B&W photo of apartment building at 61 Duncan Avenue, Jersey City.

Name/Title

B&W photo of apartment building at 61 Duncan Avenue, Jersey City.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0134

Description

Snow is on the ground. A circa 1940s automobile is parked along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Apartment building; Art Deco; irregular plan; 5 stories plus raised basement; 9 bays including 1 two-sided bay; tripartite division of brick façade; casement windows except entry bay and 2 three-sided bay windows on first floor; flat roof; central pavilion ends in parapet with elaborate patterned brick design; side pavilions end in geometric pattern frieze and parapet with triangular pattern and pinnacles; soldier brick lintels and stone sills; central stoop, steel and glass double-door entrance; porch spans central 3 bays, supported by fluted columns with carved frieze; carved stone sill course on second floor.

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

61 Duncan Ave. Jersey City. N.J. CB2005

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of print

Transcription

CB2005

Material/Technique

Stamp

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in