shirtwaist
10 photos tagged shirtwaist, from 5 members of Flickr Commons.
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- libraryofcongress
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- newyork
- standing
- women
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- young
- belt
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- lace
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- nyc
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- State Library of New South Wales
- Bibliothèque de Toulouse
Photos
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Recent uploads
The last upload was February 2014.
Mrs. Josiah Cowles (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded February 2014
Studying botany, Tuskegee (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2013
Edith Cavell (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2013
Hélène Perbosc posant au milieu des rochers from Bibliothèque de Toulouse uploaded September 2012
Miss Annie Burbury, Sydney, ca. 1895 / photographer Freeman & Co. from State Library of New South Wales uploaded August 2012
Portrait of an unidentified woman, 1890-1920 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded June 2012
Katherine Davis (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2010
Getting on Brdway car (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded July 2009
Juliette Greene from JWA Commons uploaded July 2009
Drinking to the New Year, N.Y. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Conversations
Here’s a selection of the conversations happening on these photos:
Edith Cavell (LOC)
- pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
- Art Siegel said:
- excellentzebu1050 said:
- Arden said:
- Bolckow said:
Mrs. Josiah Cowles (LOC)
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swanq said:
The Oklahoma City times., July 09, 1917, HOME EDITION, page 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86064187/1917-07-09/ed-... has a picture of her. She is described as President of the General Federation of Women's Club and a member of the women's committee on the Council of National Defense. The Democratic banner., June 27, 1916, Page 2, col 5 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88078751/1916-06-27/ed-... announces her election as President of the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
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pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
Ione Virginia Hill Cowles (1858-1940) was born in Indiana, lived in Los Angeles: gfwc.pastperfect-online.com/37319cgi/mweb.exe?request=rec...
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swanq said:
The brochure she is holding is from the Thirteenth Biennial Convention of the Geneneral Federation of Women's Clubs, New York 1916.
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Greg said:
Great image, great story. We'll add her full name. Thanks all!
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Art Siegel said:
Some backstory (NYT, May 23, 1916) on Cowles and the campaign to elect her (a Californian) to the presidency at the convention, including this catchy slogan:
"We're from the West, We're full of zest, We're bringing Cowles and she's the best"
query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10916FB3B5512...
see also
More of the story, and a similar photo:
oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-05-29/ed-1/se...
Getting on Brdway car (LOC)
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pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
Seems to have been a popular kind of shot:
Compare also the cover of the novel "The Book Borrower" by Alice Mattison:
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Julie Lyn said:
Not easy to do in those skirts, I imagine.