1933

Waldvogel Archival Collection

Chicago, Illinois, United States

The photograph shows the Sears Contest's final round judges: (from left to right) Sue Roberts of Sears, quilt designer Anne Orr, quilt shop owner Mary McElwain, and Beth Burnett, assistant to the director of the Chicago Art Institute. They are examining the grand prize-winning quilt at the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition.