Unidentified photographer
1892 (ca)
Banner lady for Dexheimer's Studio in Marion, Indiana
Glass negative
Indiana Historical SocietyP379 H. P. Dexheimer / Lawrence H. Beitler Collectio
She likely participated in this event mentioned in the
Souvenir of Marion," 1892 p. 48
"On Feb. 13 and 14, there was given at Sweetser's Opera House, this city, a Merchants' Carnival, under auspices of Episcopalian church. It was by far t…he most elaborate affair of the kind ever attempted in the part of the state. Almost 100 business houses were represented and they vied with each other in the gorgeousness of the display made by the young ladies who represented them, respectively."
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