Photograph, printed: interior view of animal cages/stalls in building used for imported wild animals, 307 Newark St., Hoboken, n.d., ca. early 1920s.

Photograph

Hoboken Historical Museum

animal cages/stalls: John K. Benson / Hagenbeck, 307 Newark St.

Name/Title

Photograph, printed: interior view of animal cages/stalls in building used for imported wild animals, 307 Newark St., Hoboken, n.d., ca. early 1920s.

Entry/Object ID

2014.001.0129

Description

Duo-tone printed photograph: ground floor interior view of animal cages/stalls at facility used for imported wild animals, 307 Newark Street, Hoboken, N.J., no date, circa early 1920s. Single leaf, 8" x 11", with holographic printed text at front bottom and on back. Enclosure: clipping of undated note from some circus newsletter, post-1975, mentioning this image and relating a story about a boy killed by a leopard [note: this story has not been verified] ---- Text found on leaf (n.b. unverified by cataloger.) Front: Carl Hagenbeck winter quarters 307 Newark St. Hoboken, N.J. (cataloguer's note: sources on circus winter quarters place Hagenbeck Circus in Peru, IN in this era). Back: Hagenbeck sold importing business to John T. Benson. Benson had complaints from Hoboken neighbors about noise and smell of animals. Benson then moved to Hudson, N.H. In time he opened Benson's Wild Animal Farm in Hudson. ==== See notes.

Acquisition

Accession

2014.001

Source or Donor

Purchase

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Museum Collections.

Made/Created

Artist

n/a

Date made

1918 - 1922

Place

Location

Hoboken

Notes

Date: 1918-1922

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

General Notes

Note

Notes: Building was a location of operations for John K. Benson who imported animals to Hoboken for circuses and zoos. He was also an associate and/or agent for the Hagenbeck Brothers Company, which was a long-established animal importer (previously known as Carl Hagenbeck, Hagenbeck & Co., Hagenbeck & Sons as well as associated with the Hagenbeck Circus; apparently Benson had some association with all these entities.) Source of this published photograph was apparently some publication or newsletter on circus history. Original or Copy: Reproduction Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2014-04-10