165 years ago today - 165 years ago - Jul 12, 1852

[Hosea Stout]
Emegrants are still coming in to the city faster than ever. To day the first "Bloomer" made her appearance (in the [crossed out]) flaunting through the streets puzzling the causual observer to properly determine the sex. [See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomers_(clothing)#Bloomer_craze_of_1851]

[Source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]

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