Portrait of two Samoan women, 1905
Portrait of two Samoan women – Tualele, on the left, and Selesa, on the right – taken in 1905. In the photograph, they’re both wearing lei (ne...
Tag: Black and white portraits
Portrait of a Pacific woman, New Zealand
— Source: Pacific woman, taken circa 1870-1900, by Pulman and Son. Te Papa (B.008132)
U.S. immigrant woman from Guadeloupe
Portrait of an immigrant woman from Guadeloupe. Taken at Ellis Island in 1911. — “Portrait of an immigrant woman from Guadeloupe” sources: Man...
Portrait of Zitkála-Šá, 1898.
Portrait of Zitkála-Šá, 1898. Zitkála-Šá was born in 1876 on the Yankton Indian Reservation. She became a writer, musician, teacher, a Co-Founder of the Nationa...
Portrait of a woman. United States, circa 1900
Portrait of a woman. Georgia, United States, circa 1900. — “Portrait of a woman. United States, circa 1900” source: Du Bois, W. E. B. , Collector. A...
Portrait of Union Army nurse Major Belle Reynolds
Portrait of Union Army nurse Major Belle Reynolds, taken in 1862 during the U.S. Civil War. Belle was described as “tall, handsome, and vivacious.” ...
Portrait of a woman, Egypt, circa 1900.
Portrait of a woman, Egypt, circa 1900. — “Portrait of a woman, Egypt, circa 1900.” source: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints an...
Portrait of Angeline Perkins with her children
Portrait of Angeline Perkins with her children, Nellie and William. Taken in Worcester, Massachusetts, circa 1900. — “Portrait of Angeline Perkins with h...
Portrait of tattoo artist Maud Wagner
Portrait of tattoo artist Maud Wagner, U.S., taken circa 1907. — “Portrait of tattoo artist Maud Wagner” sources: Portrait of a Woman Showing ...
A Czech-Slovak grandmother who just arrived at Ellis Island, 1926.
A Czech-Slovak grandmother who just arrived at Ellis Island, 1926. Photo by Lewis Hine. — A Czech-Slovak grandmother who just arrived at Ellis Island, 192...