B+W photo of Myra Halseth of Hoboken posed with 1st tulip bulbs arriving from Holland on S.S. Westerdam, Hoboken, Aug. 4, 1947.
Entry/Object ID
2015.001.0012
Description
Black-and-white photograph of Myra Halseth of Hoboken posed with first tulip bulbs arriving from Holland on S.S. Westerdam, Hoboken, August 4, 1947.
7" x 9" wide print. Press photograph taken by Acme Newspictures, N.Y. Inkstamp on reverse plus mimeographed caption; dated file inkstamp: REF. DEPT 8-15-47 N.E.A. [Newspaper Editors Association.]
Text:
843488 .... NEW YORK BUREAU
SEASON'S FIRST TULIP BULBS FROM HOLLAND
NEW YORK: Myra Halseth, of Hoboken, N.J., wearing wooden shoes for the occasion, admires the first case of Dutch tulip bulbs of the 1947 season to arrive in the U.S. Myra was delegated by the American Wholesale Bulb Dealers Association to receive the bulbs which arrived on the SS Westerdam.
CREDIT (ACME) 8-4-47 (SA)
NY-1 AMST DET
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The S.S. Amsterdam was a ship of the Holland America Line whose American home port was Hoboken at that time.
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Halseth also appeared in a 1946 press photo about poplar wood being shipped to Holland to be made into shoes; see reference image.
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ocean liner / vessel / ceremony /
Acquisition
Accession
2015.001
Source or Donor
Purchase
Acquisition Method
Purchase
Credit Line
Museum Collections.
Made/Created
Artist
Acme Newspictures
Date made
1947
Place
Location
Hoboken
Dimensions
Height
7 in
Width
9 in
General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2015-02-06
