Keywords: Graduation robes
Item 103269
Florence "Flossie" Gilmore graduation, Boston, Massachusetts, 1906
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1906 Location: Westport Island; Boston; Cambridge; Concord; Woburn Media: Photographic print
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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popularity in the 19th century is reflected by the number of images of him -- in a variety of media -- that were produced and reproduced, some to go with published works of his, but many to be sold to the public on cards and postcards.
