Library and Museum Collections

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Library and Museum Collections

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Please browse the more than 8000 knit- and crochet-related treasures in the CKC Collections Resource Museum and Library Collections (drawn from Digital Public Library of America). CKC is seeking new partner organizations to share their collections of knitting and crochet with visitors to this resource. Contact us at collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org for more information about participating.

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Creator: Department of Commerce and Labor. Children's Bureau. 1912-1913
Date: 1910-12-13
Source: National Archives and Records Administration

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Creator: War Department. 1789-9/18/1947
Date: 1917-01-01/1918-12-31
Source: National Archives and Records Administration

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Creator: War Department. 1789-9/18/1947
Date: 1917-01-01/1918-12-31
Source: National Archives and Records Administration

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Creator: War Department. 1789-9/18/1947
Date: 1917-01-01/1918-12-31
Source: National Archives and Records Administration

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Creator: War Department. 1789-9/18/1947
Date: 1917-01-01/1918-12-31
Source: National Archives and Records Administration

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Creator: War Department. 1789-9/18/1947
Date: 1917-01-01/1918-12-31
Source: National Archives and Records Administration

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Creator: War Department. 1789-9/18/1947
Date: 1917-01-01/1918-12-31
Source: National Archives and Records Administration

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Creator: Bradley, M
Date: 1872
Subjects:
Knitting machines
Hosiery industry
Source: The New York Public Library

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Date: 1922
Subjects:
Women--Clothing & dress
1900-1999
United States
Bathing suits
Children--Clothing & dress
Men--Clothing & dress
Source: The New York Public Library

http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=825039&t=t
Date: 1864
Subjects:
Women--Clothing & dress
1800-1899
Shawls
Headdresses
Hairstyles
Veils
Source: The New York Public Library

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Source: The New York Public Library

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Creator: Hassam, Childe (1859-1935)
Date: 1918
Source: The New York Public Library

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Creator: New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)
Date: 1935 - 1945
Subjects:
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)
Exhibitions
New York (State)--New York
Source: The New York Public Library

http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=1114332&t=t
Creator: Vandamm Studio
Date: 1930
Source: The New York Public Library

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Creator: Steel, Howard, Creators Studios (Firm : New York, N.Y.)
Date: 1957
Subjects:
Collars
1950-1959
Pockets
Clothing & dress
Dresses
Women
Source: The New York Public Library

http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=5232014&t=t
Creator: Creators Studios (Firm : New York, N.Y.)
Date: 1963
Subjects:
Clothing & dress
Dresses
Women
Source: The New York Public Library

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Creator: Creators Studios (Firm : New York, N.Y.)
Date: 1963
Subjects:
Clothing & dress
Coatdresses
Dresses
Women
Source: The New York Public Library

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Creator: Creators Studios (Firm : New York, N.Y.)
Date: 1963
Subjects:
Clothing & dress
Belts (Clothing)
Dresses
Women
Source: The New York Public Library

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Creator: Creators Studios (Firm : New York, N.Y.)
Date: 1960 - 1969
Subjects:
Tweed
Young adults
Clothing & dress
Dresses
Women
Source: The New York Public Library

http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=5232016&t=t
Creator: Creators Studios (Firm : New York, N.Y.)
Date: 1963
Subjects:
Clothing & dress
Dresses
Women
Source: The New York Public Library

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Creator: Swope, Martha
Date: 1/1/80
Source: The New York Public Library

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Creator: Swope, Martha
Date: 1/1/80
Source: The New York Public Library

http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=1664620&t=t
Creator: New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)
Date: 1935 - 1945
Subjects:
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)
Exhibitions
New York (State)--New York
Source: The New York Public Library

http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=826318&t=t
Date: 1859
Subjects:
Women--Clothing & dress
Capes (Clothing)
Knit goods
Clothing & dress
Shawls
Sweaters
Source: The New York Public Library

http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=826319&t=t
Date: 1862
Subjects:
Sweaters
Knit goods
Clothing & dress
Source: The New York Public Library

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