Sepia tone photos, 2, of 2 White Metal Manufacturing Co. trucks patriotically decorated outside factory, n.d., circa 1915.
Entry/Object ID
2011.005.0230
Description
Sepia tone photos, two, of two White Metal Manufacturing Company trucks patriotically decorated outside the factory at what is now 1325 13th St., North Bergen, no date, circa 1915. 3-1/4" high x 4-1/4" wide prints. Photographer not indicated. Reverse of both is blank.
Donor's source stated that these images were from an album grouped with other materials that were dated 1915.
Photo 1: truck in foreground with partial view of second truck; fixed sign lettered with company name, Hoboken, N.J. and telephone number; banner sign near the back with two lettered lines: White Metal Mfg. Co. North Bergen, N.J. Patriotic star bunting ca. 2 feet high and length of truck body. Note people seated in open back.
View is northwest of the north facade of the factory. Note address 961 Hill St above the entrance, the portion near the end would have been further west on the block on the corner of Paterson Plank Road.
Photo 2: same viewpoint with a partial view of the front truck and full view of the back one which has similar signs without the bunting, but a flag on pole is attached to the radiator. People are also seen inside.
Event is possibly a company celebration of a move by them from North Bergen to Hoboken. They are listed in a 1946 telephone book as being in Hoboken at 1012 Grand St. Building is extant with architectural lettering over building entrance.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.005
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
Made/Created
Artist
n/a
Date made
1915 - 1915
Place
Location
Hoboken
Notes
Date: 1915-1915
Dimensions
Height
3 in
Width
4 in
General Notes
Note
Notes: The event is not described. The outwear of people onboard the trucks appears too heavy for a warm weather parade (such as Decoration or Memorial Day or the Fourth of July), but it is open to question. If 1915, the United States had not yet entered World War I and thus they were not part of any patriotic event related to war bond campaigns.
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: Hoppe, Randolph
Status Date: 2019-06-11
