The 2014 Making D.C. History Awards at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. honored the Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation and the Washington Blade. Before the awards ceremony, guests were treated to a special collections preview (including a dress worn by Clover Adams and a demonstration by conservator Sunae Park Evans detailing the intricate steps needed to create custom mounts for dresses and other costumes); sipped signature cocktails; and explored the Society's permanent exhibit, Window to Washington. Shot 11/3/2014

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