Maryon Allen at her home on Cliff Road in Birmingham, Alabama, with three wedding dresses belonging to women of the Bankhead family.

Maryon Allen at her home on Cliff Road in Birmingham, Alabama, with three wedding dresses belonging to women of the Bankhead family.

She used the dresses (the earliest of which was from 1866) to create a new gown for Elizabeth Perry Baker of Montgomery. (That dress is now part of the museum collection of the Alabama Department of Archives and History.) After the death of her husband, Senator James B. Allen, in June 1978, Governor...

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Main Author: Bruchac, Edouard
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/127422
format Electronic
collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
spellingShingle Photographs
Maryon Allen at her home on Cliff Road in Birmingham, Alabama, with three wedding dresses belonging to women of the Bankhead family.
Bruchac, Edouard
fulltopic Photographs
Allen, Maryon Pittman, 1925-2018; Wedding clothing & dress; Women--Employment; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description She used the dresses (the earliest of which was from 1866) to create a new gown for Elizabeth Perry Baker of Montgomery. (That dress is now part of the museum collection of the Alabama Department of Archives and History.) After the death of her husband, Senator James B. Allen, in June 1978, Governor George Wallace appointed Maryon to fill the vacant seat until a special election could be held in November. The winner of that election would serve out the remaining two years of James Allen's original term; Maryon ran for the seat but lost to fellow Democrat Donald Stewart, who ultimately defeated his Republican opponent to win the seat. She remained in Washington until 1981, when she moved to Birmingham and established the Maryon Allen Company, which specialized in redesigning and restoring antique textiles.
spelling BN0018074_01BN0018074Maryon Allen at her home on Cliff Road in Birmingham, Alabama, with three wedding dresses belonging to women of the Bankhead family.She used the dresses (the earliest of which was from 1866) to create a new gown for Elizabeth Perry Baker of Montgomery. (That dress is now part of the museum collection of the Alabama Department of Archives and History.) After the death of her husband, Senator James B. Allen, in June 1978, Governor George Wallace appointed Maryon to fill the vacant seat until a special election could be held in November. The winner of that election would serve out the remaining two years of James Allen's original term; Maryon ran for the seat but lost to fellow Democrat Donald Stewart, who ultimately defeated his Republican opponent to win the seat. She remained in Washington until 1981, when she moved to Birmingham and established the Maryon Allen Company, which specialized in redesigning and restoring antique textiles.1987-06-191980-1989Bruchac, EdouardBirmingham News(Color) 87-01105Allen, Maryon Pittman, 1925-2018; Wedding clothing & dress; Women--Employment; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imagePhotographic transparencies; Color transparencies4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/127422
title Maryon Allen at her home on Cliff Road in Birmingham, Alabama, with three wedding dresses belonging to women of the Bankhead family.
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