B&W photo of apartment building a 53 Duncan Avenue, Jersey City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0178
Description
The trees are leafless. Circa 1950s-1960s automobiles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Apartment building; irregular plan; 5 stories plus raised basement; 8 bays including 2 projecting pavilions; brick façade with diamond ornaments; single 3/1 sash windows except entry bay; tripartite windows with colored glass transoms on pavilions; flat roof; crenelated parapet with gablets, pinnacles and inset balusters; labeled stone window heads on first floor and fifth floor recessed bays; brick lintels and stone sills; central steel and glass double-door entrance with stone surround; stone string course below the second and fifth floors.
Subject Place
Location
Jersey City, NJ
Acquisition
Accession
2023.011
Source or Donor
John Amato
Acquisition Method
Donation
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1930 - circa 1970
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Location
Back of print
Transcription
53 Duncan Ave.
Jersey City, N.J
53 Duncan Ave, Jersey City
Material/Technique
Handwritten
Type
Inscription
Location
Back of print
Transcription
MAGGIO STUDIOS
5524 BERGENLINE AVE.
WEST NEW YORK, N. J.
