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Maggie Laura Walker Lewis standing in a garden in Alabama

Maggie Laura Walker Lewis standing in a garden in Alabama

Maggie Laura Walker stands in a garden by a bird bath. She wears a white suit with military-influenced wide shoulders which taper to tucks around the waist that reopen to a flared jacket bottom. A former professor of fashion observed how unusual it is to see a skirt with such a wide hem during World War II when hemlines were usually designed to be minimal to conserve materials to support the war effort.

Content Location: ?Birmingham
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Richmond city, Virginia
Latitude: 37.5472984313965, Longitude: -77.4366989135742

Circa 1942-19480

H 17.6, W 12.7 CM

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Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Code: MAWA

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Photographs(Maggie L. Walker Papers)
Birmingham (Ala.)(Library of Congress Subject Headings)

Maggie L. Walker Papers

Title: MAWA History
URL: https://www.nps.gov/mawa/learn/historyculture/upload/MAWA-ARCHIV-FindingAid-2016-MLW-Family-Papers-Final.pdf

Person: Ethan Bullard
Organization: US National Park Service
Role: Curator
Address: Richmond Natl. Battlefield Park and Maggie Walker NHS, 3215 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23223
Email: MAWAcurator@nps.gov

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