[Abe and Joe Weingarten shaking hands in front of 50 years of Weingarten's cake]
| Description: | Abe and Joe Weingarten shaking hands in front of 50 years of Weingarten's cake with window blinds in the background. Curling. |
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| Creator: | Walden, Thaine |
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| Creation Date: | 1951 |
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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| Collection(s): |
Robert Joy Collection
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| Original Creation Date: | 1951 | |
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| Description: | Abe and Joe Weingarten shaking hands in front of 50 years of Weingarten's cake with window blinds in the background. Curling. |
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Joseph Weingarten (1884-1967) started a chain of grocery stores, Weingarten's, with locations in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. He was a director of the Burlington-Rock Island Railroad and the Ampal-American Israel Corporation; a member of the board of the National Association of Food Chains and first president of the Super Market Institute of America; a board member of the Texas Medical Center, the Medical Research Foundation of Texas, and Baylor Medical Foundation; a supporter of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York and B'nai B'rith, a founder of Beth Yeshurun synagogue in Houston and established the World Institute for World Peace Foundation. |
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| Physical Description: |
Original print, black & white. 10" x 8" |
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| Language: | English | |
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| Keyword(s): | Weingarten, Joseph, 1884-1967 | Weingarten's | Weingarten, Abe | |
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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| Collection: |
Robert Joy Collection
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| Resource Type: | Photograph | |
| Format: | Image | |
