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- Victory Needles, 1943
- During the years of World War II it was considered your patriotic duty to sacrifice and make do with what you had. There was rationing in food, gas and even fabrics for clothing. One of the ways women could help with the war effort was to be frugal...
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- Werthan Bag Corporation printing proof 024 -- "Old Fashion Choice"
- M. Werthan and Company was founded by Meier Werthan in 1895. He was originally in the business of buying, reconditioning, and selling used burlap bags. By 1913, the business expanded into the manufacture of new textile bags, made of cotton fabric...
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- Werthan Bag Corporation printing proof 033 -- "Old Fashion"
- M. Werthan and Company was founded by Meier Werthan in 1895. He was originally in the business of buying, reconditioning, and selling used burlap bags. By 1913, the business expanded into the manufacture of new textile bags, made of cotton fabric...
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- Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1863 February 20
- A letter from Dutch immigrant Peter J. Williamson back home to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War. In 1862, Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During...
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- Nashville's Easter fashion parade, 1936 April 12
- A photograph of a couple dressed in Easter finery relaxing in Memorial Plaza which stretched between Union Street and Charlotte Avenue, and from Sixth to Seventh Avenues facing the Tennessee State Capitol. Similar photos appeared in the Nashville...
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- Nashville's Easter fashion parade, 1936 April 12
- A photograph of a man walking down 6th Avenue North toward the Tennessee State Capitol in his Easter finery. The Elks Lodge is visible to his right. Similar photos appeared in the Nashville Banner newspaper April 13, 1936. Forms part of the...
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- Nashville's Easter fashion parade, 1936 April 12
- A photograph of a young woman walking down 6th Avenue North toward the Tennessee State Capitol in her Easter finery. The Hermitage Hotel and parking lot across the street can be seen in the background. Similar photos appeared in the Nashville...
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- Nashville's Easter fashion parade, 1936 April 12
- A photograph of a woman walking East on Broadway Street in her Easter finery. In the background Union Station and Christ Church Cathedral can be seen. Similar photos appeared in the Nashville Banner newspaper April 13, 1936. Forms part of the...
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- Nashville's Easter Fashion Parade, 1936 April 12
- A photograph of a couple leaving a downtown Nashville church in their Easter finery. Similar photos appeared in the Nashville Banner newspaper April 13, 1936. Forms part of the Nashville Banner Archives. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 3.25 x 4.25...
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- Nashville's Easter fashion parade, 1936 April 12
- A photograph of Governor and Mrs. Hill McAlister after leaving Easter services at Vine Street Christian Church, located at 140 7th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee. They are pictured with their car and chauffeur in foreground. The background...
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- Netting much attention, from the Nashville Times, 1940
- A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about model Jane Hanse “netting much attention … models a fetching white terry cloth cape, which sets off the crocheted bathing suit of unusual design she has selected. White accessories go...
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- Castner-Knott fashion show models with Mayor Briley, 1965 August 12
- Some of the student models are pictured with Mayor Briley, promoting the Castner-Knott’s “Fashion Happening,” with “60 Models: Guys and Gals from Nashville High Schools and Colleges,” and “It’s a Happening,” at the War Memorial...
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- Oral history interview with Ursula Greene, 1976 August 12, excerpt 01
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Ursula Greene, conducted on 12 August 1976 by Jane King as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Project. Greene discusses going to the Centennial with her boyfriend and women's...
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- Oral history interview with Ursula Greene, 1976 August 12, excerpt 03
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Ursula Greene, conducted on 12 August 1976 by Jane King as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Project. Greene discusses women's fashion during the 1890s and explains that they...
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