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The people's hat and cap store has the best assorted stock in Schuylkill County

Description: Image of a bear walking upright carrying a cage-like container of hats on its back with a top hat, muff, and umbrella in its arms and a sign advertising assorted stock in a raised paw; gloves and more hats litter the ground at the bear's feet.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: after 1870
Call number: priJLC_FASH_001660
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress.

New York fashions, April 1877. Published by E. Butterick & Co. 555 Broadway, N.Y

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Image of four men outdoors with a train passing over a bridge in the distance; fashion details include overcoat, jackets, patterned suits, trousers, ties, and waistcoat; accessories include bowler and top hats, umbrella, canes, and gloves.

priJLC_FASH_001573

Hats, caps, and furs!

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Image of an advertisement for John Cook, manufacturer of hats, caps and furs, in gold print on a blue background with filigree border.

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Journal des Demoiselles : 1er Novembre 1889

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Image of women and girls indoors; fashion details include long bustled skirts with jacket bodices, puffed sleeves, Orientalism-inspired trim and wide sleeves, draping, paneling, and fur trim, full knee-length dresses for girls; accessories include fur trimmed muff, buttoned shoes, gloves, and elaborate feathered hats with feathers and ribbons.

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H. I. Holbrook & co. Utica, N.Y. : Misses and children's fine shoes

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Image of two girls outside in the snow near a low wall with a winter city scene in the background, including a horse-drawn sleigh, storefronts, and tall buildings; the younger girl holds a wrapped bundle of mistletoe in her hands; fashion details include knee-length dresses, lace collar, and fur-trimmed coats; accessories include button boots, gloves, fur muff, and fur hats with feathers.

priJLC_FASH_001664

Metropolitan fashions, fall & winter 1882-1883. Published by the Butterick Publishing Co., Limited, London and New York

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Image of an outdoor vignette featuring men's and women's Butterick designs with a pond, large building with American flag, and small gazebo in the background; fashion details include women's walking suit with ruffle detail at hem, tail coat, cutaway jackets, long overcoats, waistcoat, ties, suits, and trousers; accessories include bowler and top hats, canes, feathered hat, muff, and gloves; reference key for figures numbered 1-19.

priJLC_FASH_001605

Ladies' fancy furs just opened at the oldest established fur house in New England. The largest and most select stock of rich fur goods ever offered in Boston

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Image of a woman wearing a floor-length dress with very full skirt, long fur cape/cloak, fur muff with tassels, and fur-trimmed hood; fur stoles pictured in top corners, fur gloves in bottom corners.

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The people's hat and cap store has the best assorted stock in Schuylkill County

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