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This blue and white gingham sunbonnet, a necessity on the nearly treeless prairie of early Wichita, was worn by Ellen Hartle. Gingham was a popular, utilitarian fabric on the Kansas frontier, especially as finer fabrics were difficult to obtain.

date 1870- 1890

Photo: Blue and white gingham sunbonnet, 19th century

( Photo Courtesy Sedgwick County Historical Museum )

This blue and white gingham sunbonnet, a necessity on the nearly treeless prairie of early Wichita, was worn by Ellen Hartle. Gingham was a popular, utilitarian fabric on the Kansas frontier, especially as finer fabrics were difficult to obtain. date 1870- 1890

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