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In Disney's 1950's Davy Crockett miniseries, Crockett is portrayed as wearing his buckskin suit everywhere, even in Congress. Is there any reason to believe he actually did so? That seems inconsistent with my image of 19th-century standards of appropriate attire.

by /u/JJVMT in /r/AskHistorians

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