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- Sleeper Pajamas -
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Sleeper Pajamas
- Afternoon Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1952-1956 -
- 1952-1956
- Collections - Artifact
Afternoon Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1952-1956
- Christian Dior Suit, "Evariste," Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1951-1952 -
- 1951-1952
- Collections - Artifact
Christian Dior Suit, "Evariste," Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1951-1952
- Christian Dior Afternoon Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1952 -
- 1952
- Collections - Artifact
Christian Dior Afternoon Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1952
- Christian Dior Afternoon Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1952 -
- 1952
- Collections - Artifact
Christian Dior Afternoon Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1952
- Brownie Uniform, 1956-1963 - American Girl Scouts have worn specialized uniforms since their organization was founded in 1912. In the 1950s, Brownie scouts (ages 7 to 9) could make or purchase practical brown dresses with short sleeves. A Girl Scout in Royal Oak, Michigan, wore an official elastic belt and beanie with this uniform, which features a tangerine-colored Brownie emblem on the breast pocket.
- 1956-1963
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Brownie Uniform, 1956-1963
American Girl Scouts have worn specialized uniforms since their organization was founded in 1912. In the 1950s, Brownie scouts (ages 7 to 9) could make or purchase practical brown dresses with short sleeves. A Girl Scout in Royal Oak, Michigan, wore an official elastic belt and beanie with this uniform, which features a tangerine-colored Brownie emblem on the breast pocket.
- Lincoln Beachey Stunt Flying over San Francisco, California, circa 1915 - Lincoln Beachey is remembered as America's first great stunt flyer. He perfected a series of aerobatic maneuvers -- including spins, dives, spirals, and loops -- and earned fame and fortune by staging heart-stopping exhibition flights for audiences across the country. Beachey died when the wings broke loose from his airplane during a stunt flight over San Francisco Bay in 1915.
- circa 1915
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Lincoln Beachey Stunt Flying over San Francisco, California, circa 1915
Lincoln Beachey is remembered as America's first great stunt flyer. He perfected a series of aerobatic maneuvers -- including spins, dives, spirals, and loops -- and earned fame and fortune by staging heart-stopping exhibition flights for audiences across the country. Beachey died when the wings broke loose from his airplane during a stunt flight over San Francisco Bay in 1915.
- Blouse, Worn by Kay Sempliner, circa 1962 -
- circa 1962
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Blouse, Worn by Kay Sempliner, circa 1962
- Dress, Worn by Kay Sempliner, 1956 -
- 1956
- Collections - Artifact
Dress, Worn by Kay Sempliner, 1956
- Woman in Work Costume Officially Approved by the Land Army of America, 1918 - After the United States entered World War I in 1917, Americans worried about labor and food shortages as a result of men going off to fight. Organizations like the Woman's Land Army of America and the Woman's National Farm and Garden Association recruited and trained women to perform agricultural work across the country. This woman modeled the Land Army uniform.
- 1918
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Woman in Work Costume Officially Approved by the Land Army of America, 1918
After the United States entered World War I in 1917, Americans worried about labor and food shortages as a result of men going off to fight. Organizations like the Woman's Land Army of America and the Woman's National Farm and Garden Association recruited and trained women to perform agricultural work across the country. This woman modeled the Land Army uniform.