Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

Postcard of a poem about womens clothing, (Nev.), 1920-1940

Information

Date
1920 to 1940
Description
Poem on postcard, unknown author, that shames women who wear less clothing. Reads: "Little girl, you look so small. Don't you wear no clothes at all? Don't you wear no shimmy shirt? Don't you wear no pretty skirt? Just your corset and your hose -- Are those all your underclothes? You appear to be all feet With your dress so very tight You certainly are an awful sight. Nothing on to keep you warm. Crazy just to show your form. Little girl, you won't live long Just because you dress all wrong; Can't you wear more underclothes Than your corset and your hose?After awhile I do believe You will dress like Mother Eve."
Digital ID
pho022935
Physical Identifier
0117_0209
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17m0457h
Details
Subject
Women
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Poetry
Writing
Place
Nevada
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
postcards
Citation

pho022935. Edith Giles Barcus Family Photograph Collection. PH-00117. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17m0457h.

Rights
This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. It may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
2086 x 3273 pixels
3.477 x 5.455 inches
20,482,674 bytes
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff