Photo Record
Images
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Metadata
Object ID |
B_3_003 |
Title |
[University Hotel] |
Collection |
Photo Archives |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
c. 1888 |
Year Range from |
1888 |
Year Range to |
1888 |
Description |
A crowd of people in front of the University Hotel on the corner of Nassau Street and Railroad Avenue (later known as University Place), shown from the Railroad Avenue side. Construction on the hotel began in 1875; the building was demolished in 1916. This photograph dates to c. 1888. |
Place |
Princeton, NJ |
Print size |
4" x 5" |
Subjects |
Buildings Commercial buildings Hotels Inns Men People Porches Women Men & women Children Adults & children Bicycles & tricycles Horses Fences Crowds |
Search Terms |
Princeton businesses Princeton University University Place Railroad Avenue Nassau Street University Hotel |
Notes |
In pencil on back of photo: B_3_I 5333 In red pen on back of photo: P. Univ University Hotel R.R. Ave. side 1888 |
Provenance |
Print of glass plate negative in HSP collection. Primarily from local photography studios Kopp and Silvester. J_17_049 is another print of the same image. |