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Col lege 
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REPRESENTING MATERIAL 
CULTURE ONLINE: 
HISTORIC CLOTHING 
IN OMEKA
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THE 
COLLECTION
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ar .edu/hcpw
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VASSAR AS ONE OF MANY
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DEMO COLLECT IONS 
 http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD3911043917853AE
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COLLECTION
OMEKA 
HOME 
PAGE 
ht tp://vcomeka 
.com/vccc
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EXHIBITIONS
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EXHIBITION: 
Fashioning an 
Educat ion 
150 Year s of 
Vassar Students 
and What They 
Wore 
Spr ing 2011 
ht tp://vcomeka. 
com/vccc/exhibi 
ts/show/fashion 
ing/int roduct ion
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Int roduct ion 
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EXHIBITION: 
For Bet ter 
and For 
Worse 
Si xteen 
Decades of 
Wedding Wear 
at Vassar 
Spr ing 2013 
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.com/vccc/exhi 
bi ts/show/fbfw 
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 Videos 
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 Repor ts (Condi tion, Treatment , etc.) 
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Representing Material Culture Online: Historic Clothing in Omeka

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    The Vassar College Costume Col lection and HistoricDress. org REPRESENTING MATERIAL CULTURE ONLINE: HISTORIC CLOTHING IN OMEKA
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    THE COLLECTION http: / /pages . vas s ar .edu/hcpw
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    f rom an Excel spreadsheet to a Fi lemaker Database
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    DEMO COLLECT IONS  http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD3911043917853AE
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    OMEKA HOME PAGE ht tp://vcomeka .com/vccc
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    EXHIBITION: Fashioning an Educat ion 150 Year s of Vassar Students and What They Wore Spr ing 2011 ht tp://vcomeka. com/vccc/exhibi ts/show/fashion ing/int roduct ion
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    EXHIBITIONS Int roduction & Navigat ion
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    EXHIBITION: For Better and For Worse Si xteen Decades of Wedding Wear at Vassar Spr ing 2013 ht tp://vcomeka .com/vccc/exhi bi ts/show/fbfw /int ro
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    THEME Deco theme by Er in Bel l ht tps://gi thub. com/ebel lempi re/Deco
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    COLLECTIONS  Costumesand Texti les  Photographs  Documents  Reference Images Related to Costumes  General Research and References  Inverse Panoramas (Rotating Views)  Digi tal Images of Costumes and Texti les  Enti ties (People, Companies, Etc.)  Videos  Condi tion Images  Patterns  VCCC in Action  Events  Repor ts (Condi tion, Treatment , etc.)  Oral History Interviews
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    BROWSE BY TAG tag cloud
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    BROWSE BY TAG resul ts
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    2 BLOGS pages.vassar.edutryingonhistory.blogspot.com
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    ITEM SHOW Main Image and Metadata
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