B+W night photo of Holland-America Line ocean liner Statendam at the Fifth Street pier, Hoboken, no date, ca. mid-1950's.
Entry/Object ID
2004.005.0040
Description
Black-and-white night photo of Holland-America Line ocean liner Statendam berthed at the Fifth Street pier, Hoboken, no date, dated 1956 by William H. Miller. 16" high x 20" high matte print mounted on foam core board. Photographic print produced from negative in the archives of the Port of New York and New Jersey ca 1982, photographer not named.
Print was produced ca. 1982 for exhibition use in Celebration '82 in Hoboken.View is looking northeast to New York City. The Holland-America Line sign can be seen. Also in view is the floating shack that was used in the motion picture "On the Waterfront." The entire area in view was seen in the film. Vessel identified by liner historian William Miller in 2004.
Acquisition
Accession
2004.005
Source or Donor
Staff
Acquisition Method
Collected by Staff
Credit Line
Museum Collection.
Made/Created
Artist
n/a
Date made
1956
Place
Location
Hoboken
Dimensions
Height
16 in
Width
20 in
General Notes
Note
Display Value: Good
Notes: Negative and reference prints destroyed, Sept. 11, 2001.
Original or Copy: Reproduction
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2004-09-09
