A girl in a beaded dress and head covering stands with her arm in front of a tree trunk. In her hand she holds a cloth. She may be Bagobo Moro (a Muslim tribe from the western coast of Mindanao in the Philippine Islands). Since the World's Fair in...
"Dali prided himself on being the world's greatest ever painter of the female posterior." (Caption); "It was probably early in 1950 that Emmanuel Looten, a little-known Flemish poet, had made Dali the unexpected and 'gelatinous' gift...
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Men; Turbans; Military camps; Buildings; Soldiers
Two young men, probably soldiers, in the Balkans during World War I. They are wearing turbans and jackets as they stand and lean again against a wall in a military camp. Five other photographs in this collection appear to have been taken in the...
Young barefoot girl, wearing patched clothing with holes, stands beside a wooden building with a large "18" painted on the side. Balkan soldier, wearing a fez, is partially visible on the right edge of the photograph, which was taken...
Young woman, possibly Igorot, smoking a pipe, wearing a striped cloth wrapped over her other clothes at the shoulder. She is standing near several thatched-roofed huts, probably in the Philippine Exhibit. Since the World's Fair in St. Louis,...
"With its somewhat distant-looking quality and distinctive crown of olive leaves, this statue is most likely a memorial portrait. Although the head and body originally came from two separate statues, they are chronologically consistent. The...
Hurricane Katrina, 2005--Psychological aspects; Writing--Psychological aspects; Psychic trauma in literature; Crisis in literature
The discourses of "trauma" and "post-trauma" have become pervasive in representations of life as it is lived in contemporary globalized culture. As new media technologies make the world more accessible, we become accustomed to...
Working class in motion pictures; Motion pictures--Great Britain
Britain was the first country to industrialize with the Industrial Revolution and therefore had the world's first industrial working class. In the 20th century, the traditional British working class went through many social and political changes,...
Five women, wearing head scarves, pause on a tree-lined dirt road during World War I. They are turned toward the photographer and smiling. One is carrying a bundle that may be laundry.
Two elderly women, dressed in dark clothing, converse on a park bench in a French city during World War I. A store is on the first level of the building behind them.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Women; Veils; Children; Soldiers; Villages; Dirt roads
Balkan women, wearing dark veils, are accompanied by children as they walk toward unidentified buildings in a village. Soldiers are standing behind the women and at the side of the road and almost everyone is facing in the direction the women are...
Two women, wearing scarves or hijabs, sit on the ground in front of a wooden structure full of harvested plants. The women appear to be removing produce or grain, perhaps corn, from stalks. Picture was taken in the Balkans during World War I.
Woman, wearing a hijab or Islamic veil, stands on a wooden box to hang laundry on a line outside a brick house. Another woman, also wearing a hijab, looks out from the doorway. Picture was taken in the Balkans during World War I.
Barefoot woman bends over a basket, most likely containing laundry, at the edge of a mountain brook. Small streams of water are cascading down a stone wall into the water near her. Picture was taken during World War I.
Woman, standing in a shallow mountain stream, is stooped over and possibly doing laundry because a cloth item appears to be hanging on nearby plants. Stone buildings are partially visible in the background. Picture was taken in the Balkans during...
Balkan woman, wearing a hijab or Islamic veil, sits on the ground, leaning against a brick wall, with an infant sitting next to her. The child, dressed in white, appears to be chewing on something that may be a rag doll. Taken during World War I.
Balkan woman, wearing a dark scarf and long dress, holds a bundled child on her hip. Laundry is drying on clotheslines behind her and another woman stands behind the laundry. Taken during World War I.
