Woman picking up a new lightweight beer barrel in use by the Jacob Ruppert Brewery , Old Yorkville, Manhattan, New York, 1934

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, Manhattan
1934-06-20
safety film
10 x 8 x 0 in.

10x8 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on June 20, 1934. Image of Miss Stewart, in the warehouse, picking up a new lightweight beer barrel to add to the stack to be used by the Jacob Ruppert Brewery instead of the old, heavy wooden barrels. The Jacob Ruppert Brewery was located at Old Yorkville, Manhattan, New York from 1867 to 1965. Typed on original negative sleeve: “44212 / 6/20/34 / 2310-6 / Sutton News Service / 424 Mad Ave, City / Miss Stewart / Photo of beer barrels“. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. Condition: silvered edges and fingerprints, ink marks: "44212", scratched gloss and emulsion, cockling-edge curl. Additional information and corrections from Mr. K. Jacob Ruppert.

1984.187.44212

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection