Description
Original gelatin silver occupational group portrait, July 1922, tied directly to the Newark Evening News (Newark, New Jersey). Eleven workers-likely from the pressroom/production side-pose by a brick wall and barred window in work clothes (overalls, rolled sleeves; one shirtless from hot work). The reverse carries the period inscription: “From Dick Thomas. Newark Evening News, Newark N.J., July 1922.” An excellent, well-composed record of early 20th-century newspaper labor culture with firm date and provenance.
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Image size: approx. 8.5 × 6.5 in.
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Mount size: approx. 12 × 9 in. beveled gray card
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Attribution/Provenance: back inscription naming the Newark Evening News and date July 1922 (“From Dick Thomas”)
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Why it matters: named newspaper, exact date, and classic pressroom/printing subject-desirable for collectors of newspaper history, printing & labor, and New Jersey ephemera
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Condition: Very Good+ overall for age-clean, sharp print with even toning; mount shows light edge/corner wear and a few superficial rubs on the back. No repairs noted
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Notes: Not a reproduction. Please view all photos for details and condition
A scarce, oversize mounted 1920s newspaper crew photograph with on-print provenance-ready for display or archival framing.
