From 'Happily Ever After' Exhibit: an 1858 Wedding Dress – Roanoke
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It’s not often a small institution such as the History Museum has textiles from before the Civil War because the clothes were worn often (even wedding dresses were kept as part of a regular wardrobe) and the washings they got were harsh. If an outfit did survive its owner, it sat in an attic or bas
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LSU Textile & Costume Museum shows wedding gowns exhibit
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From 'Happily Ever After' Exhibit: an 1858 Wedding Dress – Roanoke
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Happily Ever After: 1858 The History Museum of Western Virginia
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LSU Textile & Costume Museum shows wedding gowns exhibit
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