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...
Welch, Adonijah Strong, 1821-1889; Presidents' papers; Iowa State University presidents; Presidents' family relationships
Box 1, Folder 5: Contains correspondence about members of Adonijah and Mary Welch's family, correspondence by descendents, obituaries, and brief histories. Correspondents primarily include A. B. Shaw and Winifred Dudley Shaw.
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Two adolescent outfits and two girl's coats, outfits consist of ankle-length, full skirts that are pleated and jackets with bishop sleeves, right is hip length with pleats and attached belt, left cut-away with small peplum, small girl's coat knee...
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Adult and adolescent day dresses, full skirts, leg-of-mutton sleeves, braid at wrists and down front of both bodices, hats have flat brim and trimmed with large ribbons and feathers, adolescent dress ends at ankles, skirt decorated with braid and...
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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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Bridesmaid, wedding, day and two visiting dresses all with large bustles. Bridesmaid dress has wide neckline and cap sleeves, elbow length gloves, flounced and ruffled skirt. Wedding dress heavily trimmed with flowers and lace and fabric draped...
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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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Six children's military style outfits, two for boys, one with short pants and a jacket with frogging, other with long pants and sailor style jacket and cap; girls' dresses end at midcalf or ankle, bodices and skirts trimmed with frogging and braid,...
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Three coats; left mid-calf length, two buttons, patch pockets with buttons, buttoned belt, wide lapels with buttons on shoulders; center knee-length with two buttons, belt, slit pockets with decorative flap, two buttons on wide cuffs, decorative...
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Day and evening dresses all with full, hoop skirts. The first woman is wearing a burnoose over her dress. The second has a dagged, shoulder cape over her long sleeved, fitted bodice; a long sash tied around her waist with a bow in back; a layered...
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Five day and walking dresses with small sloped bustles, skirts heavily trimmed with multiple layers of ruffles, two jacket bodices with lapels, one mourning dress, one dress with overlapped bodice and asymmetrical trim, final covered with coat....
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Three day and two walking dresses all with small sloped bustles, narrow skirts trimmed with layers of ruffles or lace. Bodices on day dresses curve over hips with princess seams, buttons down center front, overall heavily trimmed, hats with flower...
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Heavily trimmed day dress with bustle, small train, long sleeves with ribbons on shoulders and high neckline, with fringed overskirt. One riding habit with a simpler skirt and smaller bustle, open front blazer-style jacket with loose sleeves,...
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Three day dresses all with very full, floor-length skirts and feather trimmed bonnets. Left dress has a 'V' neckline, fitted bodice, narrow waist, long sleeves with 2 ruffles at top and full from ruffles to cuff, and bows down center front of...
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Two day dresses, both with 'V' necklines trimmed with lace, fitted bodices with yoked waistlines, long sleeves; long, full skirts, and bonnets trimmed with feathers and ribbons. Left dress has pleats on upper sleeves to control fullness and ribbon...
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Two day dresses with elliptical hoop skirts with shorter overskirts and wide lace trim in back, coat sleeves with shoulder ruffles, bodices have v-lines, one hat sits on top of head, the other is brim-less bonnet trimmed with ruffles and a bird....
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Five day dresses with elliptical hoop skirts with small trains and multiple ruffled and flounced overskirts, sashes just above waistline with small bows or ribbon rosettes, all have long sleeves, high necklines, and all dresses are heavily trimmed....
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Three day dresses with bustle skirts and multiple flounced and ruffled overskirts, one with a train and a square neckline filled with lace and pagoda sleeves. The other two have coat sleeves and high ruffled necklines. Hair trimmed with ribbons and...
