Piano Performance at a New York Trade School Commencement

Six piano players spread across the front of the stage at the New York Trade School perform at a commencement ceremony. The graduates can be seen sitting in the first few rows of the auditorium with guests filling up the rest of the space. On the dais several administrators from the New York Trade School are shown. Black and white photograph.

Conductor at a New York Trade School Commencement

This is a close-up of the conductor leading several piano players in a performance at a New York Trade School Commencement ceremony. To the left of the conductor the diplomas to be handed out are standing on a table. Several of the school's administrators are sitting on the dais. Black and white photograph.

Speaker at a New York Trade School Commencement Ceremony

An administrator from the New York Trade School speaks at the school's commencement ceremony. In front of the speaker several athletic awards are positioned on a table. Black and white photograph.

Graduate Receiving Diploma at New York Trade School Commencement

A graduate from the New York Trade School is receiving his diploma from an administrator from the school. Black and white photograph.

Diplomas Handed Out at a New York Trade School Commencement

New York Trade School superintendent George E. McLaughlin hands diplomas to another administrator from the school who is handing them out to students. Black and white photograph.

New York Trade School Building

A group is standing immediately outside the New York Trade School building while students and others pass by. The building was located on East 67th Street in Manhattan.

Kenneth Schweiger Congratulates at a Student at a New York Trade School Commencement Ceremony

A student is shown on stage shaking hands with Kenneth Schweiger, a New York Trade School administrator and receiving an award at a commencement ceremony for the New York Trade School. Photograph is black and white.

George E. McLaughlin Speaking at a New York Trade School Commencement Ceremony

New York Trade School superintendent George E. McLaughlin speaks at the school's 1953 commencement ceremony. Black and white photograph.

Food Line at a New York Trade School Social Event

This black and white photograph shows a large group of men lining up for dessert at a New York Trade School social event.

Alex E. Davis, Graduate of the New York Trade School

Alexander Davis, Jr., a graduate of the Carpentry program of the New York Trade School in 1955 is shown working. Original caption reads, "Carpenter Contractor, Alex E. Davis Builder, Easton, Pa. Alexander Davis, Jr. - Carpentry 1955. The remodeling of old and building of new houses etc., offers many opportunities for success. Mr. Davis is shown hanging a new door on a building." Black and white photograph with caption glued to reverse.

Student Receiving Award at New York Trade School Commencement Ceremony

A student (right) is shown shaking the hand of an administrator and accepting an award at a New York Trade School commencement ceremony. Photograph is black and white.

Students Working in New York Trade School Library

Students are depicted reading and studying at tables in a section of the New York Trade School Library. Black and white photograph.

Group photo at New York Trade School Commencement Ceremony, 1959

A group of administrators from the New York Trade School pose at the 1959 commencement ceremony held May 19, 1959. Original caption: "Front: (left to right) Wm. F. Vanderbeek - Kenneth Schweiger - Bernard Rosenstadt - Ralph D. Cole - George E. McLaughlin - Herbert Brod - Edward Hansen. Back: (left to right) James Wright - Lawrence Levenstein - Ronald B. Smith - Roy Wall."

Student being congratulated at a New York Trade School Commencement Ceremony

A student is being congratulated at a New York Trade School commencement ceremony. Administrators and other important persons can be sitting on the stage behind him. Photograph is black and white.

New York Trade School Graduates David J. Stevens and Ernest Fitzgerald

David J. Stevens and Ernest Fitzgerald were 1948 graduates of the Plumbing Department at the New York Trade School and are pictured with a truck from their successful D.H. Stevens Company in Washington, DC. Original caption reads, "David J. Stevens - Plumbing 1948, is shown here with Ernest Fitzgerald - Plumbing 1948, with two of their thirteen pieces of equipment necessary to satisfy 650 calls per month. David Stevens is the third generation to have graduated from Plumbing." Black and white photograph with caption adhered to reverse.