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Best & Co.

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1879–1971

Biography

Best & Co. was a department store founded in New York City in 1879 by Albert Best. Part of the 'Ladies' Mile' shopping district, the stalwart Manhattan store expanded its footprint with locations in tony suburbs in the tri-state area before expanding to Washington, D.C. and Chicago in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1966, the chain included 20 US-based locations when it was acquired by a fashion conglomerate, McCrory's who closed and liquidated the Best & Co. properties during the 1970s.

Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:

Newspaper Advertisements, Everfast 1947-1948 / Ready to Wear 1948-1949 - 1, 1947-1949

 oversize folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.127
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1947-1949 with newspaper clippings for women's, men's, and children's ready to wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are designs from Joyce Hubrite, Cole of California, Jolyn Juniors, Kate Greenaway, and Carolyn Schnurer, sold at a variety of depertment stores, including Best & Co., Franklin Simon, and B. Altman.

Dates: 1947-1949

Newspaper Advertisements, Everfast 1947-1948 / Ready to Wear 1948-1949 - 2, 1947-1949

 oversize folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.128
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1947-1949 with newspaper clippings for women's, men's, and children's ready to wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are designs from Joyce Hubrite, Cole of California, Jolyn Juniors, Kate Greenaway, and Carolyn Schnurer, sold at a variety of depertment stores, including Best & Co., Franklin Simon, and B. Altman.

Dates: 1947-1949

Panagra Promotion, Harper's Bazaar, January 1952, 1952

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.150
Scope and Contents This folder contains a scrapbook from 1952 with photographs, magazine and newspaper clippings, and promotional materials for Everfast Fabric's "Panagra Colors in Everfast Cottons" promotion that was printed in the January issue of Harper's Bazaar. Participating designers included Claire McCardell, Mary Stevens, Carolyn Schnurer and Filcol, Inc. There are also hang tags, a list of participating retailers, South American travel brochures and promotional materials for Pan-American-Grace...
Dates: 1952

Peck & Peck, Best & Co., Tanner of North Carolina, Best - Pam Pam, Altman - Lady Manhattan, Bouquet of Blue Promotions, 1959-1963, 1959-1963

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Identifier: SC.411.1.198
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1959-1963 with newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, and promotional materials for several women's wear promotions from Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for a Grace Line Cruise promotion, and for a Bouquet of Blue promotion with Northup King Seeds. There are photographs of displays at Peck & Peck, Best & Co., and Bamberger's.

Dates: 1959-1963

Ready to Wear Ads, 1945, 1945

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.88
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1945 with newspaper clippings for women's and children's ready-to-wear fashions from Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for fashions designed by Tina Leser, Emily Wilkens, and Mary Stevens, made with Erin, Sandringham, Chambray, Waffle Pique, Crashmere, and Dragonia fabrics.

Dates: 1945

Ready to Wear Advertisements, 1944 - 1, 1944

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.64
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1944 with newspaper clippings for women's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. The ads are primarily for ready to wear sold at various department stores, including B. Altman, Bonwit Teller, Best & Co., and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Dates: 1944

Ready to Wear Advertisements, 1944 - 2, 1944

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.65
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1944 with newspaper clippings for women's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. The ads are primarily for ready to wear sold at various department stores, including B. Altman, Bonwit Teller, Best & Co., and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Dates: 1944

Steinman-Cabana Promotion, Harper's Bazaar, April 1953, 1953

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Identifier: SC.411.1.160
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from April 1953 with magazine and newspaper clippings for a women's wear promotion from Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for Will Steinman and Cabana dresses made with Everfast Everglaze cottons and photographs of window displays at Best & Co.

Dates: 1953

Women's Wear, 1933-1934 - 1, 1933-1934

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Identifier: SC.411.1.24
Scope and Contents This folder contains a scrapbook from 1933-1934 with business correspondence, newspaper clippings, and fabric swatches for Everfast Fabrics under N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co. There are ads for women's wear, children's wear, and men's ties in Everfast Fabrics including Gingham, Waffle Pique, Poplin, Printed Dimity, Seersucker, and more. Also included are lists of stores and manufacturers working with Everfast Fabrics and ads for "Southward Ho!" cruise and resort fashions at Best &...
Dates: 1933-1934

Women's Wear, 1933-1934 - 2, 1933-1934

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.25
Scope and Contents This folder contains a scrapbook from 1933-1934 with business correspondence, newspaper clippings, and fabric swatches for Everfast Fabrics under N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co. There are ads for women's wear, children's wear, and men's ties in Everfast Fabrics including Gingham, Waffle Pique, Poplin, Printed Dimity, Seersucker, and more. Also included are lists of stores and manufacturers working with Everfast Fabrics and ads for "Southward Ho!" cruise and resort fashions at Best &...
Dates: 1933-1934

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