Photo 1: pier 57 fire from the Christopher Street ferry, 1947
Name/Title
B+W photos, 2, of Pier 57 fire in N.Y. as seen from Christopher St. ferry coming to Hoboken, Sept. 29, 1947.
Entry/Object ID
2013.001.0015
Description
Black-and-white photos, two, of Pier 57 fire in New York as seen from aboard the Christopher Street ferry traveling to Hoboken, Sept. 29, 1947.
4" x 5" wide prints. Photographer not indicated. Reverse has inkstamped date: Sep 29 1947. Reverse has holographic ink description by the photographer as recorded below.
View is northeast of the piers at the west side of Manhattan in the Greenwich Village and Chelsea neighborhoods (identified in related photos 2013.001.0014 as Pier 57.)
Reverse of both have notation of 38-1 (but each is a separate view: compare smoke) plus:
[holographic ink] Mon. [inkstamp] Sep 29 1947
F11-100 Y.F. Plus-X
From Christopher St. Ferry
Hoboken
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Photo 1 is a wide view looking northeast and includes the Empire State Building.
Photo 2 is a closer view in the same direction; darker smoke.
Christopher Street ferry was one of the ferry routes operated by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad to and from Lackawanna Terminal in Hoboken. Known as the Lackawanna Ferry or Hoboken Ferry.
Pier 57 was a United States Lines Pier at 15th Street on the west side of Manhattan. The related photos, 2013.001.0014, were taken in Hoboken near Tenth St. and the Hudson River.
Photos also serve as an example of the vistas available to ferry passengers of that era.
Acquisition
Accession
2013.001
Source or Donor
Purchase
Acquisition Method
Purchase
Credit Line
Museum Collections.
Made/Created
Artist
n/a
Date made
1947
Place
Location
Hoboken
Dimensions
Height
4 in
Width
5 in
General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2013-08-20
