Name/Title
Lantern slide: Board of Commissioners, City of Hoboken, 1918. Circa 1918-1920.Entry/Object ID
2005.078.0902Description
Board of Commissioners, City of Hoboken, 1918. Circa 1918-1920. Lantern slide, 3-1/4" x 4": glass, film, paper masks and paper tape. Hand colored. Original photographer not indicated; slide maker below.
An image of a printed page with photographic vignettes and titles of the five members of the commission, which was Hoboken's form of government from 1915-1953. This page was typically found in programs used for city events including the Hoboken Playgrounds activities.
Gustav Bach, Director of Revenue and Finance
James H. Londrigan, Director of Streets and Public Improvements
Patrick R. Griffin, Mayor, Director of Public Affairs
Bernard N. McFeely, Director of Public Safety
Harry L. Schmulling, Director of Parks and Public Property
From Julius Durstewitz, who was the director of the Hoboken Playgrounds and a Hoboken resident. This slide (one of a group of thirty one: photo catalog 2005.078.0900 to .0931) was for use in a stereopticon projector. The Playgrounds Department's stereopticon from circa 1918 is objects 2005.078.2100. The creation of the slide itself was likely in 1918, but it could have been as late as the mid-1920s. Griffin was the Mayor of Hoboken until 1926.
Made by Henry Mestrum, 385 Sixth Ave., New York, N.Y.Acquisition
Accession
2005.078Source or Donor
Durstewitz, Anthony & KathyAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Anthony & Kathy DurstewitzMade/Created
Date made
1918 - 1926Notes
Date: 1918-1926General Notes
Note
Display Value: Fair
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2010-04-21
