B+W photo of of United States Lines, Pier No. 4, Hoboken, N.J. No date, probably 1930.
Entry/Object ID
2012.001.0019
Description
Black-and-white photo of of United States Lines, Pier No. 4, Hoboken, N.J. No date (probably 1930 - see notes.)
5" x 7" wide print. Photograph taken by Harry Boutrell. Ink notes on print: 14, Hoboken, N.Y.C. Reverse is blank.
The river end of the pier shed on a former Hamburg America Line pier at 2nd Street and the Hudson River. The view is southwest taken aboard a what is apparently an arriving passenger ship, probably the S.S. Republic (see notes) of the U.S. Lines.
Acquisition
Accession
2012.001
Source or Donor
Purchase
Acquisition Method
Purchase
Credit Line
Museum Collections.
Made/Created
Artist
Boutrell, Harry
Date made
1930
Place
Location
Hoboken
Dimensions
Height
5 in
Width
7 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Notes: Per purchase source (eBay): "This is a vintage, 1930 photograph. It shows the United States Line dock at Hoboken New Jersey. It was taken by Harry Boutrell, who was ship photographer on the S.S. Republic out of New York City. Boutrell was an amazing photographer, first on Great Lakes Freighters and then on Ocean Liners. It was removed from an album, but is in good shape."
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The S.S. Republic was the former U.S.S. President Grant used in World War I by U.S. Army Tranport Service. It was prior to that the S.S. President Grant of the Hamburg America Line and confiscated from its German owners in 1917 and converted to a troop transport ship.
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2012-05-21
