Moses Fox Club
PhotographerPhotographed by
Dick Spafford
American, 1921 - 2013
PhotographerPhotographed by
Ellery G. Kington
PhotographerPhotographed by
Lindsay Studios, Inc.
American
PhotographerPhotographed by
Edward Saxe
American, died 1975
Date1947-1962
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm) and smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the children of Richard and Georgette Koopman
DescriptionGroup of photographs shows Moses Fox Club dinners. Views include presentations of the annual Moses Fox Club cake, including one (2007.45.37) that is a replica of the G. Fox & Co. department store building, the presentation of the portrait of Moses Fox, men and women at the dinner tables being entertained by a woman singing, and posed shots of men and women with Beatrice Fox Auerbach.
Individuals represented include Beatrice Fox Auerbach, Fannie Fox Auerbach Samuels, Dorothy Auerbach Schiro, Georgette Auerbach Koopman, and Solomon Elsner.
Individuals represented include Beatrice Fox Auerbach, Fannie Fox Auerbach Samuels, Dorothy Auerbach Schiro, Georgette Auerbach Koopman, and Solomon Elsner.
Object number2007.45.37-.53
Markings2007.45.38, 2007.45.39, and 2007.45.40 stamped on verso in red ink, "PHOTO BY / EDWARD SAXE / 703 Main St. / Hartford, Conn. / TEL. 2-7782 / Job No _____ Neg. No. _____"2007.45.41, 2007.45.53, 2007.45.52, and 2007.45.53 stamped on verso in blue ink, "HARTFORD TIMES PHOTO / By ELLERY G. KINGTON"
2007.45.42 stamped on verso in black ink, "ON PUBLICATION / PLEASE CREDIT / LINDSAY STUDIOS, INC. / 983 MAIN ST., HARTFORD 3, CONN."
2007.45.43 stamped on verso in blue ink, "HARTFORD TIMES PHOTO BY / Dick Spafford / JAN 21 1950"
2007.45.45 and 2007.45.47 stamped on verso in black ink, "HARTFORD TIMES PHOTO BY / Dick Spafford"
2007.45.48 stamped on verso in red ink, "THIS PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF / G. FOX & CO. IT IS NOT TO BE / USED IN ANY PUBLICATIONS OR / SALES LITERATURE WITHOUT THE / PERMISSION IN WRITING IN AD- / VANCE FROM G. FOX & CO.'S PUB- / LICITY DEPARTMENT."
2007.45.49 and 2007.45.50 stamped on verso in blue ink, "HARTFORD TIMES PHOTO BY / Dick Spafford"
Inscribed2007.45.42 handwritten on verso in black ink, "January 25, 1947 / Presentation of Grandpa's portrait at Moses Fox Club / Dinner (100th anniversary of G. Fox and Co.) to / Mother and Fan"
2007.45.44 handwritten on verso in purple ink, "1958-MFC"
2007.45.46 handwritten on verso in pencil, "Moses Fox Club Dinner / 1951"
2007.45.47 handwritten on verso in black crayon, "Mrs. Auerbach / Nick Panelli - baker"
2007.45.48 handwritten on verso in pencil, "1954"NotesHistorical Note: The Moses Fox Club was initiated in 1939 by Beatrice Fox Auerbach as a way of honoring both her father and longtime G. Fox & Co. employees. People who had worked at the department store for 25 years or more were invited to attend annual Moses Fox Club dinners where new members were initiated. New members received a Moses Fox Club pin with their initials and the year they began working at G. Fox & Co. engraved on the back. Annual dinners featured dinner, dancing, singing, and the presentation of a Moses Fox Club cake. (Harbeson 11/14/2007).
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