Day Dress

Day dress of gray/white print silk taffeta. Street- or tea-length, of paper silk taffeta printed with a dense design of varying sizes of small white polka dots on a gray ground. V-neckline, with bow of self just below point. 3/4 length dolman sleeves. Full skirt, cut for crinoline. Center back zipper. Designer's label: "Traina-Norell / New York"
Date: 1952
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
System: The UNT Digital Library

Anderton Court Shops

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This view of the Rodeo Drive facade shows a portion of the shopping center with the originally copper colored details now painted black.
Date: 1952/1954
Creator: Wright, Frank Lloyd
System: The UNT Digital Library

Anderton Court Shops

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The view is skyward through the light well and also shows the angular walking ramps.
Date: 1952/1954
Creator: Wright, Frank Lloyd
System: The UNT Digital Library

Anderton Court Shops

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The close view of the spire shows the construction techniques as well as the shapes of the metal attached together.
Date: 1952/1954
Creator: Wright, Frank Lloyd
System: The UNT Digital Library

Anderton Court Shops

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The close detail of the fascia and soffit trims consist of chevron designs embossed into the surfaces.
Date: 1952/1954
Creator: Wright, Frank Lloyd
System: The UNT Digital Library

Anderton Court Shops

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This view shows a close detail of the fascia decoration consisting of chevron shapes.
Date: 1952/1954
Creator: Wright, Frank Lloyd
System: The UNT Digital Library

Anderton Court Shops

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The close detail of a column shows the sculptural chevron shape and how the column attaches at the ceiling.
Date: 1952/1954
Creator: Wright, Frank Lloyd
System: The UNT Digital Library

Anderton Court Shops

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This view shows a passageway with a circular window and a doorway to an upper floor. The concrete surface is a cream color.
Date: 1952/1954
Creator: Wright, Frank Lloyd
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hat

Hat of multi-colored straw. Based on a beret, the hat consists of a crown of finely woven straw in bands of dark blue, red, white, and dark blue. The crown is formed as a flattened sphere, surmounted by a small sphere of dark blue velvet. The hat is unlined, with an inner hatband of dark blue/black grosgrain ribbon around the inside base of the crown. Brand label sewn to inner hatband: "Lee Bury / Hats".
Date: 1952
Creator: Asbury Millinery Co. (Dallas, Texas)
System: The UNT Digital Library

Day dress

Ensemble of lavender cotton chiffon chambray.
Date: 1952
Creator: Simpson, Adele
System: The UNT Digital Library

Breton Hat

Breton hat of black fur felt. The domed crown is encircled at base by a wide band of black grosgrain ribbon, with flat bow at back. The wide brim extends outwards, then curves up sharply, to about 1/3 of height of crown. The brim is faced/lined with same black fur felt. Crown is unlined, with inner black grosgrain ribbon hatband. Manufacturer's stamp inside crown: "20 % / Mohair / MAHARA / 70% Wool / Henry Pollak Inc / New York"
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Pillbox Hat

Pillbox hat of knit material with embroidery and mirrors.
Date: 1952
Creator: Green-Field, Benjamin B., 1898-1988
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hatlet

Hatlet of navy blue wool with embroidery and mirrors.
Date: 1952
Creator: Green-Field, Benjamin B., 1898-1988
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble - Sun Dress and Bolero/Jacket

Daytime ensemble of khaki green cotton twill consisting of: A) Sun dress. Street-length, sleeveless, with deep rounded neckline. Skirt gathered into natural waist with attached narrow tie belt and bow of matching fabric. Center back zipper with hook & eye at back neckline and inner petersham of white grosgrain ribbon. Unlined. Designer's label at left side seam: "Adele Simpson" B) Cropped, bolero or shrug jacket of matching fabric. Embellished all-over with silver stitching "loops", the center of each loop having a circular paillette of reflective silver material. Single snap closure and single hook &loop at base of center front opening which crosses to fasten. Short sleeves. Deep V neckline in front. Lined in cream net. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Adele Simpson"
Date: 1952
Creator: Simpson, Adele
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cocktail Dress

Cocktail dress with black wool bodice and plaid skirt.
Date: 1952/1957
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Coin from Jamaica. "King George The Sixth"]

Coin from Jamaica. The front states: "KING GEORGE THE SIXTH" with the image of King George's head. On the back it states: "JAMAICA 1952 HALF PENNY". On a banner underneath the Jamaican emblem it reads: "INDUS INTERQUE SERVIET UNI". Found in 2000.085.092 which is a small white box with "A.P. George" handwritten on the bottom of the box.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dress

Halter-style dress of black wool. Below-knee-length, with wide strap running from front up and behind neck. Straight neckline at front, with very low rounded edge at back - almost to mid-back. Center front with draped effect at waist, appearing "pulled" from hips, and with central front drape. 2 large pleats from waist at back. Center back opening with 5 self-covered buttons and bound buttonholes, supplemented with hook & eye at top and two hook & eyes at waist, and with zipper under edge of pleat at right of center back. Inner bodice of black net has boning and closes at center back with hook & eyes. Skirt lined in black silk. Country of Origin Label: "Made in France" located on front neckline at right center. Designer's Label at inside left on construction detail: "Made in France / Automne - Hiver 1952 / Christian Dior / Paris" and stamped "20951". Has handwritten style number tag beneath designer's label (mostly illegible): "50938" Retailer's label at back seam of skirt: "Neiman-Marcus"
Date: 1952
Creator: Dior, Christian
System: The UNT Digital Library

Skirt

Skirt of red/orange suede. Small gathers into waistband in front; 4 darts, side zipper. CB & CF seams, knee-length. Lined. Slight flare.
Date: 1952/1977
Creator: Cashin, Bonnie
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hat

Hat in modified cloche style of red velour. Rolled red grosgrain ribbon hatband overlaps in back to form bow. Unlined; red grosgrain headband.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hat

Hat of natural colored braided straw. The hat is formed of a flat oval of braided straw, turned up at back, trimmed with a small bouquet of red and blue silk flowers. At the back of the hat, on the segment that is turned up, is applied a black velvet ribbon bow. Extending to either side from the center, beneath the flowers, are black velvet ribbons to tie the hat under the wearer's chin. Designer's label on underside of hat: "Sandy Dallas" Worn by Frances Virginia Parramore Thinnes in 1952 at an event in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1952
Creator: Sandy of Dallas (Dallas, Texas)
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hat

Hat of white straw trimmed with chiffon, net and a flower. The hat formed as a modified pillbox, with cylindrical white straw crown, very slightly domed. Around the crown is a wide band of ruched pink chiffon overlaid by white netting/veiling. At front is a large artificial silk flower. The narrow straw brim is undulating and rolled. Inside crown is inner red grosgrain ribbon hatband. Accompanied by one short hatpin with simulated pearl head. Designer's label sewn to inner hatband: "Styled by / Coralie". Sewn to the back of the designer's label is a United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers Union label.
Date: 1952/1957
Creator: Coralie
System: The UNT Digital Library