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Department stores

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

L. S. Ayres scrapbook

 Collection — Volume V115
Identifier: V115
Scope and Contents This collection includes a scrapbook featuring newspaper clippings, press releases, and photographs from 1937 to 1938 regarding the introduction of Colonial Williamsburg Crafts to the downtown Indianapolis L.S. Ayres department store. The collection features photographs of the L.S. Ayres showrooms as well as photographs of a model home from the 17th annual Indianapolis Home Show furnished by L.S. Ayres with pieces from Colonial Williamsburg Crafts.
Dates: 1937-1938

L.S. Ayres and Company Tea Room menus

 Collection — Folder S3352
Identifier: S3352
Scope and Contents This collection includes photocopies of an L.S. Ayres Tea Room menu from June 22, 1940 and two copies of the Indiana State Museum's L.S. Ayres & Co. Tea Room menu and a menu cover (circa 2000s).
Dates: 1940-circa 2000s

Washington and Illinois streets, Indianapolis panoramic photograph

 Collection — Object OBF011
Identifier: OBF011
Scope and Contents This collection includes a black-and-white panoramic photograph taken from the top of a building at the intersection of Washington and Illinois streets with a view looking east down Washington Street and mainly south on Illinois Street in Indianapolis circa 1920-1940. Architect Edward D. Pierre's name is handwritten on the back.
Dates: circa 1920-1940