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Mae Reeves' Hats Hang At National Museum Of African American History And Culture
African-American women have been wearing fancy hats to church for generations. That tradition is being celebrated at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, which officially opens in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24. Vintage turbans, caps and fascinators that span a half-century are on display — all from the shop of one woman.
Her name is Mae Reeves ...
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A visitor views a partial recreation of Mae's Millinery, a Philadelphia hat shop that once served Ella Fitzgerald and Lena Horne, at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Mae Reeves' Hats Hang At National Museum Of African American History And Culture
African-American women have been wearing fancy hats to church for generations. That tradition is being celebrated at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, which officially opens in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24. Vintage turbans, caps and fascinators that span a half-century are on display — all from the shop of one woman.
Her name is Mae Reeves ...
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswi...-african-american-history-and-culture?ref=yfp
A visitor views a partial recreation of Mae's Millinery, a Philadelphia hat shop that once served Ella Fitzgerald and Lena Horne, at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Ariel Zambelich/NPR
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