4-H sewing class, Paradise Valley, Nevada. Photo by Carl Fleischhauer, 1978. American Folklife Center
This preserved scene shows A casually-dressed woman cuts fabric with scissors while a girl in a vest looks on beside her. A sewing machine sits off to one side. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: 4-H sewing class, Paradise Valley, Nevada. Photo by Carl Fleischhauer, 1978. American Folklife Center
This preserved scene shows A casually-dressed woman cuts fabric with scissors while a girl in a vest looks on beside her. A sewing machine sits off to one side. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: 4-H sewing class, Paradise Valley, Nevada. Photo by Carl Fleischhauer, 1978. American Folklife Center
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
Image: Library of Congress | View original catalog record
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