Christmas In The Fifties

Christmas shoppers in the fifties relied on window displays for gift ideas. What a pretty halter top dress in Taylor's Store in Raleigh, North Caroline in 1951. I'm sure I would have been tempted to buy one for myself.

Taylor's Store in Raleigh, North Caroline 1951
Albert Barden Collection
North Caroline State Archives

Hamley's Toystore Regents Street London, England 1957
Henry Grant Collection, Museum of England

Posting will be a bit sporadic in the coming days before Christmas. We still have much to do.