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• Mennonite Church USA Archives 21 photos & illustrations
• Florida Memory 4 photos & illustrations
• North East Museums 4 photos & illustrations
• The Library of Congress 3 photos & illustrations
• SMU Libraries Digital Collections 2 photos & illustrations
• U.S. National Archives 2 photos & illustrations
• Community Archives of Belleville & Hastings County 2 photos & illustrations
• Gallen-Kallelan Museo 2 photos & illustrations
• National Library of Medicine 1 photo / illustration
• Fylkesarkivet i Vestland 1 photo / illustration
• Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales 1 photo / illustration
• Australian War Memorial collection 1 photo / illustration

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Easter eggs, made by Lu Gurley- White Springs

from Florida Memory

• Pixel Wrangler said:

                                    Ukrainian Easter Eggs
  
  "Pysanky is a traditional Ukrainian method for making Easter eggs.  The artist uses a stylus to apply heated beeswax to the surface of an egg.   Once dry, the artist dips the egg into a dye, which colors everything on the surface of the egg except that portion underneath the wax.  The artist then proceeds to another layer of the pattern, again applying wax with the stylus and dipping the egg into another color of dye.  The sequence typically goes from light colors to dark ones, to facilitate more intricate patterns." [1]
  
  Pysanky art is filled with legend and symbolism, and each egg can tell a story.  To really appreciate these awesome decorated eggs, see this color photograph of Lu Gurley holding Ukrainian Easter eggs she decorated.

  

  Lu Gurley (Lubow Gurley, Lubow D. Gurley, Lubow (Lu) Dochwat Gurley, Mrs. Emmit C. Gurley) (1930-2005) learned the Pysanky technique and the precision and symbolism of the craft from her mother. She emigrated from the Ukraine in 1947 to the United States. In 1982 Lu married Emmit C. Gurley (1932-2010) and they lived in St. Petersburg. [2] [3]
  
  There are many more examples of different Floridian craftspeople making Ukrainian Easter Eggs at Florida Memory archives.

Christmas in Melbourne, 1942

from Australian War Memorial collection

• 1 older comment, and then…
• Elastic Fire said:

  Only sixty six years later the four girls have been given a second chance to celebrate with those who would celebrate the picture

• Gillian King said:

  Was this austerity? It looks pretty normal according to my memories of country Queensland in the 1950s.

• ky's way said:

  Great! So pure!

• productive side said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called brilliant magic, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

• productive side said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Natural Children's Best Pictures, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Michiana Mennonite Relief Sale: Lamar Hubert Looks over a Pillow, circa 1973

from Mennonite Church USA Archives

• Rebecca Haarer said:

  Shirley Haarer (my Mother), tending the sales booth volunteered by the women of the Marion Mennonite Church, Howe, In. LaGrange Co., looks on. 😊