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Madison Interracial Sewing Group

Date: 02 15 1949
Description: A group of women mending clothes for the Quakers' relief clothing project at one of their regular Tuesday morning sessions at the home of Mrs. Hilton E. (L...
Postcard

Singer Advertising Card - United States

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of an American woman, posing near a Singer sewing machine. Her daughter stands on a pillow, watching as her mother sews.
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Woman Cutting Pattern

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Description: A mother is cutting a pattern from display material on a table.
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Elizabeth Miller Modeling Suit

Date: 10 08 1953
Description: Elizabeth (Mrs. Howard C.) Miller models a French-style suit she made. The photograph was taken to accompany an article about Elizabeth's seamstress work f...
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Elizabeth and Ethel Miller Modeling Clothing

Date: 10 08 1953
Description: Elizabeth (Mrs. Howard C.) Miller and her daughter Ethel model dresses sewn by Elizabeth. The photograph was taken to accompany a Wisconsin State Journa...
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Stay-At-Home Mothers

Date: 04 03 1954
Description: Frances Larson putting the final touches on a formal dress modeled by her daughter Laurie, age 14. Frances, labeled a "modiste" or one who makes fashionabl...

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