B+W photo looking south on Willow Ave. & 17th St.; streetcar tracks & freight rail crossing, Hoboken, n.d., (1927).
Entry/Object ID
2011.048.0051
Description
Black-and-white photo looking south on Willow Avenue from Seventeenth Street; streetcar tracks and freight rail crossing, Hoboken, no date, (1927).
8" x 10" high print. Photograph by R. Magnus, Photographer, Hoboken (blind emboss lower right.) Reverse has modern pencil text: Willow + 17th St. looking south.
In this series of photos, 2011.048.0042 to 2011.048.0059, photo 2011.048.0045 has a 1927 New Jersey automobile license plate which can be read and photo 2011.048.0058 has a poster for an event dated as Saturday, September 24th which corresponds to a Saturday in 1927.
Street level streetcar or trolley tracks on Willow Ave. are Public Service Coordinated Transport. In the foreground are streetcar rails and former turnout switch (frog.)
The railroad crossing signs are for tracks of the New York Central Railroad, Erie Railroad and the primary right-of-way holder, New Jersey Junction Railroad.
A white line starting at a stanchion on the southeast corner of 17th and Willow runs across Willow to a point north of 17th St. and ending at Lehigh Coal. Purpose of the line is not indicated.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.048
Source or Donor
Bergin, Bill
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Bill Bergin.
Made/Created
Artist
Magnus, R.
Date made
1927
Place
Location
Hoboken
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2012-08-21
