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HB826279
Aerial View, Looking West, Showing Rail And Ferry Terminal
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HB826280
View, Looking East, Showing West Facade Of Ferry Terminal, Street Entrance
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HB826281
View, Looking Southeast, Showing Northwest, Northeast And West Facades, Street Entrance, Ferry Entrance At Left
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HB826282
View, Looking West-northwest, Showing East And South Facades, Ferry Slips
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HB826283
View, Looking Southwest Showing East And North Facades, Ferry Slips
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HB826284
View, Looking West, Showing East Facade, Detail Of Two Central Ferry Slips
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HB826285
Detail View Of East Facade, Looking West, Ferry Shed Entrance And Ferry Bridge
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HB826286
Detail View, Looking West, Showing Adjustable Aprons On Upper Deck Of Ferry Bridge
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HB826287
View Of Lower Deck Of Ferry Bridge, Looking East Towards Hudson River
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HB826288
View Of Lower Deck Of Ferry Bridge, Looking West
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HB826289
View Of Lower Deck, Looking Northeast, Showing Detail Of Supports Between Upper And Lower Decks And Sliding Base On Rail
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HB826290
View Of Lower Deck, Looking Northeast, Showing Detail Of Cantilever Support For Outer Portion Of Upper Deck
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HB826291
Lower Deck, Looking Northwest, View Of Upper Deck Of Ferry Bridge, Showing Truss And Pin Supports
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HB826292
Upper Deck, Looking Northeast, Showing Lower Deck Of Ferry Bridge Taken From Above
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HB826293
Upper Deck, View Of Ferry Bridge, Looking East Toward The Hudson River
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HB826294
Upper Deck, View Of Ferry Bridge, Looking West
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HB826295
Upper Deck, View Of Supporting Structure And Roof Of Ferry Shed
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HB826296
Upper Deck, View Showing Lifting Mechanism For Ferry Bridge
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HB826297
Detail View Of Lifting Mechanism For Ferry Bridge (top)
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HB826298
Detail View Of Lifting Mechanism For Ferry Bridge On Lower Deck (bottom)
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Item Title
LocationHudso,
Hoboken, NJ
Find maps of Hoboken, NJ
Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER NJ-59
Building/structure dates:
1907 initial construction
Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral part of this complex. In addition, the copper ornamentation on the ferry shed facades is unusual, as is the engineering design of the ferry bridges.
Subjects
Civil EngineeringRailroad StationsTransportation
Related Names
Murchison, Kenneth
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. AERIAL VIEW, LOOKING WEST, SHOWING RAIL AND FERRY TERMINAL
2. VIEW, LOOKING EAST, SHOWING WEST FACADE OF FERRY TERMINAL, STREET ENTRANCE
3. VIEW, LOOKING SOUTHEAST, SHOWING NORTHWEST, NORTHEAST AND WEST FACADES, STREET ENTRANCE, FERRY ENTRANCE AT LEFT
4. VIEW, LOOKING WEST-NORTHWEST, SHOWING EAST AND SOUTH FACADES, FERRY SLIPS
5. VIEW, LOOKING SOUTHWEST SHOWING EAST AND NORTH FACADES, FERRY SLIPS
6. VIEW, LOOKING WEST, SHOWING EAST FACADE, DETAIL OF TWO CENTRAL FERRY SLIPS
7. DETAIL VIEW OF EAST FACADE, LOOKING WEST, FERRY SHED ENTRANCE AND FERRY BRIDGE
8. DETAIL VIEW, LOOKING WEST, SHOWING ADJUSTABLE APRONS ON UPPER DECK OF FERRY BRIDGE
9. VIEW OF LOWER DECK OF FERRY BRIDGE, LOOKING EAST TOWARDS HUDSON RIVER
10. VIEW OF LOWER DECK OF FERRY BRIDGE, LOOKING WEST
11. VIEW OF LOWER DECK, LOOKING NORTHEAST, SHOWING DETAIL OF SUPPORTS BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER DECKS AND SLIDING BASE ON RAIL
12. VIEW OF LOWER DECK, LOOKING NORTHEAST, SHOWING DETAIL OF CANTILEVER SUPPORT FOR OUTER PORTION OF UPPER DECK
13. LOWER DECK, LOOKING NORTHWEST, VIEW OF UPPER DECK OF FERRY BRIDGE, SHOWING TRUSS AND PIN SUPPORTS
14. UPPER DECK, LOOKING NORTHEAST, SHOWING LOWER DECK OF FERRY BRIDGE TAKEN FROM ABOVE
15. UPPER DECK, VIEW OF FERRY BRIDGE, LOOKING EAST TOWARD THE HUDSON RIVER
16. UPPER DECK, VIEW OF FERRY BRIDGE, LOOKING WEST
17. UPPER DECK, VIEW OF SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AND ROOF OF FERRY SHED. LOOKING WEST
18. UPPER DECK, VIEW SHOWING LIFTING MECHANISM FOR FERRY BRIDGE
19. DETAIL VIEW OF LIFTING MECHANISM FOR FERRY BRIDGE (TOP)
20. DETAIL VIEW OF LIFTING MECHANISM FOR FERRY BRIDGE ON LOWER DECK (BOTTOM)
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