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Portrait of a Mile Square City: Stories from Hoboken.
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Portrait of a Mile Square City: Stories from Hoboken. By David Plakke. With an Introduction by Jim Hans. Edited by Janise Yntema. [Hoboken: Art Ink Press, copyright 1991. Produced by Oculus and Art Ink.] Printing not indicated, probably first thus. Oblong softcover, 5-1/2" high x 8-1/2" wide. Pp. [4], iv, [2], 1-98, [1]. Photo illustrated. Bookseller's barcode label on back cover with ISBN (number is not printed anywhere else in book.)
Photographs of people and places in Hoboken. Generally a full page photo with a page of text that was transcribed and edited from an interview with the subject or a person related to the location. Photographs and interviews were done in the spring, summer and fall of 1991 (which may make the likely publication issue date to be 1992 or 1993.)
This title is related to an earlier book by Plakke, "Hoboken Portraits," (Rogers & Cogswell Press, Hoboken, 1987) which had different subjects. Extensive number of places seen and mentioned. See search terms. Photo of Plakke on back cover.
No table of contents or index. List of the people named as subjects as presented in book (see people field for list in alphabetical order):
Field, Tom
Wood, Cyrus
Gasbarro, Guerriero
Gasbarro,Yolanda
Jaffery, Meera
Garcia, Rene
Calebrase, Charles
Grieco, Louise
Caporrino, Douglas J.
Dickstein, Rabbi Stephanie
Polito
Valastro, Mary
Faugno, Grace
Lindsay, Doug
Curtis, Reverend Geoffrey
Kilmer, Hugh
Torino, Joan
Mannion, Josie
Desio, Sal
Desio, Millie
Parry, Leo
Mezzina, Danny
D'Angelo, Tom
Borzotta, Joseph
Kirchgessner, George
Kirchgessner, Dolores
Davis, Tyrone
Jackson, Myles "Michigan"
Plunkett, Michael
Beck, Alan
Simone, Dan
Williams, Sam
Kendricks, Reverend
Cogswell, David
Sciaky, Elena
Lallo, Charles
Lallo, Charles, Jr.
Castellano, Terry
Rodriguez, Juan
Pagam, Louis
Maldonado, Oscar
Lopez, Julio
Volaric, Peter
Volaric, Joe
Volaric, Nick
Collesano, Sister Diane
Garcia, Bill
Gold, Lloyd (Ashby)
Sancio, Louis
Mele, Barbara
Mele, Bruno
Mele, Bruno, Jr.
Silvani, Betty
Firehock, Helen
Van Dyken, Dora
Genese, Alice
Robinson, Perry
Salerno, Lisa
Allert, Richard
Barry, Joe
Binetti, Frank "Julio"
Gavigan, Mary Ann
Zuk, Tom
Russo, Matt
Russo, Mary
De Bari, Ignatius "Duke"
Whitecage, Mark
Ruddick, Joe
Marciano, Frank P.
Hans, Jim [photo only]
Yntema, Janise [photo only]
oblong softcover
2008.004.0004
2008.004
Found in collection
Found in Collection
Museum Collections.
Hans, Jim Yntema, JanisePlakke, David
first?
Art Ink Press
Hoboken
1991 - 1992
0-9649115-0-7
Date: 1991-1992 Copy No.: 2
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Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2008-01-29