Photograph album with 26 mounted sepia-tone albumen photos of R. Neumann and Co., Hoboken, N.Y. & Newark, N.J., n.d., ca. 1885-1890.
Entry/Object ID
2004.049.0046
Scope and Content
Photograph album with twenty-six mounted sepia-tone albumen photographs of R. Neumann and Co. including building exteriors and interiors (Hoboken, New York & Newark) plus officers, employees and other workers, no date, ca. 1885-1890.
Each photograph is shown twice in this record:
a cropped, enhanced image of each page is followed by a view of the entire leaf with limited adjustments. No text or other captions identifying the contents was present in the album. Photographer not indicated. PDF on file.
Factory, founded in 1863, for processing and manufacturing of leather goods. Primary locations:
Hoboken - northwest corner of Willow Avenue and Ferry Street (now Observer Highway) covering about two blocks.
Newark - 9 to 17 St. Francis Street.
New York City - 76 Duane Street, warehouse / salesroom.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the company would have been 1888 and the elaborate album would have been an appropriate commemorative for the event.
See notes for details about selected images.
Acquisition
Accession
2004.049
Source or Donor
Foster, Robert
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Foster
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1885 - 1890
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1885-1890 ca
Date(s): 1885-1890
Level of Description: Item
General Notes
Note
Display Value: Good
Notes: Exhibited 2004 in City Animals exhibition.
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02 New York City - 76 Duane Street, warehouse / salesroom
At the right edge is 80 Duane St.: New England Whalebone Manufacturing Company with Cobweb Hall above it.
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06 Hoboken, view from Clinton Street near Newark St. looking southwest at first building in Hoboken at northeast corner of Clinton and Ferry Streets (note elevated streetcar / trolley line.)
Note sign at the left edge:
H. Eibenhauer
Practical Saw-filer
Mosquito-Frames
Made to Order
In distance, signs on fence on the south side of Ferry St. include:
Kimball's Cigarettes [Peerless Tobacco Co.]
Annie Pixley (whether advertising for a stage performance or a tobacco card - she was featured in several sets - is not apparent)
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Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2004-09-20
