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December 2015

Dec 30

The Wedding Dress of Mrs. J.P. Burton (Mary Zerbe)

One of the Massillon Museum staff's favorite pieces in the collection is the c. 1869 wedding dress Mrs. J.P. Burton (Mary Zerbe). This year we were excited to find a photograph of Mary in her wedding dress, taken at the Fletcher Studio (likely taken by Mrs. Martha M. Fletcher). Unfortunately the glass plate negative is damaged and the image of...
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