B+W photos, 2, of firemen fighting fire at lumber yard at 11th to 12 Sts. & Hudson River, Hoboken, June 17, 1937.
Entry/Object ID
2013.001.0064
Description
Black-and-white photos, two, of firemen fighting fire at lumber yard at Eleventh to Twelfth Streets & Hudson River, Hoboken, June 17, 1937.
8" x 10" wide prints. Photographs taken by Acme Newspictures, Inc., New York. Reverse of both has their credit stamp; mimeographed caption (text below) on photo 1 only (but which apparently was intended for use with either photo); reference file stamp on both of N.E.A. [Newspaper Editors Association] dated 6- 21 37.
Caption on reverse of photo 1:
Credit Line Acme Credit Line Acme
Fire at 11th Street and Hudson River. Fire razes a huge lumber yard at Hoboken: N.J. The yard is operated by Dodge and Bliss [sic - actually Leslie; see notes below].
Photos show the firemen trying to put out the blaze at the yard. They were handicapped by a strong wind which fanned the flames.
Credit Line Acme Credit Line Acme
June 17th, 1937
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Acquisition
Accession
2013.001
Source or Donor
Purchase
Acquisition Method
Purchase
Credit Line
Museum Collections.
Made/Created
Artist
Acme Newspictures
Date made
1937
Place
Location
Hoboken
Dimensions
Height
7 in
Width
9 in
General Notes
Note
Notes: Per Hoboken Fire Department website: 1937: A blaze destroys the entire block east of Hudson Street between Eleventh and Twelfth streets, including the R. G. Matthews Corporation.
Reference image attached of two June 18, 1937 newspaper articles which give greater detail than the photo caption; Dodge & Bliss named in caption, but is correctly stated in one article as Dodge Leslie (Terminal); fire also affected another business, National Box Company.
The direction of the view cannot be determined. The site was once the location of warehouses of the U.S. Army Transport Service owned by the War Department and used in conjunction with the Port of Embarkation.
Another lumber company known to have been on this site was the Lawson & Macmurray Company. The entire site later became the General Foods Corp. Maxwell House Coffee plant.
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2013-11-20
