That doesn't surprise me. The similarities are just too close. But how did a
bunch of racist buttheads during Reconstruction know about the Spanish
costumes. Or did the robes come into vogue later on?
On Apr 12, 2012, at 7:31 AM, Chris Crawford wrote:
> Bob, I thought the same thing about the costumes worn by the people in
> Nathan's photos. The Ku Klux Klan is said to have modeled their infamous
> robes and hoods after the traditional Spanish ones shown in these pictures.
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|