B+W photo of news bulletin window at Jersey Observer newspaper offices, Newark St., Hoboken, n.d., [Jan. 6, 1937.

Photograph

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Hoboken Historical Museum

full photo

full photo

Name/Title

B+W photo of news bulletin window at Jersey Observer newspaper offices, Newark St., Hoboken, n.d., [Jan. 6, 1937.

Entry/Object ID

2009.001.0057

Description

Black-and-white photo of people gathered to read headline bulletins in a display case outside the Jersey Observer newspaper offices, Newark St. (between Bloomfield and Washington Streets), Hoboken, no date [January 6, 1937.] 8" x 10" photo. Photographer is not identified, but presumably it was a photograph taken by the newpaper. Reverse is blank. None of the people are identified A typical scene in the era when newspapers would essentially provide the service of presentlng late-breaking news prior to an edition being published with the story. Seen is a window display case with late breaking news printed ("Wed. P.M." stated at top) in large type on a central sheet of paper with three photographs in frames on each side. A crowd of men and women have gathered to read it. The first headline is for the death of Brother Andre at age 91, a founder of Mount Royal. This information allowed the photograph to be dated. The text is rather truncated in the style of a teletype or newswire as typical of the era. Other headlines, only partially legible, included: -Jersey City, piers quiet as two ships sail -Meeting arranged in hope of averting motor strike -Congress counts electoral vote [Presidential election of 1936] hears President's message -Big incomes...___ie [movie] stars revealed at W____on. -(Baseball) [T]ravis Jackson, signed...contract to.. [Travis Jackson, played 1923-1936, N.Y. Giants, National League, retiring from baseball in 1936; in the Baseball Hall of Fame; the text is probably about the signing of his replacement.] Jersey Observer name is prominently seen plus lettering on the windows: Want Advts. Received Here.

Acquisition

Accession

2009.001

Source or Donor

Purchase

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Museum Collections.

Made/Created

Artist

n/a

Date made

1937 - 1937

Place

Location

Hoboken

Notes

Date: 1937-1937

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: 2009-12-05