Across the Hudson

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 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

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 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...

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.

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, 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

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...

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

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.

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...

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 Cou...

Survey number: HABS NJ-766 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72000776

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

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 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...

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]

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

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 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, ...

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) ...

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 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 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

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 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 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, 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]

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...

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

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 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 & 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 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.

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, 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

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 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

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...

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....

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]

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 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...

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-nint...

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

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

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 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

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 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

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 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...

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 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...

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, 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

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

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...

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 Count...

1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - New Jersey - Bergen County

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 ...

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 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 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 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...

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 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 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, 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, 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 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 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 & 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.

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 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

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.

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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, 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, 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

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...

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. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 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 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...

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 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...

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, 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