Testing Room at The East Asiatic Company, New York City, 1955

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, New York
1955-06-22
safety film, Defender
5 x 7 x 0 in.

5x7 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on June 22, 1955. Image of testing room at The East Asiatic Company in New York City. Visible in image: two men sit at table in their suits testing coffee in white tea bowls, coffee beans sit in trays, in the background are small roasters, kettles and a kitchenette. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. Typed on original negative sleeve: “6/22/55 / East Asiatic Co / 103 Front Street, NYC / Mr. Holm / Interior of Tasting Room“, stamped: "66641 / 3036 8" and handwritten: "neg del. / 8/8/55".

1984.187.66641

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection