B+W photo of William Dejusus with his children walking on west side tracks ca. 16-17th Sts. , Hoboken, n.d, ca. 1983-1988.
Entry/Object ID
2009.020.0012
Description
Black-and-white photo of William Dejusus with his children walking along railroad tracks on the west side near 16th -17th Streets, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1983-1988. 5" x 7" high print. Photograph taken by Steve Rubin (name "S. Rubin" on back.) Also captioned on back, detail below. Other markings on back "100%" and "27 1/2 picas" indicating its mark-up for use in a publication.
Captioned on back:
Going for a walk - Tracks behind Hoboken, William Dejesus & his children: Selena, Age 6, William, Age 2.
View is north along the tracks which were near the end of their use as a working line. (Among the railroad names associated with this trackage: N.J. Junction Railroad; N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R. - New York Central & Hudson River Railroad.) It had become a lightly used freight line that became the right-of-way for the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail in the late 1990s-2000s.
Photograph is one of several in this accession that were discarded file photos considered or used for publication in The Hoboken Reporter newspaper from circa 1983-1988.
Acquisition
Accession
2009.020
Source or Donor
Found in collection.
Acquisition Method
Found in Collection
Credit Line
Museum Collection.
Made/Created
Artist
Rubin, Steve
Date made
1983 - 1988
Place
Location
Hoboken
Notes
Date: 1983-1988
Dimensions
Height
5 in
Width
7 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2009-06-07
