B+W photo of Lackawanna Plaza & Hoboken Ferry, Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken, n.d., ca. Sept.r 1946.
Entry/Object ID
2013.005.0061
Description
Black-and-white photo of Lackawanna Plaza and Hoboken Ferry section of Lackawanna Terminal, Hoboken, no date, circa September 1946.
8" x 10" wide print, three hole punched top edge. Photographer not indicated. Contemporary ink title in lower margin: During Seamens Strike. Reverse has pencil notation: Orig 1946 Hoboken Ferry to NYC Seaman Strike Photo.
View is southeast of the cobblestone (or Belgian block) paved plaza with the exterior of the terminal. Some cars, a truck and people including two police officers - one horse mounted - are seen. It is unknown which force or both that the officers belonged to: Hoboken Police Department or Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Police (the property here was D.L. & W. R.R. private property, but the city was likely to have had an arrangement by permission or contract to patrol.) None of the people are identified.
The attire of the people would correspond to September. A national seamen's strike AFL and CIO) started September 4, 1946 and continued for 17 days. It shut down water traffic. A Sept. 19, 1946 Associated Press photo caption mentioned that in New York harbor "Only a few tugboats and ferries were on the move."
(February and July strikes in New York harbor also took place.)
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Sam Sloan Statue facing south towards main entrance of Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Waiting Room.
Acquisition
Accession
2013.005
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a Friend of the Museum.
Made/Created
Artist
n/a
Date made
1946
Place
Location
Hoboken
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2013-03-29
