Author Topic: The F. R. Long Co of Hackensack - #1 of 6 Advertising Postcards  (Read 6713 times)

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A series of 6 real-photo postcards from around 1907 put out by a Hackensack company of builders/engineers showed up on eBay today. I wanted to address them all in one post, but because there would be about a dozen images that I would have to put at the bottom of the post and no way to ID them there, it would be very confusing for me to refer to specific images or for anyone else to reply about them, so I will have to make 6 posts.

The postcards were produced by the F. R. Long Co Engineers & Contractors of Hackensack to advertise their Bridge Building and Engineering Services. It's highly unlikely that the images were all taken in Hackensack - there's only one that's definitely Hackensack - but it's possible that many or all of the others are local. If you have any info about any of them, please post it with regard to item 1-6.

The first card is the only one with a postmark (1907) and the rest are unused. This one was mailed by someone named Bettie, who the seller claims is Frank Long's wife. It says "THESE ARE FRANK’S NEW ADV CARDS". All 6 cards would fit that description.

I will clean up the images as much as possible. Hopefully, someone knows the location of the image. Here is the auction and below are the images:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1907-HACKENSACK-NJ-RPPC-Stone-Arch-Bridge-ADV-CARD_W0QQitemZ370184054390QQihZ024QQcategoryZ922QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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The F. R. Long Co of Hackensack - #2 of 6 Advertising Postcards
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2009, 04:45:58 PM »
#2 of 6

Card 2 in the series shows a stone arch bridge over a rural creek. There is a horse-drawn Standard Oil Company wagon on the bridge along with an early automobile.

Any idea where this is?

The auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1907-HACKENSACK-NJ-RPPC-Stone-Bridge-Horse-Drawn-Adv_W0QQitemZ370183772582QQihZ024QQcategoryZ922QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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The F. R. Long Co of Hackensack - #3 of 6 Advertising Postcards
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2009, 10:31:22 PM »
#3 of 6

This card is the only ID'd one of the 6 - a concrete arch bridge over a railroad tracks adjacent to Hackensack's Prospect Avenue Station.



http://cgi.ebay.com/1907-HACKENSACK-NJ-RPPC-w-Adv-PROSPECT-AVE-RR-DEPOT_W0QQitemZ120401927055QQihZ002QQcategoryZ922QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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The F. R. Long Co of Hackensack - #4 of 6 Advertising Postcards
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2009, 10:33:48 PM »
#4 of 6

This postcard shows a steel truss railroad bridge over railroad tracks leading into a Rail Yard. There is a sign just before the bridge that reads YARD LIMIT and a switch just past the bridge.

Any idea where this might be?


http://cgi.ebay.com/1907-HACKENSACK-NJ-RPPC-w-Adv-RAILROAD-YARD-BRIDGE_W0QQitemZ370183773395QQihZ024QQcategoryZ922QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Re: The F. R. Long Co of Hackensack - #5 of 6 Advertising Postcards
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2009, 10:39:11 PM »
#5 of 6

Says the seller: "This postcard shows a new concrete bridge built on existing stone abutments, possibly remaining from a covered bridge. The span has 5 arches so the waterway is quite wide, possibly the Hackensack or Passaic River."

Anyone got a clue?


http://cgi.ebay.com/1907-HACKENSACK-NJ-RPPC-New-Bridge-on-Old-Abutments_W0QQitemZ370183773663QQihZ024QQcategoryZ922QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Re: The F. R. Long Co of Hackensack - #6 of 6 Advertising Postcards
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2009, 10:41:42 PM »
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Seller: "This postcard shows the 1901 Steel Truss Bridge over the Hackensack River in Bergen County".

I don't know if "1901" is a year or some other designation.

Could this be the Anderson St Bridge?


http://cgi.ebay.com/1907-BERGEN-COUNTY-NJ-RPPC-Truss-Bridge-w-ADVERTISING_W0QQitemZ370183772883QQihZ024QQcategoryZ922QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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