B+W photo of trolley car 2808 with signs about & on last full day of use, Hoboken, Aug. 6, 1949.
Entry/Object ID
2008.012.0202
Description
Black-and-white photo of trolley car 2808, Union City Line, with signs about & on last full day of use, Hoboken, August 6, 1949. 3-1/2" high x 5" wide print. Photographer not indicated. Reverse has: processor's mark, J513; typewritten print or negative file number and caption information as below.
Typewritten on back: X49-536. PS-NJ [Public Service of New Jersey] car 2808 of Union City Line at Palisades [Jersey City Heights] end of trestle on 8/6/49 last day of service. Stremer (sic) on car side states that this car will make the last trip at 4:47 AM 8/7/49.
Another sign above the windows reads: Farewell to the Trolleys. See photo catalog 2008.012.0206 for image of Jackson Ave.-Greenville Line car with similar signage for that route.
The view is on the elevated or 'L' trestle; direction of view is not apparent. Note also on the left front of the streetcar is a sign for Palisades Park.
The trolleys or streetcars that used this line on the south end of Hoboken ran to and from a terminal at Hudson Place next to the Lackawanna Terminal. They also had connections to street level routes in Hoboken.
Acquisition
Accession
2008.012
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
1949 - 1949
Place
Location
Hoboken
Notes
Date: 1949-1949
Dimensions
Height
3-1/2 in
Width
5 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Notes: Photographs may have been taken by a William or Bill Slade.
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2008-11-18
