Women with fruits. Venezuela folk dress. Women in Venezuela, as in all other Latin american countries, carry great burdens of fruits or vegetables on their heads. Illustration by Jo Bartas.
Women with fruits. Venezuela folk dress.
Category: America
Traditional Mexican costumes 1850s.
Traditional Mexican costumes 1850s. Source: Les nations. Album des Costumes De Tous les Pays. Par Alexandre Lacauchie. Paris. Maison Martinet. Haute Cœur frères 41, Rue Vivienne et 146, Rue de Rivoli… Read More
A romantic gaucho playing the guitar.
A romantic gaucho playing the guitar.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
Gaucho from Argentina wearing the traditional chiripá.
Traditional Gaucho costume, Argentina.
General Custer, Grand Duke Alexis and Buffalo Bill.
Time of the famous buffalo hunt in honor of the Grand Duke Alexis.
Majority of Jerez Mexico. Traditional Spain costume.
Majority of Jerez Mexico. Traditional Spain costume. Costume Traditionnel Majo de Jérez. Mexique. Gallery: Manners, customs and costumes of all peoples of the world, based on authentic documents and and newer… Read More
Boxing Scenes during the 1920s by George Wesley Bellows.
Boxing Scenes during the 1920s by George Wesley Bellows. Preliminaries to the Big Bout. Madison Square Garden New York 1916. Counted Out, (K.O. The Last Count) 1921 Training Quarters (Taking… Read More
New York working girls in an Opium Den, 1883.
Scene In An Opium Den, In Pell Street, New York. Frequented By Working Girls. 1883.
Midē Wiwin or The “Grand Medicine Society” of the Ojibwa.
The Midewiwin is the society of the Mide or Shamans, popularly designated as the Grand Medicine Society. Its ritual, and the traditions of Indian genesis and cosmogony, constitute a powerful religion.
American Beauty by Albert Sterner. Painter, printmaker and illustrator.
Albert Sterner. American Beauty. Illustration (1906). Publication: Paintings by Leading American Artists 1908. Publisher: Collier & Son.
