About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_0519
  • TitleWhite elephant on the block
  • SummaryCaption: "'White elephant' on the block--A pair of gaily painted wooden shoes, one of several hundred items [several of which are seen on table] collected by Packer Collegiate Institute students, is subject of a bit of salestalk at annual Packer spring carnival by Penelope Groll, president of the academic school Student Government Association. Potential customer at the 'white elephant' sale is Elizabeth Quisling of 150 74th St. Proceeds of the sale and of other events at the carnival went to the building fund of the institute, 170 Joralemon St."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks. On verso: date stamped: May 4, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectPacker Collegiate Institute ; Rummage sales -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (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: Schools: Private: Packer Collegiate Institute: Students: 1950's: I