Name/Title
B+W photo of a Hoboken YMCA welding class display at Geismar Shop, Hoboken, n.d., Sept. 1941.Entry/Object ID
2001.126.0211Description
Black-and-white photos, three, of a window display of student work for Hoboken YMCA class at the Geismar Shop, 222-224 Washington St., Hoboken, no date, September 1941. 2-3/4" x 4-1/2" prints. Photographer not indicated. Reverses are blank.The man is not identified.
Geismar's was a retail men's clothier with a distintive Art Moderne entry. The prints are from the former files of the Hoboken YMCA and are believed to represent a wartime activity related to the Y. The display has a welder's mask, torches, rods, tank, photos, metal pipes and other examples of the craft in one section of a north side window in the entranceway. Note hats at the right in photo 1.
A Jersey Observer newspaper clipping dated September 23, 1941 described this window exhibit and other education programs at the Y.
Photo 1: wide view with man viewing display
Photo 2: full view of display
Photo 3: close-up of items displayed at bottomAcquisition
Accession
2001.126Source or Donor
Staff, Collected byAcquisition Method
Field CollectionCredit Line
Museum Collection.General Notes
Note
Display Value: Good
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2003-04-02
