1954/1955 – the Real babies

8 October 2012

1954

1955

2618 19th Avenue

I believe that these are birth marks, placed along the curb to note the births of Mike and Steven Real. They consist of a name on the top, a date in the middle, and what looks like the birthweight and the time of birth on the bottom. Pretty cool.

1947 – T. J. Garvey

7 October 2012

1947

2545 19th Avenue

1942 – Frank Salamid

6 October 2012

1942

2408 19th Avenue

A rare mark from the war years.

1937 – W. Brill

5 October 2012

1937

2401 19th Avenue

So far I’ve documented W. Brill reusing his old Poblitz & Brill mark (attested in 1933) in 1935, 1936 and 1937. By 1939 he had a new mark with a nearly unique concave curve.

1936 – F. C. Vieira

4 October 2012

1936

1641 19th Avenue

I’m getting close to home base for F. C. Vieira.

1936 – Joe. B. Silva

3 October 2012

1936

1829 E. 17th Street

1936 – L. Scaramelli

2 October 2012

1936

1726 E. 22nd Street