Name/Title
Color photos, 9, of Sam Sloan Statue near Warrington Plaza, Waterfront Walkway & Hoboken Land Building, Hoboken, Apr. 14, 2012.Entry/Object ID
2012.020.0003Description
Color photographs, nine, of Sam Sloan Statue located east of Hoboken Land Company building and beginning of Waterfront Walkway, Hoboken, April 14, 2012.
Digital images only. Photographs taken by Museum staff. Tiffs media archive.
Bronze statue (sculptor: George E. Bissell, 1839-1920) on stone pedestal of Sam Sloan (1817-1907), President of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, 1867-1899. Monument dedicated August 3, 1908. Located in Lackwanna Plaza (now Warrington Plaza) near the Lackawanna Terminal (later Erie-Lackawanna and currently known as Hoboken Terminal), it has had various placements within that area. Its earliest position was near and facing to the Ferry and Main Waiting Room entrances.
01: view southeast of Sam Sloan Statue and pedestal in relation to Hoboken Terminal and Warrington Plaza (formerly Lackawanna Plaza); Baker Waterfront Plaza building at right
02: closer view of front
03: view north of statue in relation to Waterfront Walkway and Frank Sinatra Drive
04: view north - northwest of statue in relation to Main Post Office; at left edge is the east side of the Hoboken Land Company building
Inscription on plaque:
SAM SLOAN
1817-1907
FOR THIRTY-TWO YEARS PRESIDENT
OF THE DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA &
WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
1867-1899
PRESENTED BY JOHN HENRY STARIN
05: plaque on front of statue pedestal
06: statue front
07: right side view in relation to front
08: back view
09: left side view in relation to front; Baker Waterfront Plaza in background.Acquisition
Accession
2012.020Source or Donor
Staff, Produced byAcquisition Method
Produced by StaffCredit Line
Museum CollectionsGeneral Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Digital copy
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2012-04-17
