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    Jeff. Davis caught at last. Hoop skirts & southern chivalry

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    Image of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, brandishing a knife dressed in women's clothing and a ruffled bonnet, being captured by Union soldiers during the American Civil War; one soldier points a rife at Davis while another lifts his skirt to reveal hoop skirts and boots with spurs; two women try to convince the Union soldiers that Davis is a harmless grandmother; text bubble captions above each person.

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  • Jeff’s last skedaddle off to the last ditch

    Jeff’s last skedaddle off to the last ditch

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    Image of a political cartoon depicting a tearful Confederate President Jefferson Davis disguised in a dress and bonnet fleeing Union cavalry soldiers riding through a camp on horseback during the American Civil War; a woman (presumably his wife Varina Davis) wears hoop skirts, petticoat, and a corset without a dress as she tries to dissuade the soldiers riding into camp.

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  • The duplex (or double) elliptic spring skirt is the most elastic, flexible, and durable skirt made

    The duplex (or double) elliptic spring skirt is the most elastic, flexible, and durable skirt made

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    Image of nine different styles of duplex elliptic spring skirts for women and girls surrounding a large center text panel advertising J.W. Bradley's patented hoop skirts; each skirt image is accompanied by a caption citing the style name, with titles like "Pride of the World," "Empress Trail," and "Young Ladies' Paris Trail."

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  • The Odessa patent collapsing skirt can : be altered instantly to any shape and is warranted not to slip

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    Image of an indoor vignette featuring three women wearing hoop skirts with tapes, one in a long green dress with train and overskirt, the other town in chemise blouses, corsets, and Odessa's "collapsing skirts" with petticoats, pantalettes, and boots; smaller image of the Odessa Skirt Co. building with a horse-drawn cart unloading goods pictured below; both images are framed by a draped American flag and leaves.

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  • Jeff's last shift. Capture of Jeff. Davis, May 10th, 1865, at Irwinsville, GA

    Jeff's last shift. Capture of Jeff. Davis, May 10th, 1865, at Irwinsville, GA

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    Image of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, dressed in a bonnet and dress and wielding a Bowie knife, being captured by Union soldiers during the American Civil War; two Union soldiers point their guns at Davis while a third grabs Davis's arm; a woman (possibly his wife Varina Davis) raises her hands in alarm.

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  • Good news for all new cash store at Olive Green fresh goods at prices suited to the war times

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    Image of a train locomotive at a depot with wooden boxes and barrels of a cargo delivery visible; men, women, and children hail the train as it pulls in and text bubbles show favorable comments on the new stock being delivered.

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