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Costuming History for Doll Costuming

History of Costuming to assist doll costumers and dollmakers with accurate historical costuming.
Childhood perceptions in history
Resources to explore the place of childhood in history.
The Costume Gallery's Online Library
Includes numerous historical costuming images from vintage fashion magazines.
The Costume Page
Studies in Theatrical Costuming; a good resource for doll costumers.
The Costumer's Manifesto
An awesome source for researching historical costuming.
History of Childhood: Play
Listing of invaluable resources for studying childhood play throuh history.
Sense and Sensibility Vintage Images
Great images of historical cotume from the Sense and Sensibility collection, 1795 to 1959.
Victorian Millinery
   Specializes in authentically styled and reproduced headwear from the Civil War--excellent costuming and millinery  research resource.

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