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The 30th Annual IGA Food Store Convention
Title
The 30th Annual IGA Food Store Convention
Subject
IGA Food Store Convention
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
July 19, 1956
Description
Model Joan Lockwood is photographed selecting items from a glass case at the 30th Annual IGA Food Store Convention held in our Grand Ballroom. She puts a large round "key" in a matching slot while she presses buttons to make her selection. The selected items are recorded on a tape inside the key while the amount due is tabulated at the same time.
Date
July 19, 1956
Relation
Photographs | Administrative Records
Format
image | jpeg
Extent
5x7
Medium
color photographs
Language
English
Type
StillImage
Coverage
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel -- 1931-present
Grand Ballroom
Temporal Coverage
1950 - 1959
Original Format
black-and-white photographs
Physical Dimensions
5x7
Collection
Citation
“The 30th Annual IGA Food Store Convention,” Host to the World, accessed March 29, 2024, https://waldorfnewyorkcity.com/archive/items/show/790.