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  Accession Number:2002-838
Accession Date:
Condition:fair
Location:Costume storage, Wedding Dresses Box 1
Keywords:women, dress, wedding, Geneva Swinford English wife of Mayor W. L. English, net, tatting
Area of Origin:Springfield
Period:ca 1930
Category:clothing-outerwear
Object:dress, wedding
Maker:UK
Description/History:This is the wedding dress of Geneva Swinford who married W. L. English ca 1930. W.L. English served as mayor of Springfield from 1953-1955. The dress is long and is made of net, tapping and lace. The sleeves come to about the elbow. There is a light blue ribbon on the bodice of the dress and a light blue ribbon tied into a bow on the back. The streamers on this bow extend almost to the bottom of the dress. The dress closes in the back with eighteen hooks and eyes.
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