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Weaving Baskets and Spinning
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William and Johanna Krueger are sitting alongside a house near a shed. William is sitting on a bench weaving a willow basket, and has a pipe in his mouth. Johanna is sitting in a chair next to him spinning yarn with a spinning wheel. A small dog is laying on the ground in front of them.
May 1899
Krueger, Alexander
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Jennie Standing with a Spinning Wheel
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Jennie Krueger standing on stones next to a spinning wheel and yarn winder placed outside a barn. She is wearing her great-grandmother's traditional Pomeranian attire and her wooden soled shoes. A ...
Two Women with a Spinning Wheel
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Tille Faulkman, standing, and Sarah Krueger, are sitting behind a spinning wheel and a yarn winder in the open doorway of a barn. Both women are wearing traditional Pomeranian attire.
In the Garden
May 1899
William and Johanna Krueger working in the garden. Johanna is standing next to the garden fence holding a hoe. William is sitting next to her on a small bench, smoking a pipe and holding a shovel.
Shirley Sitting in a Basket
April 18, 1932
Shirley Krueger sitting in a hand woven basket placed amongst a large pile of hay. She is playing with a stack of eggs in another hand woven basket which is sitting next to her.
Willow Basket
May 1899
View of William Krueger sitting on a bench next to the house, weaving a willow basket and smoking a pipe. In the background is a pedal grinding/sharpening wheel.
