Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Josephine Simon wore this dress in the 1920s. It is brown and has a knee-length skirt, faux buttons up front, and wide pleated frill with lace around the neck and sleeves. Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Dave Simon and Mr. and Mrs. Fran O'Connor.
The 1920s are known as being a revolutionary time of growth and modernization, but to be honest I never really understand why. (This is when I note that I am trained as an anthropologist, not a historian.)
I was somewhat surprised to find the answer was both simple and complex: war.
World War I was an unprecedented event, no one had every seen anything like it. In an effort to articulate the vast...
