Woman's St. Paul Winter Carnival ensemble

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/4be5d6c49643e8c29aa881d6348de0c1

Title

Woman's St. Paul Winter Carnival ensemble

Creator

Northwest Line
Richter, Clara Aufenast

Date

Used: 1916 - 1917

Description

Woman's St. Paul Winter Carnival ensemble consisting of: .A) coat of nubby red wool with wide blue wool collar, sleeves & patch pockets trimmed with blue wool, reversible blue/red belt, 'THE/NORTHWESTERN /LINE' applique at right, matching buttons, .B) matching red wool knit tam with blue ball on top; .C) thigh height (est.) knit socks of blue wool with red band at calf, white foot; worn by donor's mother, Clara Aufenast Richter (clerk for St. Paul, Mpls & Omaha railway), St. Paul, MN, 1916-1917.

Subject

St. Paul Winter Carnival
Railroad
Festivals and celebrations
Clothing.Women's Special Purpose Clothing.Uniforms.St. Paul Winter Carnival
ensemble (costume)

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/web5/media.php?thumb=yes&irn=10223751

Type

image

References

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10170864

Citation

Northwest Line and Richter, Clara Aufenast, “Woman's St. Paul Winter Carnival ensemble,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 10, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/7880.

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