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  • TitleMrs. Doris Langley Moore and coronation robes arrive at Abraham & Straus
  • Call NumberDEPT_0043
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryMiddle-aged woman with black hat posing with trunks, presumably in a room in Abraham & Straus department store on Fulton Street; trunks marked "H.R. I. DUKE OF YORK" and "CUNARD LINE." Caption: "MRS. DORIS LANGLEY MOORE AND CORONATION ROBES ARRIVE AT ABRAHAM & STRAUS. The historic collection of Coronation Robes of the Royal Family to be shown for the first time outside British territory are in these old-fashioned tin trunks brought by armed guard to A&S and shown with Mrs. Doris Langley Moore who will present them at teatime tomorrow in A&S restaurant. . . ."
  • Date1953
  • 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: Jan. 17, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectMoore, Doris Langley, 1902-1989 ; Abraham & Straus ; Trunks (Luggage) -- 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.)
  • 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.