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B+W photo of east side 1100 block of Washington St. after Blizzard of 1947, Hoboken, probably Dec. 27, 1947.
Photograph
Black-and-white photo of east side of the 1100 block of Washington Street, Hoboken, after the the blizzard of 1947, no date, ca. December 27, 1947. Original print 2-3/4" x 4-1/2" wide; digital image only.
Photographer not indicated, but the source was the Schnackenberg / Novak families whose apartment and restaurant, Schnackenberg's Luncheonette was directly across the street at 1110 Washington St. It is considered that the photo was taken by a Schnackenberg family member. View is east from an upper floor.
Back has contemporary pencil notes: Blizzard of '47, 25 inches of snow.
The blizzard of 1947 started on December 26 and continued to December 27; New York City snow storm total was 26.4 inches.
2011.024.0010
2011.024
Novak, MarkNovak, Dorothy
Gift
Gift of Dorothy Novak and Mark Novak.
n/a
1947
Hoboken
Original or Copy: Digital copy Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2011-05-25