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Department stores, Philadelphia, Pa D. Sargent Bell
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks V1-3
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bell, D. Sargent, 1876-194-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gimbel Brothers.
- Bonwit Teller & Co.
- Lit Brothers (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- John Wanamaker (Firm).
- Strawbridge & Clothier.
- Mannequins.
- Clothing and dress.
- Furniture.
- Furnishings.
- Appliances.
- Christmas.
- Fashion shows.
- Children & animals.
- Toys.
- Motion picture industry.
- Baseball.
- Tourism.
- Department stores--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Department stores.
- Physical Description:
- 678 photoprints silver gelatin; 8x10 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- 1915-1940
- Notes:
- Window displays and some interior and exterior views of department stores. Primarily contains views of Strawbridge and Clothier's, but also documents Gimbel's, Bonwit Teller & Co., Lit Brothers, Wanamaker's, and other unidentified department store windows. Highlights Christmas displays, fashion shows, and merchandise, particularly clothes, furniture, and housewares. Of special note are images of children riding ponies in the toy department of Gimbel's, and special window displays highlighting Disney films, baseball, and proper dress for touring in a trailer home.
- Forms part of the D. Sargent Bell Collection; for general information see collection record with title.
- Gift of John Gibb Smith.
- Title and arrangement devised.
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