Niece of the Maharaja of Kapurthala. Indian feminist counselor of Gandhi, co-founders of the All-Indian women’s committee, author and minister.
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Sarojini Naidu. Indian feminist and poet. The Nightingale of India.
Sarojini Naidu “The Nightingale of India” was a confidant of Mahatma Gandhi and a key figure in the independence movement and had repeated in captivity.
Hired laborer. India Man and Wife Coolies in 1900.
Hired laborer. India Coolis. Man and wife in 1900.
The Queen of Kandy, Sri Lanka.
The Queen of Kandy, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka, Sinhalese nobel women wears the traditional Kandyan dress (Osaria). Source: The Oriental Annual, or Scenes in India. Comprising twenty-five engravings from original… Read More
Sioux Black Eagle wearing an eagle feather bonnet.
Sioux Black Eagle. He is wearing an eagle feather bonnet.
Hunkpapa Sioux chief “No Neck” who surrendered with Crazy Horse.
The Hunkpapa or Húŋkpapȟa (formerly often rendered as Honkpapa) are a North American Indian tribe and belong to the Lakota of the Sioux language family.
The Salons of Paris before the French Revolution 1786-1789.
The Salons of Paris, 1786-1789. Fashion before the French Revolution.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com