Tag Archives: Jersey City

“As the train came into the station it began lurching from side to side. Then it stopped. Lights went out.”

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Christopher George

On Sunday, April 26th, 1942, Louis Viebuchen, a 48 year old resident of Newark, New Jersey, arrived at work in the late afternoon. Viebuchen was a motorman on the Hudson and Manhattan railroad, with over twenty years of experience. At … Continue reading →

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Jackie Robinson!

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Christopher George

Brownie McGhee, Robbie – Doby Boogie, May 1948 (archive.org) Nina Leen, [Brooklyn Dodger baseball star Jackie Robinson holding his young son Jackie Jr. on his lap as he sits with his wife Rachel on front steps of their home], July … Continue reading →

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Pencils, or Working Together: “It’s fun to make something that you believe in.”

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Christopher George

Sol Libsohn (1914-2001), [Worker, American Lead Pencil, Hoboken, New Jersey], 1949 (1297.2005) Sol Libsohn, [Supervisor evaluating worker, American Lead Pencil, Hoboken, New Jersey], 1949 (1295.2005) Sol Libsohn, [Shop Steward for Local 77-A of Textile Workers Union, John Lombardo gets details … Continue reading →

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All Together Now

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Christopher George

Neal Slavin, Staten Island Ferry, Liberty Island, NY, (207.1985.a) Neal Slavin, Holland Tunnel, Jersey City, NJ, (207.1985.l) Neal Slavin, New York City Transit Authority, Brooklyn, NY, (207.1985.i) Neal Slavin, International Twins Association, Muncie, Indiana, (207.1985.d) Neal Slavin, Product Managers, AT&T … Continue reading →

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Weegee Wednesdays: Weegee Does New Jersey. Or, “I always got lost in Jersey.”

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, Weegee on Lindbergh Case, Flemington N.J., ca. 1935, (19796.1993) Three days and 73 years ago, on April 26, 1942, Weegee photographed a tragic train crash in the Exchange Place station on the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad. (Low ridership … Continue reading →

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Sailing (and rowing) to Jersey City

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Christopher George

Seneca Ray Stoddard (1844-1917), Jersey City from Pier 39, Hudson River, ca. 1875 (2007.104.2) The ICP archives are moving from Midtown Manhattan to Jersey City, New Jersey… Everyday for the past several months dedicated and hardworking Collections Staff and Technicians … Continue reading →

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