Views and Reviews newsletters from the Retail Reporting Bureau

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: SC.291

Scope and Contents

Collection of approximately 72 department store display window black and white photographs and textual information created for the "Views and Reviews" service of the Retail Reporting Bureau. Information includes visual themes for each window, products and brands on display, store names and locations and dates. Products range from womens and mens faashion to millinery to interior products and furniture. Department stores include Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Bonwit Teller, B. Altman, Delman Shoes, Bamburger's, Abraham and Strauss (Brooklyn), Bullock's (Los Angeles), Ohrbach's and Franklin Simon, among others.

Dates

Creation: 1940-1942

Creator

Retail Reporting Bureau (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

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