The images below are of toddler pants that were acquired from Leo Clifford Bowers and his wife Ruth Pace Bowers. We believe that these are from the Bowers line of the family. The "story" is that they came over with our ancestors from England - John Bowers (1816-1853) and Rose Hannah Leech (1818-1879). Today I have received confirmation from a curator from the Phoenix Art Museum here in Arizona that these pants are c. 1850s and were made for suspenders. If anyone has heard anything about these or could add to the story, please leave a comment or contact us so that we can add to the story.
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| Back view of pants |
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| Front view of pants |
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| Button up |
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| Inside lining of the pants. Stuffed with special archival paper for preservation. |
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| Another back view of pants |
