B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 849-851 Clinton Avenue, Newark.

Name/Title

B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 849-851 Clinton Avenue, Newark.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0258

Description

A storefront awning reads: 849 CIGARS JOS. SIEGEL STATIONERY 849. Storefront signage reads: FEDERAL YEAST; FOUNTAIN SERVICE Country Club ice cream; WESTERN UNION; Growing Faster than any other MILK PM...the Pure Milk. Circa 1940s automobiles are parked along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Mixed-use apartment building; rectangular plan; 2 stories; 4 bays except storefronts; brick façade; glass pane storefront windows; double 6/1 sash windows; brick lintels and stone sills on second floor; flat roof; brick parapet with pinnacles; brick frieze with central diamond ornament and stone string course; offset wood and glass single-door entrance; stone sill course on second floor.

Subject Place

Location

Newark, 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

849 Clinton Ave Newark

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in