Potter Glass Negatives

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MG Nwk Potter

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

#2, #4, #10, #15: Unidentified buildings

#3, 5: Churches

#6: Street view including S. Leschziner (782 Broad)

#7: Westinghouse Factory

#8: Downtown area, street with shops (Broad?)

#9: Buildings including Marshall and Ball Clothiers (807-811 Broad) and Stoutenberg

#11: Shops including Seitz, a Printing shop, and a hardware shop

#12: Cars, street view and shops

#13: First flower delivery from Newark NJ to Sea Girt by plane 1921

#14: Stained glass window

#16: Old Post office

#17: Buildings including American Food Co.

#18: People boating - Branch Brook Park Boat House?

#19: Doctors and nurses

#20: Broad Street Train Station

#21: Street view: Shops and signs including Goerce, Hahne's, Budweiser

#22: Old Post Office to old Prudential

#23: Newark Meadows

#24: Men and cars (soldiers?) in front of a building

#25: Trees

#26: Church

#27: Carriages

#28: Group of men and boys (school photo?)

#29: Same as #28 with two women

#30: View from railroad tracks of river, port area

#31: Street view, Fireman's Insurance on corner

#32: Fireman's Insurance and surrounding buildings

#33: Port area (acetate negative)

#34: Bijou Dream Theater (Branford/Washington) and surrounding buildings

#35: City Hall surrounded by carriages

#36: House and trees

#37: Newark Public Library

#38: Unidentified, maybe a church?

#39: Lee's Clothes Shop (112 Market, billboards including Orpheum Theater)

#40: Lauter Piano Co. area (657-659 Broad)

#41: "Majestic" - a ship or ferry

#42: Downtown - Bamberger's (715 Broad) and trollies visible

#43: Downtown - Franklin Savings (770 Broad) and trollies visible

#44: Hahne and Co., May 1900

#45: House and tree

#46: Prudential building area

#47: Garod Radio window display (acetate)

Dates

c. 1900s-1920s

Creator

Potter, Harry G , 1880-1963 (Person)

Conditions Governing Use

Photocopying of materials is limited and no materials may be photocopied without permission from library staff. Researchers wishing to publish, reproduce, or reprint materials from this collection must obtain permission.

Biographical / Historical

Photographer Harry G. Potter (1880-1963) lived in Newark from childhood. As a youth he internned in New York with Norman Paulzer. Then he went into business for himself and opened a studio on Broad Street near City Hall at #839. He photographed many important political and business figures. Charles Cummings writes that Potter was "particulary interested in social history". He did photography for Grace Church and Hahne's, along with many other Newark landmarks.

He married Norma Whitfield and they had a son and two daughters. He lived in Newark until his retirement in 1953. He was active in the Professional Photographer's Association of NJ (secretary in 1911).

Image of his studio in 1909 can be found from Bobby Cole: https://i.redd.it/lh4fe2hl0yz31.jpg

Extent

.84 Linear Feet (2 glass negative boxes (46 negatives) #2-47)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Photos by Harry G. Potter of buildings, churches, and street scenes mostly in the downtown area.

Processing Information

Found in drawer labelled glass - numbered 2-47. Transferred to fitted enevelopes with numbers -- added any description that could be gleaned from the negative.