Belk window display photographs, approximately 1966
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Summary
- Creator:
- Belk, Inc.
- Abstract:
- Belk is a chain of department stores founded in 1888 in Monroe, N.C. by William Henry Belk. Collection consists of black-and-white photographs of retail store window displays of merchandise organized around themes (musicians, beach activities, leisure, Easter) or particular sales promotions (socks, lingerie, white jeans). Products represented include Archdale socks, DuPont Dacron, Heiress hosiery, Levi's, and Maidenform. Photography credits indicate the photographs represent stores in the Tampa and St. Petersburg, Fla. areas. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.12090
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of black-and-white photographs of retail store window displays of merchandise organized around themes (musicians, beach activities, leisure, Easter) or particular sales promotions (socks, lingerie, white jeans). Products represented include Archdale socks, DuPont Dacron, Heiress hosiery, Levi's, and Maidenform. Photography credits indicate the photographs represent stores in the Tampa and St. Petersburg, Fla. areas.
- Biographical / historical:
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Belk is a chain of department stores founded in 1888 in Monroe, N.C. by William Henry Belk.
- Acquisition information:
- The Belk window display photographs were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase from Walkabout Books in 2023.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Richard Collier, Apr. 2023;
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2023-0038.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Belk window display photographs, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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