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Newport Laundress: 1902
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 04/20/2007 - 4:11am.
Young woman working amid clotheslines heavy with sheets and stockings. Newport, Rhode Island. 1902. View full size. Photograph by Gertrude Kasebier.
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Stockings
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/03/2007 - 5:35pm.
Probably something like what these girls are wearing. I think stockings back then were more socklike. And thanks!!
Newport Laundress
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 05/03/2007 - 5:15pm.
Wonderful photo and this has become my favorite web site. Does anyone know about the stockings? They look very large and tall -- they would stretch long of course if wet, but they also seem wide at the top.
Brilliantly beautiful!
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 04/24/2007 - 12:07pm.
Brilliantly beautiful!
She is beautiful, isn't she?
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 04/24/2007 - 3:53am.
I agree with everyone before me. These are great photos on this site, and this one is spectacular. Thank you!
Beautiful
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 04/23/2007 - 5:56pm.
I love seeing early examples of photographers making the most of framing. What a wonderful shot.
105 years later and ...
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 04/20/2007 - 3:09pm.
... a bazillion people are looking at you through that camera. you are beautiful!
Fantastic
Submitted by Jen on Fri, 04/20/2007 - 3:03pm.
This is a great photo! It's so real, but beautiful at the same time.
Great post!
Very vibrant
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 04/20/2007 - 9:34am.
Not stiff or stagey like so many early photos. Great use of foreground and background elements to frame the subject, too.
This has to be one of the
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 04/20/2007 - 6:42am.
This has to be one of the best photos I have seen on your site thus far. Hard to believe this was taken in 1902. Thanks for it.
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