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DescriptionBlack-and-white photos, six, of Henry Martin Trucking vehicle at Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad freight warehouse building, Ferry Street, Hoboken, March 5, 1932. 8" x 10" wide prints. Photos taken by R. Magnus, Photographer, Hoboken, N.J. (emboss lower right). Date in white ink on each image: 3/5/32. Reverse of all are blank. New York commercial license plate. Views are described from viewpoint in front of vehicle: Photo 1: view of front and right side of truck Photo 2: a similar view showing more of the side Photo 3: side view of cab with canvas window Photo 4: side view of cab without canvas window These photos are 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. The exterior shots of this delivery truck does not show any activity related to the vehicle or law enforcement purposes. (Ferry Street later renamed Observer Highway.) The building may also have been the Railway Express Agency (REA) which used the facility. The truck has a 1932 New York commercial license plate.