Sepia-tone group photo of eight Holland Tunnel workers, n.p., n.d., ca. 1923-1925.
Entry/Object ID
2012.017.0105
Description
Sepia-tone group photo of eight Holland Tunnel workers, no place, no date, circa 1923-1925.
Digital image only; original print 8" x 10" wide. Photographer not indicated; negative number not present in image. Reverse is blank. Men are not identified.
This image is from the personal papers of John C. McEnroe who was the Secretary of the New Jersey Interstate Bridge and Tunnel Commission. It was the New Jersey authority cooperating with a New York Commission for overseeing the project. He died on June 2, 1925. Print was an enclosure in a photograph album, photo catalog 2012.017.0001.
The casually posed group is obviously above ground and apparently on a break or starting a shift (one is smoking.) All wear coveralls; two are wearing neckies and two others have banded collars with studs. Of the footwear seen, none have work boots, but regular shoes. This dress suggests a group of engineers or supervisors rather than sandhogs.
Acquisition
Accession
2012.017
Source or Donor
Quinn, Bridget
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
John. C. McEnroe Papers - Gift of the McEnroe Family.
Made/Created
Artist
n/a
Date made
1923 - 1925
Place
Location
Holland Tunnel
Notes
Date: 1923-1925
General Notes
Note
Notes: Museum does not hold the original print; it remains in the family of John C. McEnroe.
Original or Copy: Digital copy
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2012-04-05
