1: bus and automobiles in a flooded Lackawanna Plaza
Name/Title
B+W photo negatives, 2, of partially flooded ferry entrance plaza, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1954-1955.
Entry/Object ID
2014.025.0503
Description
Black-and-white photographic negatives, two, of partially flooded ferry entrance plaza, Hoboken, no date, circa 1954-1955.
2-1/4" x 3-1/4" negatives. Photographer not indicated, but likely Mel Kiernan of Hoboken.
1: View is south of Lackawanna Terminal with floodwaters still on cobblestone paved plaza. Sam Sloan Statue. Main Waiting Room to the right with ferry portion of building to the left of it. Bus leaving the plaza.
NOTE: the clock tower is not present over main waiting room building (right); demolished ca. 1952-1953 due to deteriorated condition and damage caused in Nov. 1950 storm. Replaced by an open tower for radio communications.
2: view south east of ferry portion of terminal with parked cars.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.025
Source or Donor
Kiernan, Mel
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Mel Kiernan.
Made/Created
Artist
Kiernan, Mel
Date made
1954 - 1954
Place
Location
Hoboken
Notes
Date: 1954-1955
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Film Size: 2.25" x 3.25"
General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2014-05-29
