This month we will be viewing newly acquired additions to our archive: a collection of images labelled "John Brinckmann." They are sepia contact prints of several fan trips in Essex and Hudson County circa 1936-37. A kind soul at the recent Mother Seton show traded these for a book. The images are precisely identified with date and location.
This month, we will return to viewing recently scanned additions to our archive: ”John Stern, S.D. Phraner collection”. Long time member and supporter, Dave Phraner, enjoyed the good fortune of befriending traction enthusiast and photographer, John Stern, and offered to print his negatives, and keep one print of each. Many of the scenes are familiar, but the images will be new to most of us.
Image from a previous show. PSCT trolley ascending the Hoboken elevated, circa 1949. Photographer: John Stern, from the S.D. Phraner collection.
This month we will continue viewing new additions to our archive in the form of a collection of well labelled 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 negatives of Public Service traction and some local railroads in the late 1930's and 40's. We'll finish up the work cars and follow up with 5200 series cars on the Hudson line.