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There is a Flora Dora Hotel in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, that very
well could date from this period. When I stayed there in 1976 the
linoleum looked like it was the real stuff!
On Mon, 14 Oct 1996, Suzanne Gandell wrote:
> I recently found an obscure reference to a represention in china of the
> Floradora Sextette, manufactured ca. 1900. The piece represents the chorus
> girls from the Broadway musical "Florodora," later spelled Floradora in popular
> culture.
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> I would greatly appreciate any information regarding the piece or other
> represenations of the Floradora girls you may know of or hold in your
> collections in the decorative arts and/or popular culture, e.g., Floradora
> skirt lifters, jewelry, etc.
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> With thanks,
> Suzanne Gandell
> Associate Director
> Hood Museum of Art
> Dartmouth College
> 603-646-2095
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