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| June Cooke Brannon |
Among the things that my paternal Grandmother had in her Scrapbooking box were two store credit/layaway payment cards. The cardholder is her daughter--my Aunt June. The store sold women's apparel and was located in Nashville. The time of the purchases and layaway(early 1948) coincides with Aunt June's wedding to John Arnette Brannon. Their wedding announcement describes the outfit she wore as a navy blue suit with matching accessories and also mentions that she wore red roses on her jacket lapel. June was working for Southern Telephone Company during this time.
Really wonderful momentos ~ thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing those records have survived. What a piece of history! And Aunt Judy was quite a stylish lady (and pretty, too).
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, isn't it wonderful to find ephemera like these?! And even better to be able to connect the papers to advertisements. Gone are the days of lay-away and the thrill of making the final payment, then wearing the new item of clothing. Credit cards steal the anticipation!
ReplyDeleteWhat a find! I've never seen a layaway card. I worked in a department store but there was not much cause for layaway for gloves or hosiery, which is the department I worked in. Very cool too that you can connect them to the time of her wedding.
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