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B+W night photo of Holland-America Line ocean liner Statendam at the Fifth Street pier, Hoboken, no date, ca. mid-1950's.
Photograph
Black-and-white night photo of Holland-America Line ocean liner Statendam berthed at the Fifth Street pier, Hoboken, no date, dated 1956 by William H. Miller. 16" high x 20" high matte print mounted on foam core board. Photographic print produced from negative in the archives of the Port of New York and New Jersey ca 1982, photographer not named.
Print was produced ca. 1982 for exhibition use in Celebration '82 in Hoboken.View is looking northeast to New York City. The Holland-America Line sign can be seen. Also in view is the floating shack that was used in the motion picture "On the Waterfront." The entire area in view was seen in the film. Vessel identified by liner historian William Miller in 2004.
2004.005.0040
2004.005
Staff
Collected by Staff
Museum Collection.
n/a
1956
Hoboken
16 in
20 in
Display Value: Good Notes: Negative and reference prints destroyed, Sept. 11, 2001. Original or Copy: Reproduction Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2004-09-09