Name/Title
B+W photos, 15, of Pennsylvania R.R. Hoboken Marine Shops, Piers P, Q, R, S, Sept. 28, 1961.Entry/Object ID
2008.012.0033Description
Album of 15 black-and-white documentation photos of Pennsylvania Railroad, Hoboken Marine Shops, Piers P, Q, R, S, Sept. 28, 1961. Plastic comb binding with paper covers; 8" x 10" prints with integral text below image. Photographs taken by Griggs Photo Service, Somerset, N.J. with their ink stamp inside back cover. Reverse of all prints are blank. Staining in the top right corner of all prints.
The images document deteriorated conditions on the piers especially cleats for securing the tugboats, railfloats and barges.
Images are 7-1/2" square. All are exteriors and have captions detailing what is in the image. This facility was on River Road circa from circa Ninth to Tenth Streets where they would meet the Hudson River. Photos have been numbered here as 1 to 15, although as found in the album they have an alpha-numeric image number which are not consecutive.
Photo 1: B-2. View to the South side of Pier R from the Rivre end to the bulkhead.
Photo 2: B-3. View to the South side of pier R from the River end to the bulkhead. [In the background are cranes of the Bethlehem Steel Hoboken Shipyard.]
Photo 3: B-7. View to the South side of Pier R from the River to the bulkhead. [P.R.R. tugboat Elmira is seen. View is north with the Maxwell House Coffee plant in the background along with Lipton Tea to the right.]
Photo 4: B-8. View to the South side of Pier R from the River end to the bulkhead. [P.R.R. tugboat Philadelphia is seen with New York in the background.]
Photo 5: B-10. View to the South side of Pier R from the River end to the bulkhead. [P.R.R. tugboat Pittsburgh is seen. In the background are cranes of the Bethlehem Steel Hoboken Shipyard.]
Photo 6: C-1. View of the North side of Pier R at the River End. Note damaged cleat. [Tugboat Philadephia is seen. At the right is the Maxell House Coffee plant. Note the rail freight cars on River Road just north of Elysian Park.]
Photo 7: C-2. View to the North side of Pier R at the 5th cleat from the River end. (This image has ink annotation "cleat missing" and arrow drawn to it.)
Photo 8: C-4. View to the North side of Pier R at the 6th cleat from the River end.
Photo 9: C-5. View to the North side of Pier R to the general area of the 5th & 6th cleat from the River end. (This image has ink annotation "Cleat" with arrow drawn to it.)
Photo 10: C-6. View to the North side of Pier R at the area of the 8th cleat from the River end.
Photo 11: C-7. View to the North side of Pier R at the area of the 3rd cleat from the shore end.
Photo 12: C-8. View to the North side of Pier R at the 2nd cleat from the shore end.
Photo 13: C-9. View to the North side of Pier R at the 1st cleat from the shore end.
Photo 14: D-9. View to the North side of Pier S at the area of the 6th & 7th cleat from the bulkhead.
Photo 15: C-12. View to the South side of Pier S in the general area of cleats 4,5, & 6 from the bulkhead.Acquisition
Accession
2008.012Source or Donor
Lukacs, ClaireAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.Made/Created
Artist
Griggs Photo ServiceDate made
1961 - 1961Notes
Date: 1961-1961General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2008-03-26
