Name/Title
Broad Street, Newark, NJEntry/Object ID
2010.46.145Description
Glass lantern slide of a scene on Broad St., Newark, NJ. "Street Scene, Broad Street" is written on the slide label.
This street in Newark was home to many businesses, including the expansive Prudential office buildings. To the right of this photo is the office for C.F. Gotthold Optician. A native of Germany, Gotthold immigrated to New Jersey and worked in Newark as an optician and jeweler for 28 years. Other items of note in this scene are the streets, which were paved with stone in 1852.