Judy Garland in 'The Harvey Girls' 1945

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Promotional postcard mailed in December 1945 ('The Harvey Girls' by MGM was released in January 1946). Shows one of the main characters, Judy Garland, wearing the uniform of a Harvey House waitress. The ankle-length black dress with white apron and white cuffs was an accurate depiction of the uniform, designed by Theresa dell Angelica (co-founder of a small manufacturing business that would eventually become Angelica Uniform Co.) for Fred Harvey in the 1880s. First-known mass-produced work uniform for women in the United States. Back of the postcard reads, 'The story of the Harvey Girls is being told on the screen in a new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor musical production, starring Judy Garland. THE HARVEY GIRLS tells how Fred Harvey waitresses of the 1890s brought romance and civilizing influence to a typical frontier town.' Sent to a recipient in North Carolina.