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Illustrations of 3 men from a pre-civil war era fashion plate, wearing plaid pants, checked waitcoat, top hats, various styles of clothing.

Fashion plate etching of a man in historic dress, with his arm holding his coat lapel.

Fashion plate etching, in color, of a man and a boy dressed in clothing from the 1850's.

Illustration of 3 men dressed in antebellum and civil war era clothing, from a historic fashion plate. One man sits and the other 2 stand on either side of him.

Fashion plate etching of a man in a navy blue frock coat, gray suit, cravat, and top hat.

Fashion plate illustration of a 19th century man in a tailcoat, top hat, and pinstrip trousers.

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Black and white scan of a coat pattern with measurements, markings, and the words "the proportionate pattern" in all caps.

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Shirts

Group of 3 shirts layered on each other. A beige printed calico, a white cotton, and blue jean wool shirts.

All Shirts

A white cotton pleated shirt laid on a surgace with the arms flat.

Pleated Front

Off-white, stained, single placket shirt resting on a background with the arms laid flat.

Single Placket

A beige, aged, cotton calico shirt laid flait with the arms slight overlaid on the body.

Printed Calico

A mold stained knit undershirt with a single placket offset from center.

Undershirts

A linen work shirt of a beige color with a collar and buttons down the front.

Work Tops

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Man dressed in accurate reproductiton clothing based on original garments from the antebellum and civil war period.

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