Name/Title
B+W copy photo negative with three images of St. Matthew's Church and activities, Hoboken, no dates, ca. 1910-1930.Entry/Object ID
2006.037.0028Description
Black-and-white copy photo negative with three images of St. Matthew's Church and activities; one exterior and two interior, Hoboken, no dates, ca. 1910-1930. 5" x 7" high negative. Copy photo by Werner Carl Hagmueller; photographed probably mid-1950's; presumably for a publication about the 1956 centennial of the church.
Image 1, top image in negative: children lined up outside St. Matthew's Church at the corner of Eighth and Hudson Sts. for a parade, possibly May Day (note window awnings in use at the right), Hoboken, no date, ca. 1920-1930. Original photographer not indicated. Girls in fancy dresses, some with headdresses, are at the front, with the boys at the rear.
Image 2: interior of the church sanctuary decorated for Easter, no date ca. 1920's. Original photographer is not indicated. This image was from a printed publication (note printer's screen.) Note the lecturn is on the right. The scene above the altar is Christ and the Apostles.
Image 3, bottom: cast of a St. Matthew's Dramatic Society presentation posed onstage in period style costumes, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1910-1930. Original photographer not indicated, but photo was on a fancy photographer's mount. Place was the ground floor of the church; note lighting fixture which can help date the image. Costumes may have been rented from United Decorating Company of Hoboken.Acquisition
Accession
2006.037Source or Donor
Hagmueller, AgnesAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Agnes HagmuellerMade/Created
Artist
Hagmueller, Werner CarlDate made
1910 - 1930Notes
Date: 1910-1930Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Film Size: 5" x 7"General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2006-10-10
