George Ehret Ruppert Being Presented with Scroll by Philip H. Shaffer, Ruppert Brewery, New York City, 1939

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, Manhattan
1939-03-18
safety film
8 x 10 x 0 in.

8x10 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on March 18, 1939. Image of George Ehret Ruppert (on the right) being presented with a scroll by Philip H. Shaffer, Eastern Sales Manager, at a luncheon for over 300 yacht club members in the Bier Stube room at the Ruppert Brewery, Old Yorkville, Manhattan, New York. The birthday proclamation to George E. Ruppert was on the occasion of his 64th birthday from the Knickerbocker Club of New York of which Mr. Ruppert was a lifelong member. In the background is an elaborately carved fireplace mantle set into a wood panelled room. Typed on original negative sleeve: “54596 / 3/18/39 / [Box] 2534-10 / Sutton News Service-424 Mad Ave, City / G E Ruppert being presented with Scroll“ and handwritten: "L to R. / Philip H. Shaffer / George E Ruppert". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.54596

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection