Sepia-tone photo of 109-111 14th St. (Palace Restaurant), Hoboken, (1928.)
Entry/Object ID
2011.048.0024
Description
Sepia-tone photo of 109 and 111 Fourteenth Street, Hoboken, (1928.)
8" x 10" wide print. Photographer not indicated (probably taken by R. Magnus.) Reverse is blank.
Date established from theater posters seen in the Chas [Charles?] Louis Laundry window at 109 (U.S. Theatre: Emil Jannings in film "The Last Command" released U.S. Jan 22, 1928; other posters - The Lyric, The Rialto Stock Players.)
A small boy is at the left; posters for the U.S. Theatre and Rialto Theatre are behind him. An adult bicycle in the street is in partial view.
The Palace Restaurant at 109-111 (address used was 111) was owned and operated by three women, Langley family. Note on window near the 111 entrance: Ladies Invited. A "Special Today" menu board with offerings and prices is seen below "Lunch."
The Rialto Stock Players were presenting "The Creaking Vault" starting on Monday, March 19.
Cobblestone or paved blocks street with streetcar tracks.
This photo is from an accession group that consists of photographs from Hoboken Police Department records. Discarded in the 1990s, the original documentary purpose of this photo is not stated or apparent.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.048
Source or Donor
Bergin, Bill
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Bill Bergin.
Made/Created
Artist
n/a
Date made
1928
Place
Location
Hoboken
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2012-04-26
