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B+W photos, 32, of demolition of trolley trestle, Hoboken, 1949.
Photograph
Black-and-white photographs, thirty-two, of demolition of trolley trestle, Hoboken, 1949.
3-1/2" square prints plus 620 negatives. Photographer not stated, but attributed to Ted Conrad. Reverse of all are blank. PDF on file.
This trestle was the former Public Service Coordinated Transport streetcar lines that ran from Hoboken Terminal to Jersey City Heights. The work area seen was near Harrison Street between Observer Highway and Paterson Street.
Viewpoint varies in the group with some taken from Jersey City Heights with a vista into Jersey City. Others are from ground level in Hoboken.
The R.B. Davis Company building with their rooftop sign advertising Cocomalt and Davis Baking Powder is seen in several images.
2014.044.0308
2014.044
Brown, Doris Conrad
Loan
Gift of Doris Conrad Brown.
Conrad, Ted
1949
Hoboken
3-1/2 in
3-1/2 in
Film Size: 620
Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2014-10-30
