Happy Floating Hospital Children Enjoy Cake Provided by ConEd
Collection: Floating Hospital Image Collection
Date: August 4, 1938; 1938-08-04
Material: Black and white photograph Dimension:
8 x 10 inches; 600 dpi
Creator: The Floating Hospital
Identifier: aql:19641 tfh-000016 tfh-000016.tif
Description: A large layered cake made by Scrafft's and weighing 153 pounds, decorated with the visible words "Winner," "Servel-Electrolux," and "Consolidated Edison," is served to 1400 eagerly waiting Floating Hospital children and their mothers by Vice President of Sales at Consolidated Edison Company (Con-Ed), E. F. Jeffe. A small girl in the bottom-left-corner of the photograph holds an enormous piece of the cake to her mouth, while other children are waiting in line behind her. The caption pasted to the bottom of the photograph elaborates on the occasion and notes that 1400 more children and mothers had the same experience a few days later on August 6, 1938. The boat is headed toward Sandy Hook in Queens.
Creator :
The Floating Hospital
Date :
August 4, 1938; 1938-08-04
Summary/Description :
A large layered cake made by Scrafft's and weighing 153 pounds, decorated with the visible words "Winner," "Servel-Electrolux," and "Consolidated Edison," is served to 1400 eagerly waiting Floating Hospital children and their mothers by Vice President of Sales at Consolidated Edison Company (Con-Ed), E. F. Jeffe. A small girl in the bottom-left-corner of the photograph holds an enormous piece of the cake to her mouth, while other children are waiting in line behind her. The caption pasted to the bottom of the photograph elaborates on the occasion and notes that 1400 more children and mothers had the same experience a few days later on August 6, 1938. The boat is headed toward Sandy Hook in Queens.
Subject :
Floating Hospital (Long Island City, New York, N.Y.); Nonprofit organizations; St. John's Guild (New York, N.Y.); Servel, Inc.; Cake; Children; Consolidated Edison Company of New York, inc.; Public health
Rights :
This image is the property of The Floating Hospital. Please contact The Floating Hospital at sgranahan@thefloatinghospital.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
New York, NY New York (N.Y.)
Type :
Black and white photograph
Format :
Black and white photograph; 8 x 10 inches; 600 dpi
Identifier :
aql:19641 tfh-000016 tfh-000016.tif
Subject:
Floating Hospital (Long Island City, New York, N.Y.); Nonprofit organizations; St. John's Guild (New York, N.Y.); Servel, Inc.; Cake; Children; Consolidated Edison Company of New York, inc.; Public health
Floating Hospital (Long Island City, New York, N.Y.); Nonprofit organizations; St. John's Guild (New York, N.Y.); Servel, Inc.; Cake; Children; Consolidated Edison Company of New York, inc.; Public health
Rights Notice
This image is the property of The Floating Hospital. Please contact The Floating Hospital at sgranahan@thefloatinghospital.org for research and reproduction requests.
This image is the property of The Floating Hospital. Please contact The Floating Hospital at sgranahan@thefloatinghospital.org for research and reproduction requests.
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