Photos of J. C. Penney Co. and Montgomery Ward's.

Dublin Core

Title

Photos of J. C. Penney Co. and Montgomery Ward's.

Subject

Business
Department Store
Building
Exterior
Street
Decatur, IL.

Description

Photographs of the J. C. Penney Co. during the winter of 1965, located at the corner of N. Water and North Street. "Men employees of the J. C. Penney Co. were wearing bright smocks in the BS1721 photo on Feb. 29, 1952, when women employees ran the store for two days. The two female managers on the leap-year day were Dorothy Miller and Cecile Snyder."

Creator

Herald and Review, Decatur, IL.

Source

Photo File: Business

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

Date

c. 1950's

Contributor

Herald and Review

Rights

The Decatur Public Library owns and maintains all copyright on materials featured on omeka.decaturlibrary.org. These materials cannot be used without prior consent. Please contact the Local History Room at the Decatur Public Library for more information.

Relation

none

Format

.jpg
600 dpi

Language

English

Type

photograph

Identifier

BS1719-BS1721

Coverage

Business, Department Store, Building, Exterior, Salesmen, Decatur, IL.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

8 x 10

Files

BS1719-JC Penny 1965-340.jpg
BS1720-JC Penny 1965-343.jpg
BS1721-The_J_C_Penny_Co_2-25-1952_0028.jpg

Citation

Herald and Review, Decatur, IL., “Photos of J. C. Penney Co. and Montgomery Ward's.,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed December 22, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/8217.