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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

Date: 1884

Brooks Brothers store opens on lower Broadway in 1874

Date: 1869

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

Date: 1892

Hilton Hughes takes over the former Denning store, which had formerly been A.T. Stewart, at Broadway and 10th

Date: 1896

Wanamaker's opens a NY branch of its Philadelphia store at the site that had been A.T. Stewart, then Denning, then Hilton Hughes, at Broadway and 10th

Date: 1888

Listed in their 1888-9 catalog at 765-767 & 769 Broadway, Cor. 9th Street, New York, NY

Date: 1891

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

Date: 1859

In Trow’s New York city directory of 1859, there is a listing for "Rallings William, milliner, 318 Canal," presumably Mme. Rallings' husband (p. 656).

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: 2010-03-01

Students from the Historic Costume Preservation Workshop at Vassar College examine a very small bodice from the late 19th century and question whether it is for a child.

Date: 1888-05

Liberty of London "art fabrics" advertisement, May 1888, from the New Gallery (London) Catalogue for Summer 1888

Date: 1910-1919

High-waisted teen's elbow-length sleeve full-length dress with trapezoid neckline. silk, glass, metal. high-waisted teen's elbow-length sleeve full-length dress; trapezoid neckline; panelled overskirt- open center front and center back; net…

Date: 2010-01-01 to 2010-06-07

An NEH-funded workshop for Vassar staff, students, and community members to learn about cataloging, condition reporting, stabilization sewing, and display techniques for clothing artifacts.

Date: 2014-05-13

Some students from the group Project AWARE, posing in corsets during a visit to the Vassar College Costume Collection for "Trying on History"