B&W photo of apartment building at 755 South 12th Street, Newark.

Name/Title

B&W photo of apartment building at 755 South 12th Street, Newark.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0246

Description

A boy is on the sidewalk near a parked car. A woman by the entrance is looking towards the boy. A child's tricycle is by the stoop. A baby carriage is by the side of the building. A barber pole is on the building next door. Street signs read: ONE WAY; DO NOT ENTER. 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; rectangular plan; 3 stories plus raised basement; 11 bays on front façade and 6 bays on side façade; brick façade with medallion and diamond ornaments; single and triple 1/1 sash windows; flat roof; brick parapet with pinnacles, pediments and gablets; patterned brick frieze; brick lintels and stone sills; central stoop, steel and glass double-door entrance with awning; fire escape; stone sill course on second floor; stone water table.

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

755 South 12th St., Newark, N.J CM5306

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Type

Inscription

Location

Front of print

Transcription

755 South 12th St, Newark

Material/Technique

Typewritten

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in