African Americans; Women; Sewing machines; Sewing; People
A group of African American women participate in a sewing class. Along one side of the room the women work at sewing machines which are built into desks. In the middle of the room long tables are placed end to end and women work on laying out...
African-American women in a beauty shop. Women in white smocks or dresses cut and style hair along the long side wall, with their customers seated in front of them. To the side is a table where another woman gives a manicure. A woman sits in the...
Alphabets (Writing systems); Animals; Containers; Laundry; Buildings; Men; Women; Children; Barrels; Barns; Carriages & coaches; Pipes (Smoking); Body parts; Top hats; Flowers; Wash tubs; Containers; Writing materials; Toys; Pine cones;...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the letters A and V and the sea serpent, the images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: letter...
Woodcut prints of, from left to right starting at top left: letter X; man reading book (sideways); letter W (upside-down); top hat and cane (upside-down); flowers in urn (sideways); fiddle (upside-down); letter V (sideways); letter I, with figure...
American literature--Hispanic American authors; Santiago, Esmeralda; Ortiz, Cofer, Judith, 1952-
United States capitalist development efforts, known as Operation Bootstrap, created an economic need for Puerto Ricans. Two authors, Esmeralda Santiago and Judith Ortiz Cofer, are both women of Puerto Rican decent who lived through this historic...
Winged woman hands young girl a doll. The woman, is apparently an angel; her clothing is white and yellow, and has golden hearts around the bust and shoulders. The girl wears a large hat. The doll is dressed in clothing the same color as the...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: barnyard scene, with sheep, cows, and boy carrying hay; woman and four boys seated in front of fireplace; man approaching two dogs outside home; small animal (ferret?) leaping from chair...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. The images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: turkey approaching boy wielding stick (with hoop and hat on the...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: dog leaping out of window, with plaid pants in mouth; girl in rocking chair reading; girl looking up from book; hand grasping twenty dollar bill, with another bill underneath; rooster,...
Animals; Indians of North America; Men; Discovery & exploration; Military personnel; Uniforms; Soldiers; Children; Snow; Play (Recreation); Toys; Circuses & shows; Sailboats; Wash tubs; Butterflies; Disasters
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. The images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting with top left: lion preparing to pounce on giraffe, signed D. H. Strother and N....
Animals; Medical equipment & supplies; Men; Women; Waterfronts; Shipping; Steamboats; Children; Indians of North America
Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: Dog holding cane in its mouth (upside-down); fish (salmon?); number 27; belted poultice, possibly for hernia (upside-down); design, possibly of interlocking letters; man rushing to greet woman, with...
Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: cows drinking from stream by mill; man on horse talking to man standing by fence with shovel; men on horseback passing through jungle populated by snakes, monkeys, birds, and leopards; number 10; child...
Animals; Money; Boston Tea Party, 1773; Demonstrations; Costumes; Children; Men; Women; Snow; Play (Recreation); Kites; Domestic life; Reading; Sewing; Monks; Rescue work; Windmills; Indians of North America
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the dog dropping something in water, the images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: dog...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: sheep; ship with sails; woman walking with young child, while older boy and dog walk ahead; boy reading and woman sewing at table; three boys walking on stilts behind stork; boy and girl...
Animals; Street railroads; Children; Play (Recreation); Toys; Writing; Reading; Sleeping; Men; Lathes; Shepherds; Barrels; Women; Flowers; Plants; Trees; Urns; Inkstands
Woodblock prints of, from top left and starting with larger images: fox ready to pounce on rabbit, hidden under tree root; 5-cent stamp, bearing image of horse-drawn trolley; mother cat leaping with arched back toward dog to protect her litter of...
Address: 173 N. Keats Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. At the end of North Keats Avenue stands the Grand View Apartments and Annex. The multi-story frame building to the right has a sign over its door announcing, "Grandview." A woman, a man,...
Appalachians (People); Appalachian Region--History; Appalachian Region--Social life and customs; Folk festivals; Folk music--Appalachian Region, Southern; Kentucky--History; Kentucky--Social life and customs
Known as The Traipsin' Woman, Jean Thomas traveled the mountains of eastern Kentucky taking snapshot photographs of the mountain way of life, writing, and promoting mountain folkways. She was particularly interested in the music, crafts, and...
A woman in a floral overcoat or housecoat leans down to look in the freezer compartment of a refrigerator. On the top shelf are ice cube trays, milk bottles, and a tin of Ballard Buttermilk Biscuits. The second shelf has two bowls. The next shelf...
Three women sit at an iron machine, with one woman operating the equipment and the other two sitting to the side. A man stands behind them. Title supplied by cataloger.
