New York and Highwood Park, New Jersey, 1909 – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic image of New York and Highwood Park, New Jersey, 1909 brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Panorama of New York west side and Highwood Park, New Jersey
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New York and Highwood Park, New Jersey, 1909
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In 1909, the Hudson shore opposite Manhattan was becoming a commuter fringe, and the bluffs and river towns of Bergen County, including the Highwood Park area, relied on ferries, trolleys, and rail lines to carry residents across to New York for work. The Manhattan skyline was growing taller, with the new Metropolitan Life Tower finished that year, and the region's shipping, warehousing, and factory jobs drew workers from both shores. That September, the Hudson-Fulton Celebration filled the river with naval vessels and reenacted steamboats, marking 300 years since Henry Hudson's voyage and 100 years since Robert Fulton's first commercial steamboat run. For people living across the river, the water was both a daily route to work and a stage for the region's pride in its maritime past.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | patzig, august |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--New Jersey |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,233 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panorama of New York west side and Highwood Park, New Jersey |
| Reference | NJ New York and Highwood Park 1909 |
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