About This Item

  • Call NumberDEPT_0069
  • TitleWhat's for Thanksgiving dinner?
  • SummaryBoy in overalls sitting on floor with dog; partial view of adults in background. Caption: "WHAT'S FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER?: Three-year-old Aaron Baer probably didn't get an answer to his question from Kinvarra, champion Irish setter owned by James Taylor of Jamaica, but, according to the Abraham & Straus Pet Shop, Kinvarra rates green linens and an 'Irish mood' for his Thanksgiving Day dinner place setting.The department store is the sponsor of a 'Fanfare for Fido' show which runs through Saturday in the pet shop and features typical place settings for 10 breeds."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Nov. 16, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; "Eagle Photo by Dan Fox." Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorFox, Dan
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAbraham & Straus ; Boys -- New York (State) -- New York ; Irish setters -- New York (State) -- New York ; Department stores -- 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: Special Events