White elephant on the block
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| Title: | White elephant on the block |
| Description: | Caption: "'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." |
| Date: | 1954 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| More Details: |
Grease pencil cropping marks. On verso: date stamped: May 4, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Schools
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| Subject: |
Packer Collegiate Institute. Rummage sales |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. |
| Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library |
| ID: | SCHL 0519 |
