B&W photo of apartment building at 282 6th Avenue West, Newark.

Name/Title

B&W photo of apartment building at 282 6th Avenue West, Newark.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0251

Description

The transom window above the entrance reads: MIRIAM. The trees are budding. 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 including oriels flanked by pilasters on end bays extending from the second to third floors; brick façade in horizontal bands on basement level; single, double and triple 1/1 sash windows with stained glass transoms above oriels; bracketed oriels with denticulated and festooned pediments; flat roof; bracketed denticulated cornice with paneled frieze; labeled stone lintels on first floor, keystone lintels on second and third floors, keystone arch lintels on fourth floor; stone window sills; central wood and glass double-door entrance with transom window, pilasters and carved door head; stone sill course on the second and fourth floors.

Subject Place

Location

Newark, 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

Front of print

Transcription

282 6th AVE

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of print

Transcription

282 - 6th Ave - Newark

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of print

Transcription

MAGGIO STUDIOS 5524 BERGENLINE AVE. WEST NEW YORK, N. J.

Material/Technique

Stamp

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in