Article: "Hoboken: Portrait of a Sick City" in newspaper, PM, vol 1, no. 40, New York, Monday, August 12, 1940.
Entry/Object ID
2005.003.0013
Scope and Content
Article: "Hoboken: Portrait of a Sick City" in newspaper, PM, vol 1, no. 40, New York, Monday, August 12, 1940. Photo and article mentioned on cover; article covers full pages from 12 to 19 (the newspaper did not accept advertising.) Article written by James A. Wechsler and illustrated with photographs taken by staff photographer Margaret Bourke-White except for an aerial and two file photos.
It is also available on one DVD-R disk in TIFF format.
Topics included: Mayor Bernard N. McFeely; Hoboken government including corruption and intimidation; 1939 election and Fusion ticket; welfare and relief; public health; condition of housing; aerial photo of Hoboken by Fairchild Aerial Survey, Inc.; labor strike at American Lead Pencil Company on July 15, 1940; murder of the Overseer of the Poor by Joseph Scuttelero [sic - Scutellaro]; soup kitchens; St. Ann's Festival; open fire hydrants and children playing.
Acquisition
Accession
2005.003
Source or Donor
Staff / Field Collection
Acquisition Method
Field Collection
Credit Line
Museum Collection.
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1940 - 1940
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1940
Date(s): 1940
Level of Description: Item
General Notes
Note
Display Value: Good
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2005-10-19
