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Tanaka Designing and Tailoring School, 1925
Although the banner in the background mentions ladies and gents, I see only women and children here. I suppose the students were making both women’s and men’s clothing. The photo possibly depicts some kind of open house or graduation ceremony. … Continue reading
Young and Old in Seattle, 1900s
Although you can barely see it in this scan, a stamp in the bottom corner of this photo shows that it was made at the Bradley Studio on Third Street in Seattle. I love these small clues of origin. Judging … Continue reading
Friends or Sisters, 1938
It’s hard to tell ages from old photos, but in a stroke of luck I found the names and ages of these four women written on the back: Anna 46; Margrete 48; Ingeborg 41; Lina 59. Given their Germanic sounding … Continue reading