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Gimbel family with Oscar Greenwald group photograph, 1922
Photograph depicts members of the Gimbel family alongside Oscar Greenwald posing for a photograph during a get-together. Gimbel Brothers (Gimbels) was an American department store corporation that opened its doors in 1887 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After expanding over the years to include thirt...
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| Collection: | Philadelphia Record photograph morgue (#V07) |
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| Date: | 1922 |
| Dimensions: | 23.9 x 18.8 cm |
| Location: | 128 South Delancey Place Atlantic City, NJ USA 08401 |
| Call Number: | V7: 3538 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Atlantic Foto Service |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/7104 |
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Photograph depicts members of the Gimbel family alongside Oscar Greenwald posing for a photograph during a get-together. Gimbel Brothers (Gimbels) was an American department store corporation that opened its doors in 1887 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After expanding over the years to include thirty-six stores across the United States, Gimbels closed their doors in 1987 after a hundred years in the business. Gimbels is also often associated with creating the Gimbels Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Originating in 1920, the parade is often noted as being the oldest parade in the United States. Today, the parade is currently known as the 6ABC-Dunkin’ Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade. |
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