Clothing and dress
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Davison-Paxon Company photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS205
Scope and Content
This collection contains twenty-five black and white photographs of the interior of the Davison-Paxon Company department store on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia. Fifteen photographs are of Christmas decorations in the toy, men's, home goods, and jewelry departments as well as at the entrance to the store and an overheard view of the main floor (1948-1954). The Christmas photographs also show children and staff members interacting with the decorations as well as the construction of...
Dates:
1948-1959
Dorothy A. Vogel photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS461
Scope and Contents
This collection contains four albums containing photographs related to Dorothy Vogel's life. Images include family, friends, school trips, stylized portraits, and travel destinations such as the Grand Canyon; Yellowstone National Park; Oregon; Miami; New York; and Ontario, Canada. Also included are photographs of Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) and United Service Organization (USO) events, dances, and women's basketball, as well as summer camps such as Camp Highland in Plum Lake,...
Dates:
1917-1960, undated
Evans family photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS36
Scope and Content
The collection of photographs consists of images documenting the life of William R. Evans and Alva C. Evans’ family in Atlanta. The images include portrait photographs of their family and friends; however, most of the images are studio portraits of unidentified people. Twelve photographs include William and Alva Evans at their family home, work, and in studio portraits. Also included is a small scrapbook with unidentified photographs. Most of the images in the scrapbook are of Alva Evans,...
Dates:
approximately 1920-1970, undated
Maxey family photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS37
Scope and Content
The collection includes photographs of Charles Lincoln Maxey, Sr., and other members of the Maxey family. The collection contains images of African American school groups at varying levels from one-room schoolhouses for elementary level children to college students. All are group photographs, primarily scenes posed before educational buildings, or graduation groups, and most are unidentified. Those identified include the Chi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, students at Fisk University...
Dates:
1910-1945
Winifred Glover Klein papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1223
Scope and Contents
This collection documents Winifred Klein's clothing and needlepoint hobby, the bulk of which is Victorian fashion magazines and items relating to her needlework projects. Papers include postcards, drawings, fashion magazines, needlework patterns, and newspaper clippings.
Dates:
1869-1920, 1986, undated