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Object Name |
Shirtwaist |
Caption |
White shirtwaist |
Description |
White shirtwaist with long sleeves & high collar. Has decorative embroidery and openwork lace on the center front and collar. Embroidery & lace trim on sleeves. Back button closure. Originally had waist ties. Belonged to Mary Skarolid Gaines (Mrs. Frank), mother-in-law of donor Eunice Gaines. Mary Caroline Skarolid was born November 19, 1879, daughter of a pioneer family John & Caroline Skarolid. On June 14, 1899 she married Frank Gaines. Before she was married both she and her husband worked for the Brechet family of Glencoe, MN. From 1909 she was associated with Gaines Shoe Store together with her husband Frank Gaines. The shoe store was later operated by their son Paul Gaines. Mary Skarolid Gaines died August 12, 1967. |
Catalog Number |
1996-0004-002 |
Search Terms |
Shirtwaists Gaines Family |
Subjects |
Waists |
People |
Skarolid, Mary Caroline Gaines, Mary Caroline Skarolid |
