Group of 3 B+W photos of two welding generators on a trolley at the Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken Division, no date (ca 1950.)
Entry/Object ID
2002.188.0022
Description
Group of 3 black-and-white photos of two welding generators on a trolley sitting south of the repair garage/firehouse (and just west of drydock no. 4)at the Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken Division, no date (ca 1950.) Photos taken by Davis Studios, job no. 11704.
All copies have been two-hole punched at the right edge. Marked by the museum as A, B (2 copies) and C.
Photo 'A': In a view looking south, it shows the radiator end view of two portable gasoline-powered Hobart generators on a yard trolley. The hand of a man out of view at the right is holding a tape measure that runs to the left edge of the generator marked '125'. In the background at the left is a propeller. The large building behind it is the Copper & Pipe Shops. At the top right is the Hospital and Accounting Building with cars parked near it.
Photo 'B' (2 copies): In a view looking north, it shows the other end with the coils of electrical cables. Directly behind it is the repair garage where a workman on scaffold is doing some brick repair, note rubble beneath him. At the right is a partial view of the firehouse and its sign. There also other generators or compressors below the sign.
Photo 'C': A general view looking northwest. In the background are the entrance ways for employees with automobiles parked on the diagonal. A set of railroad tracks curve behind the trolley.
Acquisition
Accession
2002.188
Source or Donor
Staff
Acquisition Method
Collected by Staff
Credit Line
Museum Collection.
Made/Created
Artist
Davis Studios
Date made
1948 - 1952
Place
Location
Hoboken
Notes
Date: 1948-1952
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
General Notes
Note
Display Value: Good
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2002-07-18
