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Window and in-store displays, 1954, 1959

 File — Control: VIS 205.004, location: VIS 205.004
Collection number: VIS 205.004

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

This collection contains twenty-five black and white photographs of the interior of the Davison-Paxon Company department store on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia. Fifteen photographs are of Christmas decorations in the toy, men's, home goods, and jewelry departments as well as at the entrance to the store and an overheard view of the main floor (1948-1954). The Christmas photographs also show children and staff members interacting with the decorations as well as the construction of the toy display in 1954. Also included in the collection are three photographs of children playing with Davison's outer space display in the toy department in 1952. There are two photographs of the escalator in 1949, one highlighting the women's ready-to-wear department and display. Five photographs depict in-store displays advertising Davison's sixty-fourth anniversary sale (1954), Mother's Day sale (1954), and a display featuring the "Fabulous South" (1959).

Dates

  • 1954, 1959

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

5 image(s)

Language

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

Contact:
130 West Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta GA 30305
404-814-4040