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  • Jumper Dress, about 1918

    Jumper Dress, about 1918

    This dress was worn by Elizabeth Virginia Palmer Bradfield.It is a lovely, loose fitting dress of "reform movement" styling. Elizabeth Virginia Palmer Bradfield was born in to one of Michigan's oldest mining families in 1875 in Port Huron, MI.Her grandfather, Charles Henry Palmer, was a pioneer investor and developer of mines and railroads in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Her father, Charles Henry Palmer, Jr. continued to run his father's businesses and expanded them, with mines in Montana, Colora…

  • Baseball Uniform Shirt, about 1865-1885

    Baseball Uniform Shirt, about 1865-1885

    By the late 1850s, baseball became an increasingly formal sport with urban teams sporting their own uniforms.The predominant style shirt of the late 1850s into the 1870s was a bib front.Typical as well, is an abbreviation of the club name on the bib.The maker of this top applied the letters "A B B C." The letter "A" signifies the club name, and it may reflect a specific town such as Akron or the club name such as "Atlantic."The letters "B B C" represent the term "base ball club," and was also ty…

  • 4-H Uniform, 1948-1949

    4-H Uniform, 1948-1949

    This dress was sewn at home by Ruth Ann Herriott (nee Goodell) when she was a member of the Willing Workers 4-H Club in Eden Township, Benton County, Iowa, near Garrison. She joined the club, referred to as the Eden Willing Workers, in 1942 at age 10; she probably made this in the later 1940s.

  • Dress with Stole, about 1948

    Dress with Stole, about 1948

    Elizabeth Parke Firestone wore this dress at a holiday party for the Princeton Club of Akron, Ohio on December 20, 1949. Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1897 Elizabeth Parke married Harvey S. Firestone Jr., son of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company founder Harvey S. Firestone, in 1921.Once described by a friend as, "the most luxurious woman in the history of luxury," Elizabeth Parke Firestone's clothing collection illustrates her impeccable taste in fashion.

  • Women's white satin T-strap sandals from the 1920s

    Women's white satin T-strap sandals from the 1920s

    Woman's white satin T-strap sandals with 2 1/2" heels. Vamp is embroidered in silver thread (flower basket design). Label: Russek's, Detroit-Strictly Custom Made. Russek's opened in Detroit in 1922.

  • Women's light blue T-strap slippers from the late '20s or early '30s

    Women's light blue T-strap slippers from the late '20s or early '30s

    A pair of woman's light blue grosgrain and satin T-strap slippers with cut out work on vamp, and blue buckle straps and heels. Label: Fyfe's Detroit.

  • Women's rose satin pumps with rhinestone buckle from the late '20s or early '30s

    Women's rose satin pumps with rhinestone buckle from the late '20s or early '30s

    A pair of woman's round toe, rose satin pumps trimmed at vamp with rhinestone buckle. Label: B. Siegel, Detroit, Shoes for the Occasion.

  • Women's white kid pumps from the early twentieth century

    Women's white kid pumps from the early twentieth century

    This pair of woman's white kid pumps have high vamps trimmed with kid-covered buckles. Label: R.H. Fyfe & Co., Detroit.

  • Women's orange satin slippers from the 1920s

    Women's orange satin slippers from the 1920s

    A pair of woman's orange satin slippers with one strap, and a medium height covered heel. Label: Hudson's, Detroit.

  • Women's white satin pumps from the early twentieth century

    Women's white satin pumps from the early twentieth century

    A pair of woman's white satin pumps with a pointed toe, and curved heel. Pointed toes. The instep is decorated with white satin, clear glass beads, and five rhinestones. Label: Kline's, St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Cincinnati.

  • Women's cream-color satin pumps from the early twentieth century

    Women's cream-color satin pumps from the early twentieth century

    A pair of woman's cream-color satin pumps with a one inch high heel. The shoes are lined with white kid, and have "bumpy" rounded toes. They are decorated with cream-color, crepe-covered oval decorations with clear glass beads. Labels: R.H. Fyfe and Detroit.

  • Women's silver pumps with rhinestone buckle from the 1920s

    Women's silver pumps with rhinestone buckle from the 1920s

    A pair of woman's silver pumps with a flap in the front that is covered by a large square rhinestone buckle. The shoes have a rather pointed toe. Label: McBryde Boot Shop, Detroit.

  • Women's dark brown satin pumps from the 1920s

    Women's dark brown satin pumps from the 1920s

    A pair of woman's dark brown satin pumps, with a band of light brown satin that runs across top of shoes and down each side. The front flaps are covered with large steel bead buckles on front. 2 1/2" high heel. Label inside B. Siegel and Co., Detroit.

  • Women's ice blue satin pumps with glass bead trim from the early twentieth century

    Women's ice blue satin pumps with glass bead trim from the early twentieth century

    A pair of woman's ice blue satin pumps with a Louis heel, and glass bead trim on the pointed toes and the high vamp. Label: R.H. Fyfe Co., Detroit.

  • Women's ice blue satin, one strap shoes from the 1920s

    Women's ice blue satin, one strap shoes from the 1920s

    A pair of woman's ice blue satin, one strap shoes. The shoes match dress 59.214.1. Label: Hudson's, Detroit.

  • Women's gold kid pumps from the early twentieth century

    Women's gold kid pumps from the early twentieth century

    This pair of woman's gold kid pumps has a King Louis type heel, and a small gold kid bow on vamp. The shoes have a pointed toe, and a 2" heel. Label inside R.H. Fyfe Co., Detroit. Marked inside in ink A.1025. Used with gold kid compact #59.283.002

  • Women's ivory brocade pumps from the 1920s

    Women's ivory brocade pumps from the 1920s

    A pair of woman's ivory brocade pumps with woven leaf design in silver metallic thread. Silver leather straps fasten across the instep with rhinestone studded buckle. The shoes have a moderately round toe, and a 2 1/2" high heel. Marked Hudson's Detroit on inside.

  • Evening gown with black velvet bodice from the 1940s

    Evening gown with black velvet bodice from the 1940s

    This woman's evening gown has a black velvet bodice with padded shoulders, long sleeves and a V-neck. The slightly flared red duvetyne skirt extends above the waist to meet the point of the V-neck. There is a side zipper and snaps at the wrists. Label: "Dovies, Detroit

  • Women's fedora style hat with floppy brim from the 1950s

    Women's fedora style hat with floppy brim from the 1950s

    Woman's fedora style hat with floppy brim. The underside is cerise felt; the topside is cerise covered with long black "fur". Label: "Julie, Inc., Detroit" and "Couleurs de Sol".

  • Women's blue/black satin shoes from the early twentieth century

    Women's blue/black satin shoes from the early twentieth century

    Woman's blue/black satin shoes with silver steel bead trim in three rows on the toes. Two oval buttons on instep straps. The shoes have pointed toes, and concave curved heels. Label: McBryde Boot Shop, Ye Booterye Detroit. Worn with gown #73.97.1.