B&W photo of apartment building at 549-551 Clinton Avenue, Newark.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0265
Description
Three women sit on the sidewalk on the side of the building. A window sign on the first floor reads: R.R. NICHOLS M.D. An air conditioner is in a first floor window. Windows are open on the second and fourth floors. Leaves are on the trees. Circa 1950s-1960s automobiles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Apartment building; rectangular plan with deep recess above entry bay; 4 stories plus raised basement; 4 bays front façade and 8 bays side façade; brick façade in horizontal bands on basement level; single, double and oriel bay 6/1 sash windows; bracketed oriels with pediments and shield ornaments; flat roof; plain parapet; paneled frieze with foliated and lion's head ornaments; stone lintels and sills; central wood and glass double-door entrance under brick portico with arched brick lintel; fire escapes; stone sill course on first floor.
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
Back of print
Transcription
549/51 Clinton Ave, Newark
Material/Technique
Handwritten
Type
Inscription
Location
Back of print
Transcription
MAGGIO STUDIOS
5524 BERGENLINE AVE.
WEST NEW YORK, N. J.
