Archival Collections at Sonoma County Library

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 wearing checked leisure pants, a sleeveless blouse with a flower and butterfly print, and a cloche hat stands at the edge of the pool.

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

A model wearing a leopard print top and black leisure pants walks down a pathway in the patio area of the Flamingo Hotel. Ball attendees seated at an umbrella-covered table are visible in the background.

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 in a black dress with a checked top layer and wearing a masquerade mask stands on a pedestal next to the Flamingo Hotel swimming pool.

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.