B+W photo of Windsor Wax Co. building fire, 617 Newark St., Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1932-1937.
Entry/Object ID
2009.001.0058
Description
Black-and-white photo of a fire at the Windsor Wax Co. building, 617 Newark St., Hoboken, no date, circa 1932-1937. 8" x 10" print. Photographer is not indicated, but was probably a photographer for the Jersey Observer newspaper based in Hoboken.
The fire appears confined to be the top floor. Truck no. 4 of the Hoboken Fire Dept. is in the foreground.
Address on building sign is 617 Newark St. (between Monroe and Jackson Streets), but address was 611-617 Newark St. in a 1946 directory. Telephone directory address as of 1951 and later was 611 Newark St.
In the right background is an embankment with Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad tracks; an engine is seen on it.
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: 1932-1937
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
