Miss America robe modeled by Lazarus employee Miss Tab Kirk   Save
Lazarus Family Collection
Description: Miss America robe made of American Beauty panne velvet, trimmed with ermine and lined with white satin, modeled by Miss Tab Kirk, an employee in the F. & R. Lazarus Company Infants Department. For its diamond jubilee in 1926, Lazarus held a New Years Eve street party at West Town and South High Streets. Miss America did not come as had been advertised, so the robe was worn by a Lazarus employee. Between 1851 and 1965, the F & R Lazarus Company retail store dominated the trade and physical landscape of Columbus. The company rose from its early years as a men's clothier in a 20 x 40 foot room downtown, to its position by 1965 as a member of the largest department store chain, Federated Department Stores. Lazarus' growth reflects that of the capital city; from small beginnings through a "golden age" of downtown development, and eventually branching out into the surrounding countryside. In 2003, the Lazarus Company was incorporated with Macy's, a member of the Federated Department store View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04415
Subjects: Pageants--Ohio; Lazarus Department Store; Employees; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)