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Board of Trade, Events, and Grand Openings

Image of American flags, and dozens of men in suits sitting at tables and eating.
Bronx Board Of Trade Banquet 1951
Dozens of men in suits are seated around circular tables. Image of an American flag, with a person in front of it who appears to be making a speech.
Bronx Board of Trade Luncheon 1952
Image of several men in pre-1930s suits looking at the camera.
Bronx Board Of Trade Office
Image about 12 men in suits looking at a camera. Six are standing and six are seated at an ornate wooden table.
Scrap Drive Committee
Image of about 30 men in suits, as well as one woman. Half are standing and half are seated.
Bronx Board Of Trade Membership Council 1952
Several men in suits are standing around talking. A waterfront and a boat are visible in the background. A folding chair and table is visible in the foreground.
Bronx Board Of Trade meeting At the NYS Maritime College
Image of a 10-story building labeled "Busher Building." The National City Bank of New York is on the first floor. Several 1940s or 1950s era cars are available, and many people cross the street. A bill board for National Cash Registers is visible above the Wool Bros. store.
Busher Building
Image of several men and one woman in suits looking at a camera. One man appears to be giving a plaque to another.
Urban League Of Greater New York
Image of mostly men in suits, as well as a woman with a note pad, sitting in chairs and staring at what appears to be a presentation.
Fordham Concourse Merchants Association
Image of three older women, and one man in a suit. A sign behind them says Bronx Artists Guid, TA 9-2975, between 11am and 1pm, Exhibit of Paintings."
Bronx Artists Guild Exhibit
Image of a billboard saying "ForBronx progress - Buy in the Bronx." Save time, save travel, save money." Make the Bronx Grow - The Bronx Board of Trade."
Buy In The Bronx
Image of a billboard advertising Clason Point Park as Clean and Delightful. Another billboard says "The Bronx, with a population of over 700,0000 invites the manufacturer and home seeker for particuarls, address teh Bronx Board of Trade, 137th Street and Third Avenue."
Bronx Billboards
Image of two men in suits holding a book of commemorative stamps.
Opening Of Post Office Station
A man in a suit, next to a man in a postal uniform, and three other men in suits, addressses a crowd from a microphone. A seal with a horse and rider says "Post Office Department" and sits below the presenter.
The Bronx Receives Its Own Post Office
Image of several men in suits, and one in a postal uniform. They are next to a cartoon image of a smiling postman holding a US Mail bag and holding an envelope." He is labeled as "Mr. Zip"
Mr. Zip Is Coming
Image of two men in suit shaking hands. Four women in dresses flank them in front of a glass window labeled "New York Telephone Company."
New Telephone Business Office in ‘Kingsbridge’, 1953
Image of a man demonstrating a telphone to several others.
New Princess Telephone
Three men in suits hold a small flag that says "Rotary Club Bronx New York"
Welcoming Rotarians From Around The World
Image of several men wearing ties and white shirts. There are photographs of men in suits behind them, and a wooden table with notepads, books, and empty ashtrays in front of them.
Zoning Committee
Image of a billboard saying the Bronx is the nation's fifth largest city. It has information about its population, and the contact info for the Board of Trade.
The Bronx, The Nation’s Fifth Largest City
Four men blow candles out on a birthday cake next to a display of Traveler's Checks.
The Bronx Takes The Cake
Image of four white males in suits standing above a cake inscribed with the words "15th Anniversary"
15th anniversary of Bronx Office Of First Federal Savings And Loan Association
Image of many men in suits looking at a camera. The tallest one is cutting a ribbon.
New Office For The Bronx Chamber Of Commerce
Two men in suits point at paintings on a peg-board.
Paintings On Display At North Side Savings Bank
Image of an older woman talking to a younger woman next to a man in a suit with a pocket square. A sign in the distance says "Travelers Aid"
Gloria Swanson helps Travelers Aid Society’s 1951 campaign
Image of a poster advertising for Defense bonds and acknowledging the Bronx soldiers who died in defense of their country from September 3 to October 27, 1951 in Korea.
Heroes And Defense Bonds
Image of a soldier and his family looking at a sign that says "Fordham Road, Grand Concourse, Defense Bond Square."
Defense Bonds And Bronx Heroes
Image of a child throwing something in an empty litter basket. A woman and three men stand next to him in front of the trash can, labeled "Put Litter here, District 22"
Cleaning Up
Image mapping the Bronx where people can assemble for civil defense assignments during emergencies.
Civil Defense In The Bronx, 1950s (2 of 2)
Image of Civil Defense locations including Police, fire, medical emergency, public health, welfare, and public works emergency civil defense recruiting staitons.
Civil Defense In The Bronx (1 of 2)
Image of seveal men in suits and one woman in a dress standing at a podium stating "Plan for Survival! 1,000,0000 Civil Defense Volunteers needed (Vincent R. Impellitteri, Mayor)
Civil Defense Volunteer Drive (2 of 2)
Image of a building on fire. A fire truck with several fire fighters spray water at it.
Fire Fighting And Civil Defense
Image of a crowd gathered in front of a theater.
Civil Defense Volunteer Drive (1 of 2)
Several men with papers in front of them, seated at a desk, and talking into microphones
Bowling For Youngsters
Image of several men in suits and women in dresses stnading in front of a ribbon. Everybody is wearing flower corsages.
Home Hardware & Supply Co.
Image of one older white man in a suit handing a certificate to another older white man in a suit.
Fight Against Polio
Image of three men in suits. One woman is between them, opening a refrigerator.
Refrigerator Donated To Junior Achievement
Image of a boy and a girl who appear to be barbecuing meats.
Stahl-Meyer And Ferris, Meat Products
Image of men in suits on a platform wiht American flags. One man is speaking into a microphone.
Hunts Point Sewage Disposal Plant Opening
Image of about a dozen girls opening gifts. behind them are a teenage boy in a suit, a Santa Claus, several men in suits and several nuns.
Christmas Party At The Kennedy Home
Image of several older women looking at the camera in front of a staircase. One wears a Salvation Army uniform. Two men in salvation army uniforms are also visible, as is one man in a suit. An American flag is visible in the background.
Salvation Army Annual Appeal
Image of a billboard saying "Bronx Mobilization of Business and Industry, week of October 2, 1933, for returning prosperity and community advancement. Look ahead! Let's Go! Bronx Board of Trade, 349 East 149th Street
Bronx Mobilization Of Business And Industry Week
Image of a festooned canon on wheels, a war monument, and a festooned building.
War Monument Dedication On 137th Street
Image of a horse and information about his lineage.
The Horse Named ‘Bronx’
Image of a man in traditional native American attire smiles next to a bald man in a suit. They are both standing in front of a bank vault.
First American Opens 1st Account In New Bronx Bank Branch