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I went to the Public Library again today to continue my Louisville Clothing Stores research project. I made great progress in city directories and even got to spend about an hour in the microfilms of the city papers. I odubt I will get through those - we are talking years of viewing.
But what was great were the newspaper clipping files, which had a lot of information I must have missed when I looked there 2 years ago..
But here's the hairs up on the back of my neck BEST thing:
Back in 1997, I rescued a really fine ca 1895 gown from the University of Lousiville TAS costume storage. I traded for it. The condition wasn't superb, but it was a grand taupe wool gown with deep green velvet vestee and upper sleeves and more black jet beading than you would believe. And it had a Worth label. I was authoritativly told it was a fake. And I think it was. But the construction was certainly Worth quality. I sold it in 1999 to a collector friend in Indianapolis.
Today I find a file with clippings concerning clothing. And there in a Louisville Times 1949 Magazine article is a full page color photo of a gal wearing that very dress for a 1902 wedding re-enactment. It's undoubtedly the same dress!
The article even notes that it was a Paris dress and who loaned it for the shot and where she lived. I got a Xerox of the photo- lousy qualty, but a shot nonetheless and I will be mailing it to my friend in Indianapolis.
He will be amazed. To find some provenance 10 years later!
Very, Very Cool.
Hollis
But what was great were the newspaper clipping files, which had a lot of information I must have missed when I looked there 2 years ago..
But here's the hairs up on the back of my neck BEST thing:
Back in 1997, I rescued a really fine ca 1895 gown from the University of Lousiville TAS costume storage. I traded for it. The condition wasn't superb, but it was a grand taupe wool gown with deep green velvet vestee and upper sleeves and more black jet beading than you would believe. And it had a Worth label. I was authoritativly told it was a fake. And I think it was. But the construction was certainly Worth quality. I sold it in 1999 to a collector friend in Indianapolis.
Today I find a file with clippings concerning clothing. And there in a Louisville Times 1949 Magazine article is a full page color photo of a gal wearing that very dress for a 1902 wedding re-enactment. It's undoubtedly the same dress!
The article even notes that it was a Paris dress and who loaned it for the shot and where she lived. I got a Xerox of the photo- lousy qualty, but a shot nonetheless and I will be mailing it to my friend in Indianapolis.
He will be amazed. To find some provenance 10 years later!
Very, Very Cool.
Hollis
