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• Smithsonian Institution 11 photos
• North East Museums 4 photos
• University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections 2 photos
• The Library of Congress 1 photo
• U.S. National Archives 1 photo
• Nationaal Archief 1 photo

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Tlingit woman named Kaw-Claa wearing her potlatch dancing costume, Alaska

from University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections

• 4 older comments, and then…
• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  She is featured on a travel case I recently made:

• University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections said:

  Wow Penny! That is a beautiful travel case.

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  Well its first real trip will be a quick visit to Seattle! In mid-April, for the Association of American Geographers meeting. Wonderful image, perfect for this project, thank you for sharing.

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  Two Kaw-Claa postcards:

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  One of the above postcards turned up in the Durham Herald-Sun this week, part of an exhibit of mail art at Durham's Scrap Exchange: www.heraldsun.com/lifestyles/entertainment/x2042204632/At...

Clowns

from North East Museums

• James Kuhn said:

  Thanks for adding this AMAZING image :] James.

• ndlovu8 said:

  Clown in the middle is 'Whimsical Walker', I think the man on the right is Pimpo Freeman? Whimmy Walker was with Sangers, Henglers and Bertram Mills

• Madamme La Bonche said:

  I wonder if there is an egg painted somewhere with these faces - that may help with identification? Perhaps one in Gerry's collection at Wooky Hole?

• Octavia Greig said:

  what year was this?

Pro-abortusdemonstratie / Pro abortion demonstration

from Nationaal Archief

• James Christensen said:

  She does make a compelling argument.

• John M said:

  Great shot!

• rafael Dearmas said:

  Thank you for sharing! We used this photo in our latest Blog post. The greatest sin of them all

• Beejonson said:

  Hi Nationaal Archief,
  I'm writing a blog on feminism in the Netherlands and was wondering if I could use this picture.
  Thanks.