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Words by Camille Jorgensen
09.28.23
black and white sketch of people in opulent formal attire
Alice Barber Stephens for The Ladies Home Journal January 1897
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Alice Barber Stephens for The Ladies Home Journal January 1897
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Camille is a writer, editor, and historian based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. She specializes in art and architecture.

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