#gimbels

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Tuesday, March 31st, 2026.

Gimbels Skybridge.

Herald Square, Manhattan.

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Radio Rose, the brainchild doll of Beulah Louise Henry, the "Lady Edison," makes her broadcasting debut on the Gimbels in-house 500W radio station, WGBS, on January 28, 1925. She had a loudspeaking unit in her bisque skull, the bell of an 8-inch horn in her chest, and a complete, self-contained three-tube radio set in her dress.

Beulah Henry was an inventor who made extensive contributions to consumer products and manufacturing technology. She was a descendant of Patrick Henry.

Photo: Underwood Archives/Getty Images/Alamy

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Gimbels ad detail

The Pittsburgh Press - Jan 13, 1964

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Philadelphia circa 1907. "Gimbel Brothers store, Market and Ninth streets."

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1958

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Department store (probably Gimbels) lost and found

(Ralph Morse. 1955?)

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#Santa in front of #Gimbels on E86th Street in #nyc in #1981 #filmphotography #blackandwhite #minoltacle https://www.instagram.com/p/CmVgITmuEON/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=