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Historical Essay

Flapper Prom Dress

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Evening gown worn by Edith Evelyn Nelson to the University of Wisconsin's Junior Prom, c. 1923. (Museum object #1969.147.2)
Historical Essay

1880s "Aesthetic" Dress

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Tea gown inspired by the "Aesthetic" Movement of the late nineteenth century, worn by Annie Cronk of Oregon, Wisconsin, c. 1881. (Museum object #1952.128)
Historical Essay

Mrs. Fairchild's Worth Gown

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Gown made by Charles Frederick Worth of Paris for Frances Fairchild of Madison, Wisconsin, 1880. (Museum object #1945.960,A)
Historical Essay

Boy's Dress

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Dress worn by John Kiser as a child near Oregon, Wisconsin, c. 1856. (Museum object #1950.5744)
Historical Essay

Sue Ann Thompson's Inauguration Gown

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Inauguration gown worn by Wisconsin First Lady Sue Ann Thompson at her first inauguration ball, 1987. (Museum object #2003.61.1a-b)
Historical Essay

1960s Prom Dress

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Dress worn by Marti Hall to the spring prom at Madison West High School in 1966. (Museum object #2004.135.1)

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