A photograph of the living room in a model home built on the roof of the Meier & Frank Department Store in Salem, Oregon. A typed caption glued to the page above the photograph reads, "Model Home -- Roof, February, 1956."

A photograph of the fireplace in a model home built on the roof of the Meier & Frank Department Store in Salem, Oregon. A typed caption glued to the page above the photograph reads, "Model Home -- Roof, February, 1956."

A photograph of the dining room in a model home built on the roof of the Meier & Frank Department Store in Salem, Oregon. A typed caption glued to the page above the photograph reads, "Model Home -- Roof, February, 1956."

A photograph of the kitchen in a model home built on the roof of the Meier & Frank Department Store in Salem, Oregon. A typed caption glued to the page above the photograph reads, "Model Home -- Roof, February, 1956."

A photograph of the exterior of a model home built on the roof of the Meier & Frank Department Store in Salem, Oregon. A typed caption glued to the page above the photograph reads, "Model Home -- Roof, February, 1956."

A photograph of Gerry Frank sitting in the driver's seat of an automobile. Six additional passengers are visible in the vehicle with Frank. The letters, "M&F" are painted on the door of the automobile in the style of the logo for the Meier & Frank Department Store.

A photograph of a crowd of shoppers packed into the Meier and Frank Department Store. Holiday decorations are visible on the back walls of the store. A stamp on the back of the photograph credits the image to Photo-Art Commercial Studios, image number 198399-7. The photograph was likely taken during the opening of the Meier & Frank store opening in Salem, Oregon in October, 1955.

A photograph of four children wearing halloween costumes. One child holds a plastic jack-o-lantern pail and two other children hold shopping bags with a logo for the Meier & Frank Department Store.