B&W photo of apartment building at 808 Willow Avenue, Hoboken

Name/Title

B&W photo of apartment building at 808 Willow Avenue, Hoboken

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0003

Description

A man and two children stand on the stoop while another person is in the vestibule. A sign on the sidewalk reads: JOHN ICE COAL. Circa 1940s automobiles are parked along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Row house apartment building; rectangular plan; 5 stories plus raised basement; 4 bays except 5 bays on first floor; brick façade except stone on first floor; single 2/2 sash windows per bay except entry bay; flat roof; consoled cornice; crenelated frieze; hooded window heads and stone sills; central stoop, wood and glass single-door entrance with transom window and scrolled iron handrails, newel posts, railings and gates; stone water table.

Subject Place

Location

Hoboken, NJ

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1930 - circa 1970

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Front of print

Transcription

213 Willow

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of print

Transcription

808 Willow Hoboken, NJ

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in