B+W photo looking west on 17th St at Willow Ave.; streetcar tracks & freight rail crossing, Hoboken, n.d., (1927).
Entry/Object ID
2011.048.0044
Description
Black-and-white photo looking west on Seventeeth Street across Willow Avenue; streetcar tracks and freight rail crossing, Hoboken, no date, (1927).
8" x 10" wide print. Photograph by R. Magnus, Photographer, Hoboken (blind emboss lower right.) Modern ink note in lower margin: 17th St. + Willow Looking West. Reverse has modern pencil text: Willow + 17th St.
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.
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. Note the crossing gates are in the down position.
A right detail of the east facade of the control tower shows the windows open and a switchman standing at the control levers. Beyond the tower is a smaller building with a partially visible sign: Railroad Station.
A left detail shows the gateman's house (there actually are two); a sign for E.L. Mansfield Natural Ice Depot; a policeman stands in the street east of the crossing gate.
Street level streetcar or trolley tracks are Public Service Coordinated Transport.
This photo is from an accession group that consists of photographs from Hoboken Police Department records. Discarded in the 1990s, the original documentary purpose of this photo is not stated or apparent.
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
