ME – BASKETRY.

Made in Maine. The Yarn Basket is brilliant! And the Basket Maker, gorgeous. 1. Cylindrical Basket.2. Yarn Basket.3. Penobscot boy with basket.4. Passamaquoddy woman making a basket. via Windows on Maine

LA – MASKED.

Super surreal on-the-street style photos of costumed revelers at the 1903 New Orleans Carnival. The photographs were taken by a group of tourists from Illinois. They made a scrapbook of their trip, see it here. via Louisiana Digital Library    

KY – SIGNS.

Kentucky. Hand crafted signs of the times. 1. A sign that says “Forge Works”, 1904. 2. Letters spelling out the word “Seniors.” with people standing at each letter, 19153. Ft. Knox, Kentucky. Signs are imperative for purposes of direction in any army camp. WPA workers pain them by the thousands at Ft. Knox. Here we [...]

KS – A MAN.

…continued from Clarence Raymond’s photo album. He needed to be alone. via Kansas Memory

KS – A BOY & GIRL.

In Kansas, there is love. Clarence & Beatrice. A photograph album with scenes of Camp Funston compiled by Clarence Raymond, who was stationed at the camp. via Kansas Memory

IA – BODY FORMS.

  Iowa! Rolling farmlands & body moves. Excellent archives at the University of Iowa, featuring UI – Physical Education for Women. I’m a big fan of the human pyramid team. Work it out ladies! via University of Iowa    

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