Includes bibliographical references (p. 555-565) and index.
Summary
Fashion has always been a cultivating force. And during the 19th century-a time of great change-fashion was a powerful component in the development of American society. Through dress, average individuals could step beyond class divisions and venture into the world of the elite and privileged. Beginning in 1840, with the advent of the daguerreotype, that moment could be captured for a lifetime.In Dressed for the Photographer, Joan Severa gives a visual analysis of the dress of middle-class Americans from the mid-to-late 19th century. Using images and writings, she shows how even economically disadvantaged Americans could wear styles within a year or so of current fashion. This desire for fashion equality demonstrates that the possession of culture was more important than wealth or position in the community. [from Barnes and Noble]
Lebanon County Historical Society papers and addresses v. IV no. 4.
Notes
"Paper read before the Lebanon County Historical Society, October 18, 1907."
Summary
The article tells the story of a group of soldiers who used the flags of the regiment to deceive the enemy at Gettysburg. They moved from the Regiment's position in order to give the impression that the entire regiment had moved.
Poles and Russians in the 1870 census of New York City : full alphabetical index for the second enumeration (with a partial index for the first enumeration)