1937 Print Ward McAllister Four Hundred New York Caroline Astor Portrait FZ3 & Liquor plus French Style Chessmen

plus French Style Chessmen

This is an original 1938 photogravure of Burgdorf

British troops readying defenses at the Pyramids in Egypt

Pillsbury purchased Ballard & Ballad

1937 Print Ward McAllister Four Hundred New York Caroline Astor Portrait FZ3 & Liquor plus French Style ChessmenThis is an original 1937 halftone print of Ward McAllister of New York. McAllister coined the phrase the "Four Hundred," the number of people in New York who were considered high society, and could easily fit inside of Mrs. Caroline Astor's ballroom. McAllister appointed himself as the judge of New York society and ruled from the 1860s to the early 1890s. CONDITION This 74+ year old Item is rated Near Mint Very Fine+. Light aging throughout. No