Many of these photos were in need of enhancing. This one was on the dark side, and with a bit of "Photoshopping" I was able to bring it back to its normal clarity. It has been converted from RGB to gray scale. As you can see the detail is incredible. One can enlarge it and almost feel like you are standing on East State Street looking toward familiar clock on the building on Broad Street in the distance.Kyle said...
Hi Tom,
How did you stumble onto this great collection of Duke University photos?
- I'M ALWAYS SEARCHING, KYLE; THAT'S WHAT I DO.
- TOM GLOVER
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Michael said...
Tom:
When I started work for the City of Trenton as a Health Inpsector in 1959, our offices were in City Hall. Soon thereafter, the city took over the "Brock Buick" Building across the street from City Hall. For several years therafter I was ensconced in an office in this barn like building. I left to join the Trenton Housing Authority, where I worked for many years, and than returned to the same old Barn like stucture to work in Trenton' Planning and Development Dept.
They were the good days of Trenton.
Regards
Mike Kuzma
Yes Mike, They were the good days of Trenton....Never to return again.
Tom
Tom, The resolution on the 1936 picture on East State St is unbelievable. Starting with the Kerns truck, Consumers Ice Cream, Clayton Sandwich Shop with Arctic Ice Cream; three theaters, Stacy, State and Orpheum. At State and Broad the clock at 3:50 PM with Community Chest on the sign. I am fascinated by this photograph. Picture was taken by a very good commercial camera.
Noel
Hi Noel. We should be very grateful to the Duke University R.C. Maxwell Collection for preserving these historic treasures, and their willingness to share them as long as we follow their rules on crediting them as the source.
Tom
Hi Noel. We should be very grateful to the Duke University R.C. Maxwell Collection for preserving these historic treasures, and their willingness to share them as long as we follow their rules on crediting them as the source.
Tom
3 comments:
Hi Tom,
How did you stumble onto this great collection of Duke University photos?
Tom:
When I started work for the City of Trenton as a Health Inpsector in 1959, our offices were in City Hall. Soon thereafter, the city took over the "Brock Buick" Building across the street from City Hall. For several years therafter I was ensconced in an office in this barn like building. I left to join the Trenton Housing Authority, where I worked for many years, and than returned to the same old Barn like stucture to work in Trenton' Planning and Development Dept.
They were the good days of Trenton.
Regards
Mike Kuzma
Hi Tom, This photo is spectacular. Brock Buick was a premiere dealership in the city, but something caught my eye, that I have never seen before. If you look very closely past the church on the left, where in my day, Bill's hobby shop stood, you can see the sign; Auburn Cord. If you were coming from the other direction, there was a painted sign, up high on the building, advertising the Auburn and Cord automobiles. It was there for many years, after they were out of business, but I have never seen the actual street level sign and location.It had to be the location of the hobby shop or next to it. The newest car in the photo is the 1936 Chevrolet right at the forefront, so that means there were new Cord 810's in the showroom when this photo was taken. Wow! rayfromvillapark
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