Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between
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Mrs. Culp's Diary, Tuesday, April 6, 1937

Mrs. Culp's Diary, Tuesday, April 6, 1937

Furniture shopping for William and Jackie's new apartment

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Mrs. Culp's Diary, Tuesday, April 6, 1937
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In preparation for their move to 2107 Jefferson Street in Tampa, Mrs. Culp's son William and daughter-in-law Jackie went furniture shopping and took her along. (Apparently they had been renting a furnished apartment or house.) "Made my slip for lace dress," she wrote. Here are some pictures from a 1937 advertisement found on eBay of typical spool furnit…

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