About This Item

  • Call NumberDEPT_0014
  • TitleCourtesy is more than its own reward
  • SummaryMan in suit presenting checks to two women, presumably in offices of Abraham & Straus flagship store on Fulton Street. Caption: "COURTESY IS MORE THAN ITS OWN REWARD: David Gray, sales superintendent, presents to the winners the top $25 prizes of a $500 distribution in the latest sales personnel courtesy contest at A&S. Left to right: Mr. Gray; Mrs. Mary LaBarca of 228 Carroll St., and Mrs. Antoinette Cavallaro of 1255 60th St."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Nov. 4, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorGeller, Jules
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAbraham & Straus ; Department stores -- New York (State) -- New York ; Department stores -- Employees -- New York (State) -- New York ; Award winners -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Department Stores: Abraham & Straus: Employees