B+W photo of John J. Gilday, Chief of Fire Department, Hoboken, N.J., Hoboken, 1921.
Entry/Object ID
2001.025.0010
Description
Black-and-white photo of John J. Gilday, Chief of Fire Department, Hoboken, N.J., Hoboken, 1921. 3-3/4" wide x 5-1/2" high on a 6" x 9" fancy photographer's mount. Holographic ink adn pencil caption on the reverse with rubber stamped date of Aug. 28, 1921 plus several pencil notes typical of printer's mark-up.The "1 C" likely means "1 column" and the day may be 'sunday.' The pink paper residue may be from a newpaper morgue attachment. The front has grease pencil crop marks and annotation. The article this appeared in was probably about the August 24, 1921 fire on the Pier 5 of the Hoboken docks.
Relationship to the Miller or Markey families is unknown, except that Mrs. Frank Markey (Mary Miller Markey, Mary Henry Miller) probably was in the news article for the her American Red Cross Volunteer role.
Gilday was fire chief from 1918-1944.
Acquisition
Accession
2001.025
Source or Donor
Balogh, Frank
Acquisition Method
Donation
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Balogh
Made/Created
Artist
Manewal, William
Date made
1920 - 1921
Place
Location
Hoboken
Notes
Date: 1920-1921
Dimensions
Height
3-1/2 in
Width
5-1/2 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Display Value: Fair
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2002-08-16
