(GRISTEDE BROTHERS) Group of 13 photographs, including panoramic views of banquets, group portraits, and employee events relating to the Gristede Bros. supermarket chain in Manhattan, including the "Meeting of the Personel [sic], Quality Thrift

(GRISTEDE BROTHERS) Group of 13 photographs, including panoramic views of banquets, group portraits, and employee events relating to the Gristede Bros. supermarket chain in Manhattan, including the "Meeting of the Personel [sic], Quality Thrift Parade," "Annual Barn Dance of the Grisbro Social Club," "44th Annual Meeting," "Golden Jubilee Dinner" at the Hotel Astor, and other professional and social events. Silver prints, 1928- 50s. Each approximately 11x20 inches, nearly all are titled, credited and dated in the negative; with one set of duplicate images. E250/350 A fun group of pictures that depictsmultiple generations of Gristede employees. Some of the prints show assemblies of men in suits posing at corporate "thrift parades," with flags and period signage adorning auditorium walls; others feature tables of well-dressed couples enjoying a Saturday night out; and later pictures highlight a more relaxed, co-educational work force where women executives and their male counterparts look like one big happy (extended) family.