American Girl’s Clothing at 1860

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To our modern eyes, a little girl’s clothes were much like her mother’s, but people at the time were sensitive to the many differences between children’s clothes and adult clothes.

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Navigate to each layer of clothing by clicking on the “Next Layer” and “Previous Layer” buttons below. Roll your cursor over the image to learn about the clothing. Turn the audio on and off by clicking on the round “speaker” button.

Details

TopicClothing, Textile, Fashion, Costume
EraCivil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877

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