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What do Walt Disney and Winnetka have in common? John Nash Ott! Dr. Ott, who was a native Winnetkan for many decades, was a talented photographer, cinematographer, botanist and inventor. He is credited with developing the process we know today as time-lapse photography, and spent decades studying light and its effects on plant growth […]
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Categories: Collections, Curator's Cache, Online Exhibits, Past Exhibits
“In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, you’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade…” so sang Fred Astaire and many others in the popular song, but having a new hat in the latest fashion has been around for a long time. The Winnetka ladies who wore these hats when they […]
Categories: Collections, Curator's Cache, Online Exhibits, Past Exhibits
Valentine’s Day Cards, c.1880. Winnetkan Susan Garland received these cards sometime in the 1880s. While valentines were still sent to romantic loves, in the 1800s, people began to send greetings to a larger circle of loved ones or friends. Victorian valentines were often hand-decorated with ribbon, lace, or sometimes feathers and real plants and flowers. These valentines […]
Categories: Collections, Curator's Cache, Online Exhibits, Past Exhibits
Christmas tree hat, 1965. Gift of Eleanor Tippens. Velvet and white fur hat and stole, 1897. Gift of Frances Drummer Logan. Beaver fur top hat, c. 1930. Gift of Elizabeth Knode Greeley. The Winnetka Historical Society has approximately 800 hats in our collection. Because they are rarely seen, we thought it would be fun to […]
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Burgundy visiting costume, c. 1883. Velvet, silk faille, taffeta and voided velvet; ornamented with glass beads and a small amount of chiffon ruffle at the cuff. Found in Collection. For November’s Curator’s Cache we feature this exquisite deep burgundy velvet suit, c. 1883. It was selected as a companion to Silhouette: An Intimate History of Undergarments […]
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Black silk dress c. 1913. Ornamented with embroidery, chiffon and jet beads. Found in collection. First in a series of Curator’s Cache objects, this exquisite black silk dress dates from the early nineteen-teens, probably about 1913. It is both as ornate as a Victorian dress with embroidery and chiffon embellishments; and as simple as an […]
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