Archival Collections at Sonoma County Library

A model wearing a white dress and holding a large purse engages with two women sitting in a booth.

A model wearzing a mid-length floral-print dress gathered at her waist with a matching belt walks on the along the sidewalk of Exchange Street next to the pillars of the courthouse.

A number of people stand stand inside the apparel shop. A man in a wheelchair is at the left side of the entrance.

Cecilia Payne leans on the top of the open door of the Welcome Wagon car (courtesy of McDonald Chevrolet) parked at the curb. Her two models hold various dresses and other clothing. And her manager (rear) and her manager's daughter, left, walk on the sidewalk on Hinton Avenue outside the Topaz Room, venue for the fashion show.

A model walks on the edge of the pool carrying a fox stole over her arm.

A model with three mink stoles draped over her arm holds open the door to the Topaz Room on Hinton Avenue on Courthouse Square.

A group of mostly middle-aged and older men and women stand outside the apparel shop entrance holding punch cups.

A model wearing a black coat over a black skirt and a mink stole stands next to two women seated at a booth. The woman on the right is fingering the end of the stole.

A large group of people crowd inside the apparel shop.

A model wearing a worsted wool skirt and jacket stands on the sidewalk outside the Sonoma County Courthouse.