Work continues on the construction of the original library building. Construction materials are laying around the future east entrance to the building. A portion of Gilman Hall can be seen on the right.
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Wedding party showing 2 wedding dresses and 3 other dresses all with jewel necklines, long sleeves and hoop skirts. Both wedding gowns have center front buttons, small lace collars, loose sleeves with ruffle trim, and full length veils attached to...
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Walking dresses for a mother and her two young children. The mother's dress has a fitted jacket that flairs out over her hips with lace trim, pagoda sleeves, a full skirt and a bonnet trimmed with flowers, feathers, ribbons and lace. The young...
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Two women's dresses, left dress has 'V' neckline with lace collar, fitted bodice with ruffle trim, fitted lower sleeves, narrow waistline; floor-length full skirt; ruffle edged, shawl, and a large bonnet trimmed with flowers and ribbons. Right...
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Two women's dresses with sloping shoulders; long, full sleeves; belted waists; and full, floor-length skirts. Left dress has small, ruffled collar, shoulder accents, geometric pattern down center front, and a lace cap or bonnet with ribbon trim....
Cotton family--Homes and haunts--Iowa--DeWitt; Cotton, Della M.; Cotton, Bertha M.
Two women seated beside the back door of their house in DeWitt, Iowa. On the left is Della M. Cotton and on the right is Bertha M. Cotton. They are the daughters of Salem Cotton and his wife Mercy Brown.
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Two women at home. The left dress is blue silk with a double skirt, the longest being finished with narrow satin piping, a main work of the same extending on each side of the tunic. The Bertha collar is trimmed to correspond. The hair is dress...
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Two walking dresses, with wide collars, long, fitted sleeves, narrow waistlines, floor-length, full skirts, and bonnets trimmed with feathers, flowers and lace. Left dress has a small, net shoulder cape and matching net gloves. Right dress has...
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Two walking dresses, morning-glory skirts with flared hem, left has coat to midcalf trimmed with fur on lapel and cuffs, fur muff and fur and lace headcovering; right coat to midthigh with embroidered lapel, Medici collar, high collar blouse with...
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Two walking dresses, both show a wider silhouette with extremely full skirts, capes, and bonnets trimmed with ribbons, lace, and grapes on the left one. The left dress appears to have a fitted bodice with lace color and matching wrap with ruffled...
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Two walking dresses, both have long, full skirts and face framing bonnets trimmed with feathers, flowers and lace. Left dress has a lace collar, fitted long sleeves with extended shoulders, and a narrow waistline. Right has a capelet draped around...
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Two walking dresses both with large hoop skirts. The left woman has a bolero jacket decorated with balls and her hair is pulled back into a snood. The right woman has a more fitted bodice-jacket with long tails, long sleeves, and an open front that...
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Two walking dresses both with high necklines, narrow waists, long sleeves and full skirts. Left dress menswear inspired with a bolero style jacket, vest, blouse, and 2 pockets on skirt; center front skirt, jacket edge, sleeves and pockets decorated...
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Two walking dresses and a child's dress. The left dress has a fitted bodice with a lace collar; full, 3/4 length sleeves ending in layers of lace; a flounced skirt decorated with geometrically designed piping of ribbon ruffles, and a lace bonnet...
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Two reception gowns with fitted skirts with bell flare, waist sashes, left dress has coat sleeves to elbow with turned back cuffs and loose undersleeves to cuff at wrist, square lace yoke and high collar; right dress has wide lapels with turned up...
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Two reception dresses, full skirts, left trimmed with lace, right with embroidery, bodices have wide round or v-shaped necklines, monobosom bodices with fitted waists, sleeves are large puffs or layers of lace from shoulder to elbow, elbow-length...
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Two receiving dresses, both with wide necklines trimmed with lace, long sleeves with fitted lower portions, small waists, and long, full skirts. Left dress has a pleated bodice with lace trim, puffy upper sleeves, and a shawl. Right dress has...
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Two outing costumes that exhibit the typical S-shaped silhouette of the period. The left outfit consists of a shirtwaist with a high collar, small bow tie, buttons down center front, long sleeves with cuffs, a belt, and a skirt with gores that...
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Two men's outfits, right has mid-thigh length frock coat, waistcoat, shirt, and plaid trousers. Left man has a tail coat, plaid waistcoat, ruffle trimmed shirt, and fitted trousers. Both men have top hats, high cravats, nipped in waists, canes, and...
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Two men's outfits both with frock coats, high collars (left has cravat, right has bowtie and jabot), top hats, canes, striped trousers, and pointed-toe shoes. Man on right has his knee-length frock coat open to reveal his double breasted waistcoat,...
