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1954 Engel's window display, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
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| Title | 1954 Engel's window display, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. |
| Contributors | Standard Photo Service Company
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| Description | Four man judge the floral window displays on Chestnut Street. In the 1950s, Chestnut Street shop windows decorated for Flower Day, to promote the opening of the Philadelphia Flower Show. Here, judges stand in front of Engel's, which, along with Lane Bryant and Saks Fifth Avenue stores received silver trophies for outstanding floral window displays. W. Atlee Burpee, Jr., President of the Philadelphia Flower Show is standing closest to window. Stamped on verso: Standard Photo Service Co., Commercial Photographers, 2004 Chestnut St., Phila, Pa., RI 6-2028. |
| Subject | Awards
Contests
Window displays
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| People Pictured | Burpee, Washington Atlee Jr., 1894 - 1966
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| Location Depicted | Philadelphia, Pa.
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| Time Period | 1950s (1950-1959)
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| Date Original | 1954 |
| Object Type | Photographic prints
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| Source | 8 x 10 in. b&w photograph. Philadelphia Flower Show 1954 album. |
| Digital Publisher | Pennsylvania Horticultural Society McLean Library |
| Type | Still Image
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| Format | image/jpeg |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices email mcleanlibrary@pennhort.org; please cite the Image Number when ordering. |
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