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  • TitleThe Schaefer express
  • Call NumberWORK_0043
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCaption: "The Schaefer express--The F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company [located at 430 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg] had this 70-foot six-car train built for the use of public service groups in fund-raising campaigns. Left to right, John F. Brocklemann, vice president and treasurer of Schaefer, and Howard Jones, vice president, discuss the first campaign in which the train will appear with Roslynd Lowe, who represents the Travelers Aid Society. ..."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Sep[t] 14, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorGeller, Jules
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectBreweries -- New York (State) -- New York ; Railroad trains -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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.