Name/Title
Railroad: Short Hills Train Station, 1907Entry/Object ID
2023.120.012Description
Postally used B&W photographic postcard of the Lackawanna Station, Short Hills. Message on front: "This station is no more. T.L." T.L. probably refers to Thomas Lynch, who married Emma Wimmer, Tillie's sister. Addressed to Miss Tillie Wimmer, 136 West Street, Newark, NJ. Postmarked Summit, N.J. September 6, 1907, 10:30 am.
This station was built by Stewart W. Hartshorn as an inducement to the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad to have commuter trains stop at this new village. Upon the railroad's promise to stop 2 trains daily, he provided the land and spent $2,500 to build the station. Hartshorn also hired and paid a station master and maintained the station for many years. When Hartshorn built the station, he had the railroad agree that underpasses should be constructed so as to eliminate three grade crossings and furnished the necessary land. On July 2, 1892, the original depot was deeded to the railroad and remained in use until February 1907, when it was demolished to make way for a new station.Collection
PostcardAcquisition
Accession
2023.120Source or Donor
Elaine BeckerAcquisition Method
GiftPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Undivided Back (1901-1907)
