[Postcard of Elderly Woman Knitting]

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/01f8723a198f07c37fc792b8b7280f3a

Title

[Postcard of Elderly Woman Knitting]

Date

19uu

Description

Postcard of an illustration of an elderly woman with grey hair, wearing a dark grey blouse and grey gingham skirt, sitting on a wood chair on the grass in front of a large stone wall. The woman, who has a long pipe in her mouth and is wearing a large dark bonnet, is knitting with grey yarn and three knitting needles. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the woman as an occupant of the North Carolina Mountains. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
1 postcard : col.

Subject

Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
Social Life and Customs - Travel
People - Individuals
Arts and Crafts - Crafts - Fiber Arts - Knitting

Source

The Portal to Texas History

Language

English

Relation

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth702048/small/

Type

image

References

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth702048/

Date

19uu

Source

The Portal to Texas History

Subject

Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
Social Life and Customs - Travel
People - Individuals
Arts and Crafts - Crafts - Fiber Arts - Knitting

Citation

“[Postcard of Elderly Woman Knitting],” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 29, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/12376.

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