Lloyd Ostendorf's Book of Mary Lincoln Photos

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Here's a fashion timeline to help explain also: http://vintagefashionguild.org/fashion-timeline/

One of the best events we have done at Surratt House over the years was a 19th-century fashion show from Empire bodices to the rising of pioneer ladies' hems as sturdy boots became de riguer. One of our guides and "models" back then had been Miss Maryland 1974, so naturally we put her in an Empire gown!