Selections 1

Selections from the Wm. B. Becker Collection

Beach Studio Bryan, Ohio

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Cabinet Card (4" x 5-1/2" image)

circa 1895

Merchants' associations in many communities sponsored parades or pageants featuring women dressed in costumes emblematic of various businesses. This encouraged trade--especially at the local photography studio.

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