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Lone Star College Kingwood: American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at life in the twentieth century complete with timelines and photos. Decades are broken down by art and architecture, books and literature, educational movements, fads and fashion, historic events and technology,...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Costume Institute: Search the Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This vast collection of historical garments and jewelry contains an inventory of over 34,000 items. Includes images, dates and important facts about each piece.
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Victoria and Albert Museum

Victoria & Albert Museum: Introduction to 20th Century Fashion

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of clothing in the 1900's. Includes images, a discussion of prominent designers and the impact of cultural events upon fashion.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Chinese American Clothes and Heritage

For Students 9th - 10th
With this collection, visitors can explore the fashions and culture of Chinese Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Fashion Institute of Technology: Museum: Collections (18Th Century to Present)

For Students 9th - 10th
This in-depth collection offers images and background information about fashions and accessories from the 1700's to the present day.
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Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: The Gibson Girl

For Students 9th - 10th
The Gibson Girl, an illustration done by Charles Gibson, became a fashion icon in the early 1900s. See some of Gibsons drawings and learn more about this social model for women in the early 20th century.
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Flapper Fashion: 1920s Fashion History

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview takes a look at women's costume and fashion history and analyses the mood of the early 20th century. Changes in technology, leisure, work, cultural, moral values, homelife, and politics contributed to lifestyle trends,