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| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | A group of Fond du Lac women sews clothes for a Civil Works Administration project in 1934. The CWA was an emergency program that lasted from November 1933... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Sewing room at Lac du Flambeau U.S. Government School for Indian children. Female students posed at their sewing machines and work tables. |
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| Description: | Illustration of a Javanese woman sewing at a Singer Sewing machine while a Javanese man looks on. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | From a portfolio of collotype prints issued in 1900, a sewing class at Hillside Home School, an early progressive school operated by Ellen and Jane Lloyd J... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Woman using a Necchi sewing machine. Advertisements are in the background. |
| Date: | 07 17 1957 |
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| Description: | A young woman helps a girl make toy dolls out of cloth. |
| Date: | 07 22 1936 |
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| Description: | Female workers sewing canvas side folds on binder aprons at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in ... |
| Date: | 07 17 1926 |
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| Description: | Staged scene of a woman sewing with a young child attempting to help. This photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depart... |
| Date: | 01 08 1956 |
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| Description: | Men sew as a joke at a party for a prospective bridegroom. Jack Bayliss, with bow tie, is facing the camera. |
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| Description: | A tailor sews a military uniform in his ship at the Massanutten Military Academy, with finished uniforms folded on the table behind him. |
| Date: | 03 04 1946 |
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| Description: | Manchester's Inc., Vogue "Spring Fabrics Fashion Show" window display featuring a Vogue Magazine cover, a mannequin, and fabrics. |
| Date: | 12 07 1932 |
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| Description: | Seven women from the Social Service Department of the Woman's Club sewing for the Red Cross in the lounge of the Woman's Club, 240 W. Gilman Street. |
| Date: | 12 08 1932 |
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| Description: | Large group of women sewing for the Red Cross at St. John's Lutheran Church, 322 East Washington Avenue. Shows a woman sitting behind a sewing machine on t... |
| Date: | 11 18 1931 |
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| Description: | Marian Dolan, of the Maple Knoll 4-H club north of Sun Prairie, 1931 National 4-H champion, sewing. |
| Date: | 12 03 1930 |
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| Description: | View of the interior of Tiffany's dress making shop (Creators of Claire Tiffany Frocks, 546 State Street), showing women cutting and sewing dresses at long... |
| Date: | 05 31 1964 |
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| Description: | A circle of women talk, sew and thread needles around a Singer sewing machine. |
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| Description: | Alma(?), Wis. Studio portrait of group of women seamstresses and two young children. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Siri Rustebakke, center, sits in front of a house with her daughters and daughter-in-law and four spinning wheels. Original negative c109. Compare with D31... |
| Date: | 09 19 1876 |
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| Description: | Left to right: Johannes Brenum (father), Peter, Bernt, Ole, Maria, Ingeborg (mother), Mrs. Margaret Larson (neighbor in plaid dress). Little girl is Minnie... |
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| Description: | Women and girls sewing in a room at the Pima Agency, near Phoenix. |
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