Photo Number 651

This is the last photo in the interesting dresses series. I purchased this photo in The Tin Ceiling Antique Shop in Park Rapids Minnesota. 

I call this one gingham granny.  Her dress is reminiscent of years gone by..buttons, long sleeves and a tiny waist.  I wonder if the dress was cut too short and the bottom part was added or if it is part of the design.

I have a dress in the museum that has a bottom hem that can be removed for washing or repairs.  I read because men spit in the streets that many women sewed extra hems on their dresses.

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