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Sepia-tone photos, 2, of young different woman posed with chair in studio with interior backdrop, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1904-1918.
Photograph
Sepia-tone photos, two, of a young woman posed with chair in studio with an interior backdrop, Hoboken, no date, circa 1904-1918.
Real photo postcards: 3-3/8" wide x 5-3/8" high; AZO stamp block (four triangles up). Photographer not indicated, probably Erna (or Urna) Commercial Photo Studio, 306 Washington St., Hoboken, N.J. (but not so marked). Unused and unposted.
Two different woman in same pose. Each of these unidentified woman appears to be in her late teens or early twenties; a bunch of roses are on the seat of the bamboo chair.
Photo postcard 1
Photo postcard 2
The photographer was a Charles Erna who was known to have been at 306 Washington Street. The interior backdrop is the same seen in ones that can be definitely attributed to him or his studio.
Dating is suggested by dates of use for this particular AZO stamp block, but that is not definitive.
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rppc
2014.001.0030
2014.001
Purchase
Purchase
Museum Collections.
Commercial Photo Company
1904 - 1918
Hoboken
Date: 1904-1918
3-1/2 in
5-1/2 in
Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2014-01-20