THE CHARLES WILLIAM STORES, INC. FALL AND WINTER 1928-29

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

THE CHARLES WILLIAM STORES, INC. FALL AND WINTER 1928-29

Entry/Object ID

97.33.1.1

Description

THE CHARLES WILLIAM STORES, INC. FALL AND WINTER 1928-29 Catalog: "Your Bargain Book Fall and Winter 1928-29" (New York: The Charles William Stores, Inc., 1928). Paper catalog bound with metal staples. Cover has color illustration of a young woman wearing a fur-trimmed coat & long pink pearl necklace. "The Charles William Stores, Inc./ New York City/ Your Bargain Book/ Fall and Winter 1928-29" printed at bottom of front cover. Back cover has color illustration of a man and woman playing with a child. "Everything For You/ Your Home and Family/ The Charles William Stores, Inc./ New York City" at bottom of back cover. The text of 440 pages features clothing & general merchandise. Last 8 pages are order forms. Each item has an accompanying illustration, description, and price. Many interior pages are colored. Top right corner folded from pages 1 to 200. Interior pages are yellowed (mostly around outer edges) but paper quality is exceptionally good considering that it was of inferior quality to begin with. Good condition.

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LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Home economics, Interior decoration

Search Terms

Documentary Artifact, Mail order catalogs, Charles William Stores, Clothing and dress

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Object Name

Mail Order Catalogs