The History of Dubuque County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, its Cities, Towns, &
Biographical Sketches of Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and...
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Two afternoon dresses, bell shaped skirts with multiple ruffles at hem and small trains, sashes at waist with bow at side, high collars, right dress has bishop sleeves changing material partway down forearm to wide cuff; left dress has fitted...
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Afternoon Home Dress, demonstrating the increasing importance of receiving visitors in the home. The dress has widening and ruffled shoulders with decoration at the end of the sleeve, the bodice is trimmed with decoration, and there is an emphasis...
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Carriage Dress and Dinner Party Dress, illustrating hemmed short and loose leg-of-mutton sleeves with widening shoulders overall, the waist emphasized by a belt (one with an animal design), lace shawls, geometric decoration towards the hem, gloves,...
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Carriage Dress, Dinner Dress, and Opera Dress. The Opera Dress offers a striped pattern, shirred bodice, puffy leg-of-mutton sleeves, and a belt emphasizing the waist. There is quite a bit of decorate detail, particular near the hem, and the dress...
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Two children's and two adult outfits; boy in Eton suit with short pants, soft hat; girl in military style dress with buttons to hem, four pockets, cape, and cap with brim; both adult dresses have full, ankle length skirts, left one with waist sash...
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Five day dresses with bustle skirts with multiple rows of ruffle at hem and flounced overskirts, fitted bodices with coat or pagoda sleeves, fitted overcoats with fur trim, high necklines. Small hats sit on top of head, trimmed with feathers and...
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Two day dresses with small sloped bustles and narrow skirts creating hobble effect, coat sleeves with wide cuffs, and stand-up collars. Left dress has overskirt gathered into contrasting train, diamond-shaped cutouts of contrasting fabric down...
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Two day dresses with small sloped bustle, narrow skirts, overskirts gathered several times horizontally with bows, heavily trimmed with ruffles or lace. Right has jacket basque bodice, lapels, large bow at throat from small bonnet, buttons on...
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Five day dresses with large bustles, overskirts gathered horizontally to enhance bustle, no train, underskirts pleated or with ruffles at hem, bodices have vertical stitching, basque or cuirass bodices, long sleeves, band collars with lace or...
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Two day dresses, both have cone shaped skirts, decorative braid at hem, high collars with lace at throat, left dress has lace ruffle down one side of bodice, leg-of-mutton sleeves, small scalloped peplum, and a brimless hat with ribbon, flower, and...
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Two day dresses, full skirts, left dress has braid or soutache trim down bodice to skirt hem, leg-of-mutton sleeves, high turned-out collar, hat with curved brim trimmed with feathers and a buckle; right outfit is shirtwaist with horizontal...
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Two day dresses, gored skirts with lines of trim and flare at hem; left dress has boxy, double breasted jacket, wide lapels over tie, high collar, fur stole, hat with large feathers; right dress has fitted jacket with long lapels over blouse, high...
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Two day dresses, morning-glory skirts, high band collars, bishop sleeves, S-shaped silhouette; left dress has square yoke and sailor tie, flat straw hat with fur? trim; right dress has monobosom bodice, sash waist, embroidery or trim down from high...
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Two day dresses, fitted skirts with bell flare at hem, left dress has ruffle at hem, wrist length cape with Medici collar and fall of lace at throat, flat hat with feathers and veil; right dress has parallel vertical lines of braid down sides of...
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Two day dresses, fitted skirts with bell flare at hem, jackets with coat sleeves, wide lapels and button closure over blouses, right shirtwaist has high men's style collar with tie and left has high band collar, hats have slightly curved brims and...
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Three day dresses with A-line, ankle length skirts; left has waist-length vest gathered with ribbon and trimmed with fur, long sleeve lace blouse with wide open collar, hat with flat crown and wide brim trimmed with fur and feathers; center dress...
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Three day dresses with ankle-length, A-line skirts; left has long sleeves, buttons from collar to hip, patch pockets, cape collar, hat with up-turned ruffle brim; center has pleated overskirt with fur band at knee-length hem, buttons from sailor...
