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2014.7.1 Wedding Dress American San Antonio, Texas ca. 1912 Materials: Cloth, Metal Wedding dresses have been worn by brides for hundreds of years, however a white wedding dress is a fairly new custom. Over time wedding dress styles have changed and not all cultures [...]

I-0455 a-c Photographs and letter British England 1991 Materials: Paper, ink The objects shown above are a photo of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, and a letter from the Queen’s staff to the Institute of Texan Cultures. The photos and [...]