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.

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

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 model in a taffeta cocktail dress with spaghetti straps sands with a hand on a chair next to a table where several men are seated.

A model wearing a narrow, black-and-white checked dress in diamond pattern and black accents at the waist stands at the end of a passageway, holding a fox stole on her arm.

A model wearing a calf-length wool skirt and jacket ensemble stands next to a booth where a woman and a man are sitting.

A model wearing a dark, knee-length skirt and dark top with light details stands next to a booth where two older men and an older woman sit.

A model in a black, sleeveless dress takes a cocktail glass from the bartender at the Topaz Room bar. A long line of white stools lines the bar.