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B+W photo of view south on Washington from 4th St., Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1965-1969.
Photograph
Black-and-white photo of view south on Washington from Fourth St., Hoboken, no date, circa 1967-1968.
3-1/4" x 4-3/4" wide print. Photograph taken by donor Jack O'Brien (but not so marked.) Reverse has modern ink notations by O'Brien as recorded below.
Detail 1: buildings and stores on west side of Washington St. in the 300 block; at center is "Loans" and the three-ball pawnbroker sign which was Hoboken Pawnbrokers at 312 Washington; at the left edge is 300 Washington Street, a five story apartment building destroyed by fire in 2012.)
Detail 2: view of east side of Washington 300 block looking south; note the billboard in the distance where Washington Street meets Observer Highway - this sign was atop a freight building of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad.
O'Brien notes on the back: Washington St. Angle Parking [cataloger's note: there is no angle parking seen in this image; angle parking starts at 8th St.& Washington and goes north.]
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This photo is in a group of 23 in this accession which are the same size prints and apparently taken during the same period; none are dated, but automobile models and other elements seen in some images suggest the date range.
2013.045.0020
2013.045
O'Brien, Jack
Gift
Gift of Jack O'Brien.
O'Brien, Jack
1967 - 1968
Hoboken
Date: 1967-1968
4-3/4 in
3-1/4 in
Good
Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2013-08-18