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B+W photo of of United States Lines, Pier No. 4, Hoboken, N.J. No date, probably 1930.

Photograph

DescriptionBlack-and-white photo of of United States Lines, Pier No. 4, Hoboken, N.J. No date (probably 1930 - see notes.) 5" x 7" wide print. Photograph taken by Harry Boutrell. Ink notes on print: 14, Hoboken, N.Y.C. Reverse is blank. The river end of the pier shed on a former Hamburg America Line pier at 2nd Street and the Hudson River. The view is southwest taken aboard a what is apparently an arriving passenger ship, probably the S.S. Republic (see notes) of the U.S. Lines.

Entry/Object ID

2012.001.0019

Acquisition

Accession

2012.001

Source or Donor

Purchase

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Museum Collections.

Made/Created

Artist

Boutrell, Harry

Date made

1930

Place

Location

Hoboken

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

7 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Notes: Per purchase source (eBay): "This is a vintage, 1930 photograph. It shows the United States Line dock at Hoboken New Jersey. It was taken by Harry Boutrell, who was ship photographer on the S.S. Republic out of New York City. Boutrell was an amazing photographer, first on Great Lakes Freighters and then on Ocean Liners. It was removed from an album, but is in good shape." ------ The S.S. Republic was the former U.S.S. President Grant used in World War I by U.S. Army Tranport Service. It was prior to that the S.S. President Grant of the Hamburg America Line and confiscated from its German owners in 1917 and converted to a troop transport ship. Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2012-05-21