Jun 7 2012
4:58 pm
Ellaline Terriss in “The Circus Girl,” 1897.

Ellaline Terriss in “The Circus Girl,” 1897.

Posted 11 months ago
#1890s #19th century #victorians #victorian #vintage #portrait #knitting #ellaline terriss #the circus girl #smiling victorian #actress
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May 29 2012
2:43 pm
Nina Leen, New York City, ca. 1950.

Nina Leen, New York City, ca. 1950.

Posted 12 months ago
#1950s #vintage #new york #new york city #NYC #nina leen #knitting #socks #portrait
15 notes

Feb 15 2012
4:41 am
Photograph by Michael Rougier. New York City, December 1947.

Photograph by Michael Rougier. New York City, December 1947.

Posted 1 year ago
#1940s #new york #new york city #NYC #USA #michael rougier #train station #knitting #vintage
20 notes

Jan 27 2012
1:00 pm
Grand Duchess Anastasia knitting in her mother’s boudoir. Russia, 1900s. Source: Romanov Collection, General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University

Grand Duchess Anastasia knitting in her mother’s boudoir. Russia, 1900s.

Source: Romanov Collection, General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University

Posted 1 year ago
#1900s #russia #anastasia romanov #romanov family #romanoff family #history #knitting
33 notes

Jan 17 2012
7:37 am
A change maker knitting during at a self-service gas station. Photograph by Allan Grant. Los Angeles, California, October 1948.

A change maker knitting during at a self-service gas station. Photograph by Allan Grant. Los Angeles, California, October 1948.

Posted 1 year ago
#1940s #los angeles #california #LA #southern california #USA #gas station #allan grant #vintage #knitting
39 notes

Dec 19 2011
8:40 am
A Shaker woman knits under a portrait of Elder Arthur Bruce. Photograph by Nina Leen. Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA, 1949.

A Shaker woman knits under a portrait of Elder Arthur Bruce. Photograph by Nina Leen. Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA, 1949.

Posted 1 year ago
#1940s #new hampshire #USA #new england #shaker #religion #christianity #knitting #chair #portrait
17 notes

Dec 2 2011
6:03 am
Frank Scherschel, A Jewish Tunisian woman knitting, 1950s.

Frank Scherschel, A Jewish Tunisian woman knitting, 1950s.

Posted 1 year ago
#1950s #africa #earrings #frank scherschel #jewelry #jewish #judaism #knitting #north africa #traditional clothing #tunisia #vintage #portrait #africa
101 notes

Nov 8 2011
6:57 pm
Woman knitting among lunchtime loungers relaxing at the base of a statue at the New York Public Library. Photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt. New York City, April 1944.

Woman knitting among lunchtime loungers relaxing at the base of a statue at the New York Public Library. Photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt. New York City, April 1944.

Posted 1 year ago
#1940s #new york #alfred eisenstaedt #knitting #new york public library #NYPL
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Oct 22 2011
6:22 pm
Girl change maker knitting during slow moments at the Gilmore self-service gas station. Photograph by Allan Grant. Los Angeles, California, October 1948.

Girl change maker knitting during slow moments at the Gilmore self-service gas station. Photograph by Allan Grant. Los Angeles, California, October 1948.

Posted 1 year ago
#1940s #los angeles #california #allan grant #gas station #knitting
30 notes

Feb 1 2011
3:10 pm
Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II (the last sovereign of imperial Russia), knitting in her mother’s boudoir

Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II (the last sovereign of imperial Russia), knitting in her mother’s boudoir

Posted 2 years ago
#1900s #st. petersburg #russia #anastasia romanov #romanov family #romanoff family #royalty #child #princess #knitting
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