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Historical Fashions – A Century of Style

November 13, 2013 @ 7:00 pm 9:00 pm EST

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Fashions on display from the Historical Society collections

 

The Lawrence County Historical Society will showcase fashions from their clothing collection at their November 13th program, 7 PM at the Joseph A. Clavelli History Center, 408 North Jefferson St.

There are approximately 1500 pieces of clothing in the Society’s collection. Society volunteer, Bonnie Lombardo Carlin, has been in the process of archiving the collection for the last three years.

  • Styles from each decade from 1880 through 1970 will be showcased
  • Among the displayed items are
  • December 14, 1904 wedding dress of Mrs. (J.C.) Diana Pomeroy Hanley
  • Jane Bryan Lynch’s World War II Marine Air Service uniform
  • Lindy Lauro’s suit tailored by his father-in-law Joseph Clavelli in 1963

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All Lawrence County Historical Society programs are free and open to the public

 

Details

Date:
November 13, 2013
Time:
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST
Cost:
FREE – Open to the Public
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Organizer

Lawrence County Historical Society
Phone
724-658-4022
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