This photograph was taken from the left side of a Western costume Company display area. In this tableau, are many mannikins dressed in different period costumes. For example there is a king sitting on a throne, a man in Napoleonic navel uniform. A royal female figure in a gown with a crown.There are also several tapestries, candle holders and taxadermy animals that add to the decor of the display. This was a display in the Pacific Southwest Exposition held on sixty-three acres of waterfront land, now Pier C, off 7th Street in Long Beach. The Exposition lasted from July 27 through September 3, 1928. DATE NOTES:Circa 1928. ORIG. IMAGE:8" X 10" Black and white glossy print. NEGATIVE:No. KEYWORDS: Exhibitions, trade fairs, commerce, sculptures, paintings, animals, manikins, mannequins, figures, dresses, hats, clothing, coats, jewelery, rugs, decor.
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