are just a few brand names tat were born here.
In the years following World War II, the cities declined, following the collapse of the independent railroad lines and death of the factories. In 1980s the now empty west bank of the Hudson, once crowded with railroad yards, became the place of numerous developments, bringing new residents, new stores and restaurants, and new jobs.
Liberty State Park, opened for the Bicentennial in 1976, acquired the abandoned terminal and plant of the Jersey Central and gave the area breathtaking views, ferries to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, and the new Liberty Science Center.
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Suffrage tug, Jersey City - A black and white photo of people on a boat

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)

A couple of men standing on top of a pile of boxes. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

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.

Packing eggs in cold storage warehouse, Jersey City, New Jersey

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.

A crowded double-deck ferry boat plying between New York and Jersey City

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.

Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

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.

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.

Erie & Lackawanna Railroad Bridge, Spanning Hackensack River, Kearny, Hudson County, NJ

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

Holland Tunnel, Beneath Hudson River between New York & Jersey City, New York, New York County, NY

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

[Statue of Liberty at Night] - Photo: Robert Yarnall Richie

[Statue of Liberty at Night] - Photo: Robert Yarnall Richie

Title: [Statue of Liberty at Night]..Creator: Robert Yarnall Richie, 1908-1984..Date: November 9, 1965..Place: New York Harbor, Manhattan, New York..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection..Descrip... More

$1,500 reward! New York and Erie railroad. Receiver's office. New York, November 22, 1860. To bankers, brokers, and others. The ticket office of the New York and Erie railroad at Jersey City, was robbed on the 11th November, inst., of abo

$1,500 reward! New York and Erie railroad. Receiver's office. New York...

Reward. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 123, Folder 5.

The Pullman Company ticket, Jersey City to Ithaca, New York

The Pullman Company ticket, Jersey City to Ithaca, New York

Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restriction... More

Jersey City, New Jersey - Drawing. Public domain image.

Jersey City, New Jersey - Drawing. Public domain image.

Public domain photograph - New York City, downtown, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Statue of Liberty, officially "Liberty Enlightening the World," Jersey City, New Jersey

Statue of Liberty, officially "Liberty Enlightening the World," Jersey...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grace Episcopal Church, Second & Erie Streets, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

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 County, NJ

Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...

Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Robert Fulton Esq. - Public domain portrait engraving

Robert Fulton Esq. - Public domain portrait engraving

Public domain reproduction of art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. C-8, 38 Sussex Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

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

Going to the "Movies." This theatre makes no attempt to obey the state law. Boys of any age can go in, afternoon or evening. 2:30 P.M.  Location: Jersey City, New Jersey.

Going to the "Movies." This theatre makes no attempt to obey the state...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Statue of Liberty with Lower Manhattan in Background]

[Statue of Liberty with Lower Manhattan in Background]

Title: [Statue of Liberty with Lower Manhattan in Background] ..Creator: Robert Yarnall Richie, 1908-1984..Date: November 9, 1965..Place: New York Harbor, Manhattan, New York..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie pho... More

City of Hoboken, New Jersey 1904. - Public domain map

City of Hoboken, New Jersey 1904. - Public domain map

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 518 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and index to points of interest. AACR2

Decorations - Presentations - DSM and CM of Honor - D.S.C. Winner of 111th Machine Gun Battalion. Sergeant William D'Nichol of Jersey city returned with his company today. He won the D.S.C. while in France

Decorations - Presentations - DSM and CM of Honor - D.S.C. Winner of 1...

Date Taken: 5/20/1919 Photographer: Western Newspaper Union Decorations - Presentations - DSM and CM of Honor

[Locomotive and a watertower at the Erie Railroad yards, Jersey City, N.J.] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Al. Aumuller

[Locomotive and a watertower at the Erie Railroad yards, Jersey City, ...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Hoboken, N.J., Dec. 4, 2012 -- The Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) Power Director Andre Bou (L) and Operations Director Mario Biancamano (R) point out the water line along the tunnel tracks deep in the center of the PATH. The PATH is eligible for federal assistance under the FEMA Public Assistance program and is working overtime to repair the electrical systems that were destroyed from salt water inundation. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA

Hoboken, N.J., Dec. 4, 2012 -- The Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) ...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Adam DuBrowa City/State: Hoboken, NJ Disasters: New Jersey Hurricane Sandy (DR-4086) Disaster Types: Flood... More

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. C-2, 49-53 Grand Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. C-2, 49-53 Grand Str...

Significance: C-2 became the main site of synthetic cleanser production in Jersey City, c1948-86. Although not an individually significant structure, C-2 was significant as a component of the Colgate plant. S... More

[Newsboy asleep on stairs with papers.]  Location: [Jersey City, New Jersey].

[Newsboy asleep on stairs with papers.] Location: [Jersey City, New J...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fulton Ferry in 1750, from the Brooklyn Shore

Fulton Ferry in 1750, from the Brooklyn Shore

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. F-1, 64 Hudson Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. F-1, 64 Hudson Stree...

Significance: F-1 served as the principal finished products storage facility at the Colgate Jersey City plant from 1954 to 1988. Although not an individually significant structure, F-1 was significant as a com... More

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Jersey City Ferry Terminal, Johnson Avenue at Hudson River, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

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

Holland Tunnel, Beneath Hudson River between New York & Jersey City, New York, New York County, NY

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

[Entrance to Holland America Line piers, Hoboken, New Jersey]

[Entrance to Holland America Line piers, Hoboken, New Jersey]

Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

4 P.M. Right - Frank Pristare, 456 Sixth St. 11 years old. Work "ain't good. Sells to a half-dozen customers, and a few extras. Spends all his money. Left - Chas. Ciensola, 115 Grand St. 14 years old and been selling 6 yrs. Mother takes in washing. Smokes hard, and attends tubercular clinic. Is in opportunity class, and grades no higher than 2 B. Compare with 10 year old boy.  Location: Hoboken, New Jersey.

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 City, New Jersey - W. L. Dickinson High School, Jersey City, New Jersey.  Trade Training Detachment, USA.   Another view of the mess hall

Colleges and Universities - William L. Dickinson High School - Jersey ...

Date Taken: 1918 Colleges and Universities - William L. Dickinson High School - Jersey City, New Jersey

Aerial view of the Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New Jersey

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

Hoboken, N.J., Nov. 18, 2012 -- Vice President Joe Biden greets and thanks the first responders of Hurricane Sandy during a tour of the PATH station that was flooded by the storm surge. Photo by Liz Roll/FEMA

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

George Washington Bridge, Spanning Hudson River between Manhattan & Fort Lee, NJ, New York, New York County, NY

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

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building Nos. B-7 & B-8, 85-89 Hudson Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

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

New York From Bergen Hill, Hoboken / / Loudan sc. ; T. Sulman del.

New York From Bergen Hill, Hoboken / / Loudan sc. ; T. Sulman del.

Bird's-eye view of New York City, New York, showing Battery Park on the right and Central Park on the left; also visible are the foundations for the Brooklyn Bridge.

Holland Tunnel, Beneath Hudson River between New York & Jersey City, New York, New York County, NY

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

Locomotive Bergen tunnel, N.J., east, Public domain image

Locomotive Bergen tunnel, N.J., east, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tank car full of milk to be transferred to truck. Jersey City, New Jersey

Tank car full of milk to be transferred to truck. Jersey City, New Jer...

Public domain photograph of New Jersey in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A Prototype Basement Fallout Shelter in Bayonne, New Jersey

A Prototype Basement Fallout Shelter in Bayonne, New Jersey

Original caption: The nearly completed prototype basement fallout shelter in Bayonne, New Jersey, is viewed by local, State and Federal Civil Defense Officials. The shelter was officially opened for inspection ... More

American Immigrant Wall of Honor at Ellis Island in New York Harbor is a place where immigrants' names are inscribed at their families' request, for a small payment. The immigration station's main building is in the background. Jersey City, New Jersey

American Immigrant Wall of Honor at Ellis Island in New York Harbor is...

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

Jersey City, V. 1, Double Page Plate No. 25 [Map bounded by Ocean Ave., bay view Ave., New York Bay, Linden Ave.]

Jersey City, V. 1, Double Page Plate No. 25 [Map bounded by Ocean Ave....

Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel [Holland Tunnel]

Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel [Holland Tunnel]

Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. F-1, 64 Hudson Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. F-1, 64 Hudson Stree...

Significance: F-1 served as the principal finished products storage facility at the Colgate Jersey City plant from 1954 to 1988. Although not an individually significant structure, F-1 was significant as a com... More

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Between 1931 Pierhead Line, Essex, York, & Montgomery Streets, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

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

Lincoln Tunnel, Under Hudson River from New Jersey to West Thirty-ninth Street, New York City, New York, New York County, NY

Lincoln Tunnel, Under Hudson River from New Jersey to West Thirty-nint...

Survey number: HAER NY-307 Building/structure dates: 1937 Initial Construction

New railroad map of the middle states including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and Canada; drawn, engraved & published by G. Woolworth Colton.

New railroad map of the middle states including New York, New Jersey, ...

Shows state, county, and township boundaries and indicates mileage between stations. Scale 1:1,267,200. At head of title: "G. Woolworth Colton's series of railroad maps, no 3. " LC also has 1863 edition. LC Rai... More

[Alice Paul]. National Woman Party

[Alice Paul]. National Woman Party

Summary: Photograph of Alice Paul, seated at desk, in profile, speaking on telephone. Title derived by Library of Congress staff. Date derived from June calendar visible on desktop in image. Photograph publishe... More

[Newsreel cameramen with cameras at the Dempsey-Carpentier boxing match at Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, N.J.]

[Newsreel cameramen with cameras at the Dempsey-Carpentier boxing matc...

Copyright by F.C. Quimby. No. 30. Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jersey City: Standfast Club House

Jersey City: Standfast Club House

Exterior. J251218 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified data from caption card. Photoprint copyrighted by Irving Underhill, N.Y.C. No. C14681. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Ph. Ind.

Main processing center at Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New Jersey

Main processing center at Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey Cit...

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

View of the World Trade Center Twin Towers, New York, in the distance

View of the World Trade Center Twin Towers, New York, in the distance

Photograph taken from the grounds of the Ellis Island immigration station visitor center. Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ betwee... More

Aerial view of the Ellis Island immigration station, with the World Trade Center Twin Towers, New York City, in the distance

Aerial view of the Ellis Island immigration station, with the World Tr...

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

The landing and debarcation building at Ellis Island, Jersey City, New Jersey

The landing and debarcation building at Ellis Island, Jersey City, New...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aerial view of Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New Jersey

Aerial view of Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New Jers...

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

Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel [Holland Tunnel]
Immigration processing reenactment inside the Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New Jersey

Immigration processing reenactment inside the Ellis Island immigration...

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

Holland Tunnel, Beneath Hudson River between New York & Jersey City, New York, New York County, NY

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, New York, New York County, NY

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

A baseball match at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken

A baseball match at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken

Illustration showing a small crowd gathered around the edges of a field watching a baseball game. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 3, no. 146 (1859 October 15), pp. 664-665.

German Ships, Hoboken, 3/30/16 - Public domain image of a steam boat

German Ships, Hoboken, 3/30/16 - Public domain image of a steam boat

Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hudson pressure tunnel. View of Drainage shaft showing completed steel interlining, ..  Contract 90. December 12, 1913.

Hudson pressure tunnel. View of Drainage shaft showing completed steel...

Public domain scan of artwork related to technological or industrial history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - New Jersey (NJ) - Bergen County - Edgewater - ED 2-108 to 113

1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - New Jersey (NJ) - Bergen Count...

1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - New Jersey - Bergen County

Jersey City, New Jersey. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Jersey City, New Jersey. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Public domain photograph - New York City, downtown, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aerial view of the Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New Jersey

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

New York from Bergan Hill, Hoboken ; extra supplement to the illustrated London News.

New York from Bergan Hill, Hoboken ; extra supplement to the illustrat...

Public domain photograph of vintage postcard, London, England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. B-2, 53-55 York Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. B-2, 53-55 York Stre...

Significance: Although one of the oldest structures on B Block in 1988, B-2 was not individually significant because of physical alterations and changes in function. It was significant as a component of the Co... More

The American national game of base ball. Grand match for the championship at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, N.J. / lith. of Currier & Ives.

The American national game of base ball. Grand match for the champions...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0194.

Bird's eye view of Hoboken, looking south from the vicinity of Stevens Institute. In pencil: "Hoboken."

Bird's eye view of Hoboken, looking south from the vicinity of Stevens...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic city, cityscape, street view, buildings, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. C-8, 38 Sussex Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

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, Building No. C-8, 38 Sussex Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

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

Zabriskie-Steuben House, New Bridge Road, River Edge, Bergen County, NJ

Zabriskie-Steuben House, New Bridge Road, River Edge, Bergen County, N...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-69 Survey number: HABS NJ-47 Building/structure dates: 1729 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1757 Subsequent Work

Holland Tunnel, Beneath Hudson River between New York & Jersey City, New York, New York County, NY

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

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York County, NY

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, Manhattan, New York, New York Count...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Corridor in the abandoned hospital on the Ellis Island Immigration Station, Jersey City, New Jersey

Corridor in the abandoned hospital on the Ellis Island Immigration Sta...

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

George Washington Bridge, Spanning Hudson River between Manhattan & Fort Lee, NJ, New York, New York County, NY

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

Residence of E. A. Stevens. Castle Point -- Hoboken.

Residence of E. A. Stevens. Castle Point -- Hoboken.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. B-9, 38-40 Grant Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. B-9, 38-40 Grant Str...

Significance: B-9, and an earlier building on part of the same site, housed facilities for all Jersey City plant glycerine recovery c1891-1986. Although not an individually significant structure, B-9 was signi... More

[Statue of Liberty at Sunset] - Photo: Robert Yarnall Richie

[Statue of Liberty at Sunset] - Photo: Robert Yarnall Richie

Title: [Statue of Liberty at Sunset]..Creator: Robert Yarnall Richie, 1908-1984..Date: November 9, 1965..Place: New York Harbor, Manhattan, New York..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection..Descri... More

Policeman and crowd at opening of N.Y. - N.J. Tunnel, Hoboken, N.J.

Policeman and crowd at opening of N.Y. - N.J. Tunnel, Hoboken, N.J.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. B-9, 38-40 Grant Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. B-9, 38-40 Grant Str...

Significance: B-9, and an earlier building on part of the same site, housed facilities for all Jersey City plant glycerine recovery c1891-1986. Although not an individually significant structure, B-9 was signi... More

Roosevelt Stadium, State Route 440 & Danforth Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

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

Holland Tunnel, Beneath Hudson River between New York & Jersey City, New York, New York County, NY

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, New York, New York County, NY

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

Around the world in seventy-two days and six hours - reception of Nellie Bly at Jersey City on the completion of her journey

Around the world in seventy-two days and six hours - reception of Nell...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. From sketches by C. Bunnell. Includes two vignettes titled: "Presenting the Globe-Girdler a Golden Globe" and "The Arrival in Philadelphia." Illus. in:... More

Thos. Messina - 116 Adams Street. 8 years old.  Location: Hoboken, New Jersey.

Thos. Messina - 116 Adams Street. 8 years old. Location: Hoboken, New...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Colleges and Universities - Miscellaneous - Schools and Colleges. Trade training detachment, U.S.A. William L. Dickinson High School, Jersey City, New Jersey

Colleges and Universities - Miscellaneous - Schools and Colleges. Trad...

Date Taken: 1918 Colleges and Universities - Miscellaneous Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ferry boats still transport some of the traffic between New York City and Jersey

Ferry boats still transport some of the traffic between New York City ...

Public domain image of ferry ship, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ferry boats still transport some of the traffic between New York City and Jersey

Ferry boats still transport some of the traffic between New York City ...

Public domain image of ferry ship, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aerial view of the Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New Jersey

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

Aerial view of the Ellis Island immigration station, Jersey City, New Jersey

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

New York, N.Y., Nov. 2, 2012 -- Crews continue to work in the Holland Tunnel so that traffic can resume in the tunnel.  Dewatering has been taking place due to flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

New York, N.Y., Nov. 2, 2012 -- Crews continue to work in the Holland ...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Jocelyn Augustino City/State: New York, NY Disasters: New York Hurricane Sandy (DR-4085) Disaster Types: H... More

Fulton Ferry Boat "Over" Art print

Fulton Ferry Boat "Over" Art print

Public domain illustrated book page scan, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The door to the bathroom in the old Ellis Island Hospital building describes the types of diseases that were prevelent. Jersey City, New Jersey

The door to the bathroom in the old Ellis Island Hospital building des...

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

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. B-9, 38-40 Grant Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. B-9, 38-40 Grant Str...

Significance: B-9, and an earlier building on part of the same site, housed facilities for all Jersey City plant glycerine recovery c1891-1986. Although not an individually significant structure, B-9 was signi... More

Ford Motor Company Edgewater Assembly Plant, 309 River Road, Edgewater, Bergen County, NJ

Ford Motor Company Edgewater Assembly Plant, 309 River Road, Edgewater...

Significance: This complex is an excellent example of Albert Kahn's achievement in industrial architecture, standing midway between the early multi-story plants built in Detroit for Ford and Dodge, and the late... More

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. B-6, 35-37 York Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Building No. B-6, 35-37 York Stre...

Significance: B-6 was one of the earliest factories built by Colgate & Company during the firm's large early 20th-century expansion, and was used at various times for finishing of laundry soap, soap flakes, and... More

Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant, Between 1931 Pierhead Line, Essex, York, & Montgomery Streets, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

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

Holland Tunnel, Beneath Hudson River between New York & Jersey City, New York, New York County, NY

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

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