Reference image: View of downtown Hoboken after the Blizzard of 1888, Hoboken, 1888.
Entry/Object ID
2001.022.0005.10
Description
Reference image: View of downtown Hoboken after the Blizzard of 1888, Hoboken, 1888.
As found printed on page [5]: Hoboken New Jersey 1855-1955, Souvenir booklet from Hoboken Centennial. cf. archive catalog 2001.022.0005. Downed poles (arc lighting and telegraph) can be seen. Caption also notes it was the year the Stevens family built the ferry boat "Bergen" which could be propelled from both ends. It was the first of its type on the Hoboken-New York run.
Not credited, but original image is probably from the Historical Picture Collections of the Hoboken Public Library.
Acquisition
Accession
2001.022
Source or Donor
Staff
Acquisition Method
Collected by Staff
Credit Line
Museum Collection.
Made/Created
Artist
n/a
Date made
1888 - 1888
Place
Location
Hoboken
Notes
Date: 1888-1888
General Notes
Note
Display Value: Poor
Original or Copy: Reproduction
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2003-06-20
