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Wedding cape

Wedding cape worn by Adda Thompson Clements in Winona, Minnesota. Made by St. Paul dressmaker Mary G. Worley, 1879.

Reception gown worn by Mary LeDuc

Gown worn by Mary LeDuc at a White House reception in October 1877. Made by dressmaker Jane E. Turner in September 1877.

Throughout the nineteenth century, custom dressmaking was one of the few socially acceptable professions for women of multiple ages and classes, including immigrants, young farm girls, wives, and widows. Dressmaking establishments—run and staffed primarily by women—provided creative labor, living wages, and career advancement opportunities for businesswomen and skilled workers alike.

Tilt-A-Whirl in the Kidway

Tilt-A-Whirl in the Kidway at the Minnesota State Fair, 2018. Used with the permission of LuAnn Glaser.

Tilt-A-Whirl at night

The Tilt-A-Whirl at night at the Minnesota State Fair, 2018. Photograph Collection, Minnesota State Fair Archives, Falcon Heights. Used with the permission of the Minnesota State Fair Archives.

Sellner Manufacturing Company price list

Price list for the Sellner Manufacturing Company’s Spin the Apple, Berry Go Around, and Barrel of Fun amusement rides, 1993. Sellner Collection, Rice County Historical Society, Faribault. Used with the permission of Rice County Historical Society.

Advertising brochure for Spin the Apple

Advertising brochure for the Sellner Spin the Apple amusement ride, ca. 1997. Sellner Collection, Rice County Historical Society, Faribault. Used with the permission of Rice County Historical Society.

Midway and crowd at the Minnesota State Fair

View of the midway and the crowd at the Minnesota State Fair, ca. 1930s. Photograph Collection, Minnesota State Fair Archives, Falcon Heights. Used with the permission of the Minnesota State Fair Archives.

Herbert Sellner

Herbert Sellner, ca. 1930s. Photograph Collection, Rice County Historical Society, Faribault. Used with the permission of Rice County Historical Society.

Gale Family Library

Mary O’Keefe Molloy