the -- the people in costumes were the six hostesses. 5, james koger andpenn the restoration architects decided that all the hostesses and all the exhibition buildings should be in period attire and , 81 years, with the exception of six months during world war ii when rationing prohibited the use of every production of clothing, we have had people in historic dress. the way it has changed is we now view -- view these items as material culture and a something , ratherches, that tells than just to create on the ounces so i think that is a major shift in that happens in the 70's and 80's, long before i got here. that is the nature change, that it is now a way to teach about the past. announcer: and that concludes our programming today from colonial williamsburg. tonight at 6:00, we will re-air of her coverage from the historic area including behind-the-scenes tour is of the custom-designed center. all is american history tv, we can, every weekend, on c-span3. beginning october 19, 1965 and continuing for five weeks, the battle of ia drang was in the words of walter concord, the biggest, th

the -- the people in costumes were the six hostesses. 5, james koger andpenn the restoration architects decided that all the hostesses and all the exhibition buildings should be in period attire and , 81 years, with the exception of six months during world war ii when rationing prohibited the use of every production of clothing, we have had people in historic dress. the way it has changed is we now view -- view these items as material culture and a something , ratherches, that tells than just to create on the ounces so i think that is a major shift in that happens in the 70's and 80's, long before i got here. that is the nature change, that it is now a way to teach about the past. announcer: and that concludes our programming today from colonial williamsburg. tonight at 6:00, we will re-air of her coverage from the historic area including behind-the-scenes tour is of the custom-designed center. all is american history tv, we can, every weekend, on c-span3. beginning october 19, 1965 and continuing for five weeks, the battle of ia drang was in the words of walter concord, the biggest, th