B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 126 Washington Street, Hoboken.

Name/Title

B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 126 Washington Street, Hoboken.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0031

Description

Storefront signage reads: DOUGLAS SHOES; [ILLEGIBLE] LUNCHEONETTE; FRANK'S PHOTO STUDIO; COATS [ILLEGIBLE] DRESSES; WINE LIQUORS NOVELTIES SPARROW CIGAR CO.; HARRY'S SHOES. Awnings shade the storefronts Circa 1930s-1940s automobiles are parks along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Mixed-use row house apartment building; rectangular plan; 4 stories; 10 bays except storefronts and 3 bays on right half of second floor; brick façade; single 1/1 sash windows except entry bay, storefronts and 2 sets of casement windows on second floor; flat roof; bracketed cornice flanked with pediments; rotated brick frieze; masonry, arched and keystone window heads and stone sills; offset ground floor entrance; 6 pilasters extending from the second or third floor to the cornice ending in capitals; fabric awnings.

Subject Place

Location

Hoboken, 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

Sparrow liquor 126 Washington St NKM

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of print

Transcription

104

Material/Technique

Stamp

Dimensions

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

4-1/2 in