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Title
Woman
with
Prize-Winning
Gown
,
Danbury
Fair
Place
Danbury (Conn.)
Topic
Dressmaking
Women
Genre
Photographs
Theme
Lifestyle
Description
A
young
woman
is
standing
beside
a
gown
which
is
hanging
from a
wire
coat
hanger
. The
entire
strapless
gown
appears
to be
crocheted
, with a
fabric
lining
. The
hem
of the
gown
rests
on a
table
beside
a
trophy
that
reads
"
Danbury
Fair.
" A
prize
ribbon
on the
wall
reads
"The
Great
Danbury
Fair
1958.
"
Additional
crocheted
items
,
including
an
afghan
and
doilies
, are in the
background
.
Notes
The
Danbury
Fair
was an
annual
exhibition
held
in
Danbury
between
1821
and
1981
. At
first
a
traditional
agricultural
fair
, the
event
later
included
large
fiberglass
sculptures
,
stock
car
racing
, and
amusement
park
rides
. The
former
fairground
is
now
(2011)
the
site
of the
Danbury
Fair
Mall
.
Date created
1958
Physical format
1
photographic
print
;
25.4
x
20.3
cm
.
Digital format
image/jp2
Identifier
Accession
number
:
1999.16.297
File
name
:
1999_16_297.tif
Source
The
Connecticut
Historical
Society
Rights
Reproduction
and
copyright
information
regarding
this
image
is
available
from The
Graphics
Collection
, The
Connecticut
Historical
Society
,
Hartford
.
Sub-collection
Photographs
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