B+W group photo of On the Waterfront filming in Hoboken: Marlon Brando is third from the left. Others are unidentified. No date, ca. Nov-Dec. 1953.

Photograph

Hoboken Historical Museum

back row, second from left: Marlon Brando; with character actors & extras

Name/Title

B+W group photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: Marlon Brando is third from the left. Others are unidentified. No date, ca. Nov-Dec. 1953.

Entry/Object ID

2001.099.0003

Description

Black-and-white group photo of "On the Waterfront" filming in Hoboken: Marlon Brando is third from the left, Hoboken, no date, ca. late 1953-early 1954. Others are unidentified. This image is from a group of thirty images originally in black-and-white taken during the filming of "On the Waterfront" at the Hoboken piers and shoreline. These copy images were made in color by Robert Foster. According to him, the owner (not identified by him) lost the originals shortly after these copies were made. Some are posed, some are candids. Total of 80 images on three rolls of color negative film with 30 prints (plus duplicates) from these rolls. Some negatives are missing and many frames are duplicates (bracketed exposures) of the same image. Prints were made in 1990. Size of original images was not recorded by Foster.

Acquisition

Accession

2001.099

Source or Donor

Anonymous

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

Anonymous gift.

Made/Created

Artist

n/a

Date made

1953 - 1954

Place

Location

Hoboken

Notes

Date: 1953-1954 Negative No.: 1

Dimensions

Height

3 in

Width

5 in

Dimension Notes

Film Size: 35 mm

General Notes

Note

Display Value: Good Notes: Prints are slightly cropped from negatives. Negative is Kodak 5100 Ektar 25, Kodak processing. Bob Foster made these copies in 1990. According to Foster, the owner of the prints lost them shortly after the copies were made. Original or Copy: Copy Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2002-06-09