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Object Name |
Catalog |
Date |
1958 |
Description |
Advertising booklet, 8 pages plus front and back covers. Front cover is green with printed text at top: "THE KEY TO / CHRISTMAS GIVING." Below is an illustration of a key with a tag, and Santa Claus at right; printed on the tag: "Garber / Brothers / PORT RICHMOND, RICHMOND AVE. -- ALBION / FREE PARKING - Open Every Night 'til 9 to Christmas." The interior and back pages advertise men's shirts, accessories, hats, and other gifts including cigarette cases; the back cover also advertises gift certificates, with an image of a gift certificate dated 1958. (Keywords: New York City, Twentieth Century) |
Ownership and History |
Brothers Paul, David, and Louis Garber learned the clothing trade from their father, Abraham, who sold fabrics door-to-door. The family immigrated to the U.S. from Poland around 1900 and the brothers established their business on Staten Island in 1919. The store was well-known locally, with branches in Stapleton and Port Richmond. The stores relocated to New Dorp after the brothers sold the business to a national retail chain in 1964, and closed in 1990. |
Earliest Date |
1958 |
Latest Date |
1958 |
Material |
Paper |
Subjects |
Advertisements Department stores Men Smoking |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Advertising Medium |
Associated People |
Garber, David Garber, Louis Garber, Paul |
Catalog Number |
X18.0022 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, August 2018. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |