9th Avenue in the 1930's / "Hoboken N.J. Parade"

  • Robert Weaver Collection
  • Dowd Illustration Research Archive
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Title
9th Avenue in the 1930's / "Hoboken N.J. Parade"
Creator
  • Weaver, Robert (American illustrator, 1924-1994) [LCNAF]
Collecting Area
  • Dowd Illustration Research Archive
Collection Name
  • Robert Weaver Collection
Description
Black and white sketch of many business signs in the 1930s along 9th Avenue. In red ink in the top left corner "9th Ave. / 30's" is handwritten. The signs depicted list the following words: "Bar"; "Boston Hotel"; "411 Hotel"; "White Room"; "Billia[rds? Word is cut off]"; "Rooms"; "Jesus the Light of the World"; "Seafood"; "Shoe [image of shoe] Repair"; "Billiards"; "Hot." In the bottom right corner there is also the number "42" written with a circle around it. [Image robertwe_01_0drawi_066 is on the verso of this image]