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1916 party dress

 Party Dress, ca. 1916
Silk, made by Mrs. A.H. (Carrie) Taylor, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Kentucky Museum Collection #1976.13.1
Item/Collection Note: Started in her home, Mrs. Taylor eventually expanded her dressmaking business into an operation that employed more than 230 women, and her fashions were worn by woman throughout the southern United States.
Gift of: Margie Helm



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