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Date: 2010-05-21 - 2010-06-06

An exhibition of historic costume from the Vassar College Costume Collection, showcasing student work to preserve history and design from the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. This was the culmination of the NEH-funded Historic Costume…

Date: 1869

A. T. Stewart store opens on Broadway in 1869 at Broadway and 10th

Date: 1885

Listed at 881 Broadway in 1885.

Date: 1865

B. Altman & Co. store opens at 39 Third Avenue in 1865.

Date: 1868

B. Altman & Co. store opens at 331 Sixth Avenue in 1868.

Date: 1877

B. Altman & Co. store opens at 301 Sixth Avenue in 1877, at the location that had been his brother's store before his death.

Date: 1884

Brooks Brothers store opens on lower Broadway in 1874

Date: 1876

F. J. Denning, former manager of A. T. Stewart, takes over the business under his own name when Stewart dies in 1876 (at Broadway and 10th)

Date: 1885

Listed at 10th st. and Broadway in 1885.

Date: 1891

Listed in their 1891 catalog at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 22nd Street

Date: 1874

There is an advertised listing for "Rallings, Mme." at 1115 Broadway, under "Dressmakers"

Date: 1880

There is an advertised listing for "Rallings, Mrs. E." at 1153 Broadway, under "Milliners"

Date: 1883

There is an advertised listing for "Ralling, Mme. E.," at 252 Fifth Avenue

Creator: Holly Hummel

Date: 2014-06-12 - 2014-06-15

An exhibition of selected garments (dating from 1836-1956) donated to the Vassar College Costume Collection. The exhibition took place in the Faculty Commons in the College Center at Vassar, from June 12-15, 2014.

Date: 2011-05-19 - 2011-06-12

To celebrate the college’s 150th anniversary, the Vassar College Costume Collection will share student research about the complex role that education has played to influence fashion. This exhibition will showcase student clothing from the 1860’s to…