B&W photo of apartment building at 1 Britton Street, Jersey City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0152
Description
A dog is on the sidewalk at the corner near a fire alarm call box. Street signs read: BRITTON ST. FAIRMONT AVE. Two real estate signs on the first floor reads: SOLD C.B. SNYDER REALTY CO. INC. SW 2-3800 TE 6-2700. The trees are partially leafed out. Circa 1940s-1950s-1960s automobiles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Apartment building; rectangular plan; 3 stories plus raised basement; 10 bays except 9 bays first floor; brick façade; single, double and triple 6/6 and 4/4 sash windows except entry bay; flat roof; corbelled brick cornice; iron railing and brick parapet including pinnacles extending from 4 pilasters flanking 2 bays and a pilaster on each end; keystone window heads on first floor and end bays; arched window heads on 6 central bays of fourth floor; keystone lintels on fourth floor end bays; brick lintels elsewhere; brick window sills; central wood and glass entrance with broken pediment and wood surround; fire escapes.
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
1- Britton St Jersey City, NJ
1 Britton St Jersey City
Material/Technique
Handwritten
Type
Inscription
Location
Back of print
Transcription
MAGGIO STUDIOS
5524 BERGENLINE AVE.
WEST NEW YORK, N. J.
