Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952

Photograph of mannequin's in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Sign reads, "1870-1890 Late Victorian Age, in spite of a serious depression in the early 70's which sent many gentlewomen into industry - there were those who were presented at Court in many capitals of Europe. During the late years of this decade many great international marriages were made and many American Trousseaux were amplified in Paris Vienna and Berlin."