conmen

 

15" x 20" Photo of Chinchilla Salesmen 1940s

Well known to many early chinchilla ranchers of days past when 'con men' would advertise their
'get rich quick' schemes - obviously the sensible ones never entertained them!
It's a photograph of two 'hucksters' displaying their wares at maybe the
Peoria Illinois trade show
around  the 1940's-50's - with a mannequin wearing was presumes to be a $6950.00 fur cape
The photo was taken by George W Sommer of Peoria and measures 15" x 20"