General Foods float in Hoboken Centennial celebration parade
Name/Title
B+W photo of the General Foods float in Hoboken Centennial celebration parade on Washington St. near 1st St., Hoboken, 1955.
Entry/Object ID
2001.090.0011
Description
Black-and-white photo of the General Foods float in Hoboken Centennial celebration parade on Washington St. near 1st St., Hoboken, [March 28, 1955.]
3-1/2" x 5-13/16" wide print. Reverse is blank.
City Hall is at the left. Cornucopia motif with large scale models of their products front of float: readable is a Maxwell House Coffee can and a Log Cabin Syrup bottle. At center is a stylized industrial plant with a cutout model of a saluting worker in coveralls. A banner at the bottom reads: General Foods Salutes Hoboken "The Industrial [Giant."]
Acquisition
Accession
2001.090
Source or Donor
Eckardt, Jerilyn Radigan
Acquisition Method
Donation
Credit Line
Gift of Jerilyn Radigan Eckardt.
Made/Created
Artist
n/a
Date made
1955 - 1955
Place
Location
Hoboken
Notes
Date: 1955-1955
Dimensions
Height
3-1/2 in
Width
5-3/4 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Display Value: Fair
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2003-03-30
