Rosenblatt Window and Store Fashion Displays, 1940-1972

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Summary

Creator:
Samuel Rosenblatt & Company and John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
Abstract:
Department store in Portland, Ore. Collection consists of three volumes of photographs that depict window and retail sales floor displays, store staff, staff events, and interior and exterior architecture. Displays include ties, hats, shoes, sportswear, golf apparel, outerwear, sleepwear, shirts, sweaters,business attire as well as toiletries and other merchandise. Companies represented include Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Jantzen. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Extent:
2.0 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11588

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Scope and content:

Consists of three volumes of photographs that depict window and retail sales floor displays, store staff, staff events, and interior and exterior architecture. Displays include ties, hats, shoes, sportswear, golf apparel, outerwear, sleepwear, shirts, sweaters,business attire as well as toiletries and other merchandise. Companies represented include Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Jantzen. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.

Biographical / historical:

Department store in Portland, Ore. managed by brothers Louis and Samuel Rosenblatt. Originally opened 1872.

Acquisition information:
The Rosenblatt Window and Store Fashion Displays were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2017.
Processing information:

Processed by Richard Collier, Jan. 2018;

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2017-0165

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Subjects:
Clothing and dress
Department stores -- United States
Display of merchandise
Retail trade
Fashion merchandising
Names:
John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Jantzen, Inc.

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[Identification of item], Rosenblatt Window and Store Fashion Displays, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.