B&W photo of apartment buildings at 807-809 Willow Avenue, Hoboken.

Name/Title

B&W photo of apartment buildings at 807-809 Willow Avenue, Hoboken.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0030

Description

Children stand on a stoop. A man in a hat is on the sidewalk. A child is in the foreground. A bus stop sign is attached to telephone pole. Circa 1930s automobiles are parked along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Identical row house apartment buildings; rectangular plan; 5 stories plus raised basement; 4 bays except 3 bays on first floor; brick façade; single 1/1 sash windows except entry bay and double 1/1 sash windows on first floor; flat roof; denticulated cornice; festooned frieze; stone window heads and sills except arched brick window heads on second and fifth floors; central stoop, wood and glass double-door entrance with pediment and iron handrails, newel posts, railings and gates; fabric awnings; stone water table.

Subject Place

Location

Hoboken, NJ

Acquisition

Accession

2023.011

Source or Donor

John Amato

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1930 - circa 1960

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of print

Transcription

807-809 Willow Ave. Hoboken NJ Can be purchased for $5000 each. But terms are not satisfactory

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

4 in