Erik,
This page is really an excuse to include photos that didn't fit anywhere else. As I was looking through old photos I noticed that there were a lot of me and Maureen in outfits that Momma had made for us. If you remember she left school at 14 and started working as a seamstress at Clark's Factory in Nottingham.
When we came to the States, Mam continued making nearly all our clothes. I remember begging for a store bought dress. I've included a picture of that dress below. Maureen says Mam never used a pattern when she made outfits for us!
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| 1959, Easter outfits with mataching hats and, in my case, a matching purse |
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| For Easter 1961, Momma made these suits. Maureen's was lavender and white, mine was green and white. |
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| On the back, Dad had written,"This is up at Blowing Rock Park, taken on the look-out tower. Don't they look nice?" |
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| July 1959 at Viewmont Apartments, Hickory, N.C. |
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Taken in Hickory, N.C. at the Viewmont
Apartments. Maureen's dress was bought
at Sears in Hickory. Mam made Barbara's
dress and knitted her sweater.
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| I begged for this store bought dress. It was mint green with rose colored flowers embroidered on the bodice and sleeves. |
