Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2019.12.1 |
Object Name |
Image, Digital |
Description |
Image, Digital, black & white, Front- one woman, two men standing outside on stairs to building, sign (partial view) in upper left, car, buildings railroad crossing gates in background. Back- nothing Jane Humbracht stands on the stairs of The Eck, a resturant/bar, with two unidentified men. The Eck building, home to many businesses, was once located at 121 W. Railroad Avenue and razed in May 2018. The building in the background with the awning is 130 W. Bartlett Avenue. At this time is was an ice cream, confectionary, general goods store operated by Moritz Ortmann. The home (left side) is 141 S. Oak Avenue. After her marriage, Jane and her husband Basil "Doc" Ping would become proprietors of The Eck, operating it from 1955 to 1968. |
Year Range from |
1940 |
Year Range to |
1944 |
Place |
121 W. Railroad Avenue |
Number of images |
1 |
Search Terms |
121 W. Railroad Avenue 130 W. Bartlett Avenue 141 S. Oak Avenue Oak Avenue Railroad Avenue |
Subjects |
Cars Cigarettes Hats Houses Purses Railings Railroad crossings Railroad signals stairs Stairs Telegraph & telephone poles Telephone poles Trees |
People |
Humbracht, Jane Ping, Jane Ping, Jane Humbracht |
Accession number |
2019.12 |