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Lazarus store in columbus ohio1/23/2024 ![]() ![]() He later became counsel to Germany during Cleveland’s administrations. This gown belonged to Henrietta Hammon Falkenbach, whose husband Joseph was Franklin County Treasurer in 1866-7. To represent the custom made apparel from this era, several tailor’s and dressmaker’s garments are featured in the exhibition, including a beautiful rust colored, watered silk dress from the 1860s. In fact, Lazarus did not offer women’s clothing in its store until 1909. Several of Columbus’ major department stores of the 20th century, such as Lazarus, The Union, and Morehouse-Martens, started out as either men’s clothiers or dry goods merchants. They purchased many of their supplies from dry goods merchants such as W. Prior to the middle of the 19th century, clothing production was predominantly custom made by tailors or dressmakers. From its early years as a men’s clothier in a 20 x 40 foot room, to its rise by 1965 as a member of the largest Department Store Chain, Federated, Lazarus’ growth reflects that of the capital city from small beginnings through a “golden age” of downtown development and eventual branching out into the surrounding countryside. The dates covered by the exhibition, 1851-1965, parallel the history of the F&R Lazarus Co. Capital Fashion 1851-1965, the new exhibition at the College of Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, explores the fashion industry in Ohio’s capital city during the middle 100 years of Ohio’s bicentennial. Between 18, the F&R Lazarus Company retail store dominated the trade and physical landscape of Columbus. ![]()
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