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Identifier | BCM2019-1112C |
Description | Men's uniform cap for "Brakeman" on Union Pacific Railroad. Cap made of polyester knit, top lined with black lining fabric. Hat band made of black/dark gray 1 1/2" wide grosgrain ribbon, stitched at center back. 4 rivet airholes at top sides of cap (2 each side). Double-row of black braid above visor, held in place with 2 metal Union Pacific-embossed buttons. Buttons attached with make-shift cotter pins. Visor made of hardened black plastic. Manufacturer stamp inside roof of cap |
with plastic covering sewn over stamp. | |
Creator | Ruby's Uniform Caps, 205 W. Madison St., Chicago |
"Brakeman" | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1113 |
Description | Black and white check (gingham) seersucker dress. Small check pattern in round yoke at neckline and in belt straps and tie at waistline. Front waist straps end 5 1/2" toward front waistline (each side) with black 2-hole plastic buttons. Length is mid-calf. Front skirt pleated (12). Back skirt gathered. Center back YKK zipper. Elbow-length sleeve, loose. Inserted shoulder pads. Serge seam-finished. Seams are machine chain-stitched. |
Creator | Kathie Lee Collection |
Made in Philippines | |
Style: 04-0416 | |
Size 12 | |
70% Polyester / 30% Rayon | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1114 |
Description | Drop waist, tunic-style bodice, straight-line, no fitting seams. "T"-shaped tunic. Seam across top of shoulder, no armscye seam for drop-shoulder sleeve. 11 silk-covered buttons (3/16" diameter) on each shoulder seam. 23 (same) buttons down center front of dress. (1 button missing) Neckline and sleeve hem finish is a double-fold hem. Center front has lined slit under front buttons with topstitching. At hipline, two offset rows of pleated silk for skirt, attached to a silk "slip" from hip to top of second skirt - one pleated skirt: 7 1/2" long, Second: 9 1/2" long, making dress knee length. Pleats are 1/4+" deep. Above pleats: 1/8" mock piping (flat) around circumference of skirt. Sash around hipline at top of pleated skirt: 7" wide, finished edges, silk or satin, color matched to dress fabric |
tied in bow at left hip with draping tie ends. Bows 6" long, tie ends 13" long-reaching bottom of dress skirt | |
ends cut at angle. Sash hand-stitched to dress at center-back, side seams, and front left hip at bow. Seam finish inside is a french seam. Seam finish bottom of pleated skirts with zigzag-type overlock, creates an embroidered look. *Fabric of dress was shredded due to improper placement on over-sized mannequin and probably displayed in sunlight. Right back bodice, right back sash, and both back shoulders shredded and ripped. Sash also shredded at both side hips. | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1115 |
Description | Child's Colonial costume. Blue cotton or linen gathered skirt with "V" point at center front. Blue, pink, yellow, white, green floral cotton boice with "V" point at bottom of center-front waistline. Same floral mid-bicep straight sleeves |
then blue (skirt fabric) gathered 5 3/4" long flounces. Floral gathered hip over-skirt, knee length, stops 2" from each side of center-front "V" point and 2" from centerback. Shawl collar of faded white guaze fabric. Ends of shawl collar slipped through 1" cloth loop (sewn onto floral bodice). All hem finishes are double-fold hems. No seam finishes. | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1111B |
Description | Men's black cotton serge or twill broadfall trousers. Two front cut-away pockets plus upper watch pocket on right side. Front pockets have flaps facing up that are quilted in diamond shapes. Back slit pocket on right, back hip. Back yoke below waistline with 2-piece "sinching" feature, closed by a metal buckle. (*Buckle stamped "Patent 1855"). Two metal buttons (4-hole) on outside of waistband back. Front waistband has (currently) four plastic and metal buttons, but places for six, based on thread still in fabric. Front fly closure has four gold metal buttons. Waistband closure has two metal buttons, facing inside of pants (not visible to outside). Waistband lined with cream and blue stripe cotton. Center-back waistband has inset gusset. Trousers lined with dark tan cotton twill to "boxer" area. Pocket linings made with cotton twill. Facing around fly and below waistband of polished cotton. Hem of pants lengthened with dark tan buckram (cut on bias) and cream cotton (thick) twill tape. |
Creator | 3523 hand-written on inside front right pocket lining |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1111C |
Description | Men's white vest with scoop neckline and 1 1/4" lapels, rounded at corners. Fabric is a patterned cotton weave. Two front slash pockets. Four buttons (2-hole, white plastic with sun ray design) with keyhole-type buttonholes. Two loops of twill tape, each 3 1/2" long doubled, sewn behind top 2 buttons- inside vest. 2 cinch-buckles, one at each side waist. Sides, back, and lining of cotton muslin. Carter and Holmes label inside lower left side lining. Fitted with center-back seam and darts at lower edge at waistline to pocket slash. |
Creator | Label: (inside front left hem) "Carter & Holmes, Makers Chicago., "The Right Kind"" |
2 cinch-buckles at waist sides with "Carter & Holmes" embossed at buckle top, front, and "PAT-819.180" on bottom back. | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1112B |
Description | Five button vest of navy blue polyester knit (front), black cotton (back), and tan cotton (lining). Five silver buttons attached with cotter pins and embossed with "Union Pacific". Cotter pins accessible under hidden flap on inside of right side. Vest front has four slash pockets (2 each side) and 1 welt "watch" pocket (left, top). Original pockets lined with black cotton. Lower left pocket re-lined with tan flannel. 1 slash pocket inside right, front vest lining. Lining has tucks at front shoulders and bottom waistline (dart area) for ease. *Vest has been let out 2" each side with added gussets made from black heavy suiting lining. Back waistline of vest has cinch belt with embossed silver buckle. |
Creator | A. F. of L. United . . . Workers |
Registered | |
General Executive Board | |
Issued By Authority Of Garment O… of Am.. | |
242 …Trader Council. (Red #) 6245357. Label found on inside front, right pocket. | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1112A |
Description | Union Pacific Uniform suit coat. Three silver button closure-center front with keyhole bound buttonholes. Buttons attached with cotter pins, accessible through hidden flap on inside of right front lining. Button front is embossed with "Union Pacific". Back stamped "American RY. Supply Co. *N.Y." Two silver metal lapel pins "U P" attached with screw pins. Boutonniere. Two front hip pockets with mock flaps. One slash left chest pocket. Pockets lined with satin twill, cream sail cloth, and cotton twill fabric. Sleeve hems have brown topstitching 4 1/4" & 4 5/8" above sleeve hem. Sleeves lined with tan satin. Inside chest and waist welt pockets, 2 each side. Manufacturer label at right chest upper inside pocket. Coat lining black heavy polyester twill. No back vent. Shoulders and center back tucks in lining for ease. |
Creator | A.G. Meier & Co., 205 W Monroe St, Chicago 6, ILL. |
for J. E. Reddy | |
Date 8/2/56 (1956) | |
No. 8200. Issued by Authority of Amalgamated Clothing | |
Union Made Garment | |
Workers of America | |
General Executive Board | |
80 | |
Copyright 1949 | |
Series GDW | |
(Red #)970584. A.G. Meier & Co. Manufacturers of Uniforms Caps | |
205 W. Monroe St. | |
Chicago. | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1117 |
Description | Black lace (open-weave) capelet with 13 petal-ends at bottom. Elbow length cape. Black lace is embroidered flowers, leaves, stems, and ribbons made with black beads and black sequins. Underneath lace petals is another gathered black lace layer with three rows of black satin ribbon sewn in scallops. Bottom row of scallops is same length as above-layer lace petals. At neckline is a 4-layer collar made of: Top layer: 5" wide black lace with three rows of satin scallops |
Two layers of 3" wide sheer, cream-colored, 1/8" micro-pleated chiffon with 1" gathered ruffle on outer edge | |
Bottom layer: 5" wide black lace with three rows of satin scallops, sewn to face shoulders. Inside of caplet lined with silk (*95% of silk has crumbled and fallen out), twill, gauze, perforated satinny paper. Behind outer beaded lace is lining with a soft tricot-like cream-colored fabric. "B. Altman" label at back neckline. | |
Creator | B. Altman & Co. |
Paris New York | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1118 |
Description | 1800's-style dressing gown with inset cotton vest lining and closure. Weft of fabric is rust and black, warp is black with brown/copper appearance. Front yoke 1/8" deep pintucks, 3/8" apart. 19 pintucks on each side of center front. Topstitching is maroon thread. 4 pintucks run from bustpoint down to knee of gown. "V" neckline at front. Neckline has 1/2" wide beaded and sequin ribbon running around neck. Placket closure from bottom of neckline. "V" runs down to about navel level. Closure includes 4 hooks and eyes, top half of placket. Bottom of yoke is bordered with 3/4" wide fabric ribbon, topstitched into angled design, including a diamond shape at bustpoint. Inside of diamond shape is filled with 3" h x 1.5" w beaded (clear) and sequin (silver and/or pink) pattern. Yoke pintucks are "released" at bottom edge of fabric ribbon decoration. Sleeves full and gathered at cap. Sleeve decoration includes: Fabric ribbon around circumference of arm, just below elbow, crossing, turning up to a diamond shape above elbow. Diamond filled in with bead and sequin pattern |
pintucks at lower edge of fabric ribbon, 1" in length to new seam, released at upper edge of fabric ribbon, going upward | |
just below new seam is 1/2" wide pattern of beading and sequins, running around circumference of sleeve. Two rows of pleated ruffles, top row 2" wide, under row 4" wide, ending mid-forearm. Under bottom sleeve ruffle-silk (green) pleated ruffle, hemmed. 3.25" above hemline at bottom of gown, are 4 more pintucks, 3/8" apart. Back of gown: 41 pin tucks: divided, facing center-back in shoulder yoke area, as long as 6" long, released into bodice back | |
10 of the pin tucks pressed toward center back and captured in a diamond fabric ribbon (no beadwork) at center mid-back of gown, causing a cinching effect to bring in fullness of gown. Bottom ribbons of diamond continue in horizontal lines to side seams, appearing to create a belt for gown. The 10 captured, pressed lines are finally released at bottom of fabric ribbon decoration at center-back. A new 1" wide fabric ribbon is topstitched at knee height, parallel to hemline, starting at side front (next to knee), traveling around back of gown, ending at knee on other side. The ribbon pattern begins and ends at each knee with a 4" h. x 3" w. diamond shape, no beadwork fill. At bottom edge of knee-high fabric ribbon, starting at side seam are 2.5"-3" long pinticks, 1/2" apart, covering back half of gown, perpendicular to the floor. | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1119 |
Description | Crocheted fishnet-look, open-weave skirt with 6" fringe at bottom (hem) edge. Waist has 3 rows double-crochet plus two more top rows. |
Creator | Made in Italy Expressly for Joseph Magnin |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1120 |
Description | Tank-style swim dress of knit weave. Twill tape cinch cord at neckline. Coverlock hemming at neckline and armscyes. Serged 2" hemming at bottom hemline. Mid-thigh length. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1121A |
Description | Tank-style swim dress of knit weave. Twill tape cinch cord at neckline. Coverlock hemming at neckline and armscyes and hemming at bottom hemline. Mid-thigh length. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1122 |
Description | C-96 "Shorts" for under swim dress or underwear made of cotton knit weave. 1/2" elastic for waistband sewn on outer edge at top of shorts. Snug-leg fit with 6" inseam and ~21" outseam. Crotch panel is diamond in shape. |
Creator | Front of Tag: 10-S1 |
I'SIS | |
X-42 | |
Back of Tag: 100% Combed Cotton | |
W. T. Grant Co | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1000 |
Description | Hand sewn cream-colored wedding dress, embroidered linen, machine lace roses. |
Apparel | |
Female | |
Linen | |
Cream | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1131 |
Description | White Cotton lawn dress with embroidery. Large button holes acrossed front for weaving of Pink ribbon. Scalloped bottom sedge with two rows of lace. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1016 |
Description | Short fitted jacket or coat with large lapels and mutton sleeve. No closures. |
Jackets (short coats) | |
Female | |
Velvet (fabric weave) | |
Brown | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1137 |
Description | Cotton dress with 4 four rows of four pin tucks around skirt bottom. Crochet 3 1/2" lace around bottom edge. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1148 |
Description | Multi colored floral pattern short sleeved dress. Knee length. Neckline and sleeves are trimmed with corded loops. Three snap closure down front and side with 2 snaps and one hook and eye. Crochet belt loops on either side for missing belt. Skirt has trumpet gores in the front seams. Seams bound with white mesh. Shoulder seam has loop for bra strap |
Creator | Just Try One On Nelly Don |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1138 |
Description | Cotton Lawn dress with embroidery and pin tucks at shoulders and around bottom. Scalloped bottom edge and sleeves. Gathers at side for fullness |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1151 |
Description | A-White Cotton underwear with flared scalloped bottom edge, like a slip. B- White chemise or camisole top with embroidered design on front, scalloped neck edge and arms. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1139 |
Description | Light wool dress with crocheted neckline and sleeve edge. 1" Growth pleat across front chest, goes all the way around. Button shoulder closures. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1140 |
Description | A. Cotton lawn dress with Lace and pin tucks on front and back yoke. Long puff sleeves with lace at wrist. Multiple pleats in side seam at waist.Three rows of pintucks and 1 1/2" flat lace in between. B. Cotton lawn slip with 3 back button closures.Rows of pin tucking around bottom and gathered ruffle with lace. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1152 |
Description | White cotton 1 piece underwear. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1153 |
Description | White cotton nightgown with pink ribbon drawstring around neckline, embroidery. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1141 |
Description | A-Navy Blue suit with black lining and binding. Twill tape around waist on inside of jacket, attatched only where buttons are sewn on on the outside.Patched together body. Long two piece sleeves with turn up cuff with black lining. Lined Peter Pan collar. B- Pants button too the tucked in top, length is to the knee.side Seam with pocket and button closure on the right. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1154 |
Description | Black Cotton top large hook and eye clousures down front.Small collar, pin tucks flare out from neckline in front. Two sets of pin tucks press toward each other down back, from neckline to waist. Gathered sleeve cap, long sleeve with top stitched split at wrist. Sleeve has two pieces. Nine small plastic buttons with metal shank. Two buttons at waist line, Hand done button holes. Underling has 6 hook and eye clusures down front. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1142 |
Description | White Cotton Nightgown with embroidery. Scalloped necklind and armcye edge. Long length with scalloped hem edge. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1143 |
Description | A-Pink cotton fleece Bunting with satin edging down front. Four hidden button holes plackert. Embroidered front. B- matching bonnet with 3 button closure in front. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1111D |
Description | White (aged to cream) "Dickey"-shirt front and collar. Four plastic, 2-hole buttons. Shirting backed with stiffened muslin. All enclosed seams on front piece, and topstitched. Long-point collar, no buttons. 2" flashing around back neck. |
Creator | Neck Label: "Dickey", Manufactured By, Cortley Shirt Co., Inc., New York, N.Y., All Rights Reserved" |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1116 |
Description | Army green, World War I uniform coat. 5 bronze front-closure buttons (7/8" circm.), ending at waistline. Bound keyhole buttonholes. Embossed with eagle, shield, branch, arrows, sun, ribbon with "E Pluribus Unum". Mandarin collar with epaulets at shoulders and 5/8" embossed buttons (one each side) at neckline. Collar topstitched on outside and quilted on inside. Two hook and eye closures at collar. One metal insignia "US" on left collar. None on right collar, but button hole stitched in. Jacket front has princess fitting seam from neckline down through lower pockets. Jacket back has flat fell princess fitting seams from armscye through coat hem, allowing flaring out at waistline. Flat fell seam on sleeve from armscye down through sleeve hem. Side seams- flat fell. Four front patch pockets with flap closures and 5/8" bronze embossed button closures and bound keyhole buttonholes. Left sleeve has 3 patches: Lower: 2 chevrons made of coiled copper |
upper-arm: one red felt reverse chevron | |
upper arm: 2 1/2" black felt square with 2"embroidered tan "O". Two rows topstitching 3" above sleeve hems. Sleeves lined with tan/brown tight-weave cotton. Coat lined with tan/brown cotton twill. Lining has same flat fell princess fitting seams at back and flat fell at side seams. Lining not attached at hem. Padding at armscye between wool outer-coat and lining. Chest pocket in lining at left front of coat. | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1128 |
Description | C-34 Childs Linen coat with attached cape. Gathered cape is added to regular pointed collar. Scaloped edge with embroidered design. Braiding on collar and sleeve at wrist.Tow Button Closure in front. Gathered bodice with 3 1/2" hem at bottom. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1123 |
Description | C-58 White voile Dress embroidered flowers |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1129 |
Description | Light wool dress with crochet neck line and armscye. Button shoulder closures |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1130 |
Description | C-53 Linen coat, white, concealed button closures, embroidery on collar and cuffs. Bias bond arm holes. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1124A |
Description | Child's lambs wool coat with red Corduroy collar and front panel. Talon metal zipper (broken above pin on left side so no longer zips). Mock pockets |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1132 |
Description | White Cotton lawn dress with embroidery. Large button holes acrossed front for weaving of ribbon. Scalloped bottom sedge with one row of lace. 1" Pleat at shoulder. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1133 |
Description | Light wool coat with pink embroidery along edges and down shoulder and side seam. Machine lace around neck line and down front edge. Ribbon tie at front neckline. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1124C |
Description | Red corduroysmall bill cap, trimmed with lambs woo,l that matches coat . Snap chin strap lined in black. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1134 |
Description | Cotton lawn Christening/Blessing dress with square front yoke with eyelet Lace and pin tucks. Long sleeves with pin tucks and lace and cuff edge. Back closure with eleven buttons. Rows of pin tucks around bottom with 4" wide cloth, eyelet like, lace around bottom. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1125 |
Description | C-105 Boys Coat, high yoke with gathered body. Puffed sleeves to cuff . Braid at cuff with split. Peter pan collar with large hook and eye clsoure at neckline. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1135B |
Description | Pinafore dress gathered at waist with white and pink flat lace running down fornt. Gathered over shoulders. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1126A |
Description | Girls Dress (Part of two piece ensemble) Crochet lace strips down front with pintuck strips. Tatted neck line and sleeve edge.Five hand bound button holes down back. Skirt is a drop waiste, with row of crochet lace. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1155 |
Description | Corset of white cotton. It has been altered by, hand stitched to be larger. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1156 |
Description | Corset of Cotton, Large stays, garter buckt PAT 3.29.1910 on buckle. Rubber button |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1144 |
Description | White Cotton Nightgown with embroidery. Scalloped necklind and armcye edge. Long length with scalloped hem edge. Two Button holes on sleeve edge, possible ribbon. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1157 |
Description | Corset of Cotton Rayon |
Creator | Camp |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1145 |
Description | Navy Blue polyester Dress. Two pleat dart in the back, back Tallon zipper at back neckline and left side zipper. Shoulder pads, short sleeves with center pleats at sleeve cap and at bottom. Pleated skirt. Bodice has top yoke with pleated panel that in lined with a mesh, to midriff piece, 1" ties at back. Four snaps around neckline for removable collar. |
Creator | Gay Gibson Lot 5558 |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1146 |
Description | Blue polyester striped swim trunks, with belt. Lined with gray cotton twill |
Creator | Malibu |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1159 |
Description | Navy blue bouse, round neckline with corded trim along neck and on bottom of long sleeves. Large design on lower front and back. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |