B&W photo of apartment building at 245 8th Street, Jersey City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0161
Description
A window is open on the fourth floor. The transom window above the entrance reads: HAMILTON COURT 245. Circa 1950s automobiles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Apartment building; rectangular plan; 4 stories plus raised basement; 3 bays; brick façade; single and double 3/1 and 4/1 sash windows except entry bay; flat roof; parapet with gablets and pinnacles flanking a central broken pediment; soldier brick lintels and stone sills; central wood and glass double-door entrance with transom window and keystone surround; fire escape; stone sill course on fourth floor; soldier brick water table.
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
245/47 - 8th St Jersey City
Material/Technique
Handwritten
Type
Inscription
Location
Back of print
Transcription
MAGGIO STUDIOS
5524 BERGENLINE AVE.
WEST NEW YORK, N. J.
