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Fashion plate from the book, Fancy Dresses Described by Ardern Holt, 1887. This book gives advice on what to wear to fancy dress balls or masquerade balls and includes many illustrations.

The "Incroyable" was a costume to represent the French…

TheHornet.jpg
Fashion plate from the book, Fancy Dresses Described by Ardern Holt, 1887. This book gives advice on what to wear to fancy dress balls or masquerade balls and includes many illustrations.

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Steel Plate engraving entitled, "Tableau," from the April 1857 Godey's Ladies' Book.

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Frontispiece to the 1857 year-end compilation of the Godey's Ladies' Book.

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Short Story from an 1864 issue of Peterson's Magazine.

Title: The Choir of Our Village
Author: Ella Rodman

Includes two poems on the last page

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Carte-de-visite portrait of a lady, circa 1875. The Photographers stamp reads: "Thos. Cummings, Lancaster, PA." and a handwritten note on the back reads, "S.K. Reiss."

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Advertisement for Remington typewriters depicting female secretary from a1895 Harper's Magazine.

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Albumen print of young girl, unidentified, circa 1865.
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