B&W photo of apartment building at 151 South Munn Avenue, East Orange.

Name/Title

B&W photo of apartment building at 151 South Munn Avenue, East Orange.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0803

Description

A sign on the first floor reads: APARTMENTS FOR RENT. A U.S. mailbox is on the corner. Leaves are on the trees. Circa 1940s-1950s automobiles are parked along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Apartment building; C-shaped plan; 3 stories plus raised basement; 10 bays with courtyard in central recessed section on front façade; 17 bays on side façade; brick façade; single and double 6/1 sash windows; wood shutters on the second and third floors; hipped roof with gabled dormers and eaves gutters; brick lintels and stone sills; central courtyard entrances; fire escapes; stone string course above first floor; brick quoins above the string course.

Subject Place

Location

East Orange, 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

151 South Munn East Orange CM1054

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in