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Two Girls One Hundred Years Apart Share Common Grounds
A feature compares Miss Julia Lindsay of the 1840s era with Miss Mary Lou Culler, the 1950s Centennial Queen, highlighting shared pursuits like education, dances, and social life while noting changes in fashion, mobility, and career opportunities. The piece traces Lindsay’s era of etiquette and gowns to Culler’s modern modeling and travel, showing both continuity and shift in young women’s roles.
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High Point
N. C
Julia C. Lindsay
Hevue
Jarrell
Trinity College
Andrew J. Lindsay
Sarah Mack Lindsay
Thenindsay
Greensboro Female College
Greensboro College
Glenn Anna
Thomasville
Jefferson College
Ray County
Fuller
W. C. Beavans
Bruce H. . Carraway W. Lindsay
John A. Lindsay
Belle
Yesterda
Redwine Hardware Company
Miss Lindsay
Collier Ellis
Mary Lou Culler
San Juan
Porto Rico
Caribe-Hilton
Miss Culler
West Coast
Ady
Miami University
Meredith College
Raleigh
R. B. Culler
Ace
New York
Remai
Barbizon Modeling Agency
California
Hi-Toms
Mexico
Terey
Culler