Sepia Saturday

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This week's Sepia Saturday prompt inspired me to search for mannequins and store displays.

Here's what I found.

Rizzuto, A., photographer. (1953) 42nd St. manikins i.e. mannequins relax after a hard day's work. United States New York New York State, 1953. [12/53] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2020636072/.


Vachon, J., photographer. (1940) Department store models, Chicago, Illinois. United States Illinois Chicago, 1940. July. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017720281/.


Raymond Loewy Associates, C., Gottscho-Schleisner, I., photographer. (1957) Best's department store, business in Abington, Pennsylvania. Display, to lingerie. Pennsylvania United States Abington, 1957. Mar. 8. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2018729009/.




Ehrhart, S. D. (1909) The national chaperone / Ehrhart. , 1909. N.Y.: Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, Puck Building. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2011647489/.

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  1. Mike BrubakerJune 12, 2022 at 7:57 PM

    For some reason I've always found mannequins a bit creepy. Back in the day they were pretty common to see in department store window displays, but stores don't seem to bother with them anymore. The cartoon was very funny. An early SciFi robot?

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  2. AnonymousJune 14, 2022 at 1:15 PM

    Mannequins can be a little creepy when they are missing arms or hands or heads or clothes! I enjoyed your selection. BTW - your link on Sepia Saturday just circles back to the main blog. I had to revisit your post from last week and make my way to this one.

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