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Young lady photographed with a handkerchief in her hand in front of the entrance of a house. Europe. Date of Photograph:1887-1889

Portrait of a mother with her child in her arms Florence. Date of Photograph:1860

Two farmers closing the harvest up in a sack, Scanno Scanno. Date of Photograph:1900 -1910 ca

Two farmers harvesting the wheat, Caserta Caserta. Date of Photograph:1900-1910

SCOTLAND: HIGHLAND HOME. A home in the Scottish Highlands. Photographed c1902

POTLATCH CEREMONY, 1894. Members of the secret Hamatsa Society at a Kwakiutl potlatch ceremony, at Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, during the winter ceremonial season, known as Tsetseka

Coming To America; Immigrants pack the upper deck of the liner SS Patricia as it
Immigrants pack the upper deck of the liner SS Patricia as it travels from Hamburg to New York, December 10, 1906. The Patricia was built by A.G

woman wearing long dark dress holding kerchief
woman wearing a long dark dress, holding a kerchief, standing; Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s - 1873); 1859 - 1862; Albumen silver print

Muff, white kerchief and mask, 1642. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Muff, white kerchief and mask, 1642

Still-life with a group of muffs, a pair of gloves, fans, mask and two kerchiefs, 1647

Master of Saint Veronica. St. Veronica with the Holy Kerchie
Master of Saint Veronica. German painter. Work perido: Between 1395-1420 in Cologne. Gothic style. St. Veronica with the Holy Kerchief. c.1420. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

MINNESOTA: SOD HOUSE, c1896. Mrs. Beret Hagebak in front of her sod house in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. Photograph by Hugh J. Chalmers, c1896

Woman with bath towel and towel on her head in front of the mirror in the bathroom

APACHE CAMP, 1886. A group of Apache Native American men, women, and children photographed in Geronimos camp in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico, March 1886

Adolphe Billault (1805-1863). Colored engraving
Adolphe Billault (1805-1863). French politician. Engraving in The Universal History, 1885. Colored

Skirt & Blouse 1828
Ruff, kerchief, ribbon adorned bonnet, blouse with full sleeves contained at the upper arm by a band, a canezou, skirt trimmed at waist & at knee level with lilac & foliage. 1828

French and German Jewish soldiers celebrating Yom Kippur
Kerchief printed in red and black with scene of French and German Jewish soldiers in the Franco-Prussian war celebrating Yom Kippur at an open air servicebefore Metz in 1870

WWII: FACTORY, 1942. A woman doing electrical assembly and installation on an aircraft at the Douglas Aircraft plant in Long Beach, California. Photograph by Alfred T. Palmer, October 1942

NEW YORK: VACCINATION, 1947. A large crowd waiting to be vaccinated against smallpox at the Department of Health building in New York City, April 1947. Photographed by Al Ravenna

RAILROAD WORKER, 1943. Women workers at the Chicago and North Western railroad on their lunch break in Clinton, Iowa. Photograph by Jack Delano, May 1943

RAILROAD WORKER, 1943. Mrs. Elibia Siematter, a sweeper at the roundhouse of the Chicago and North Western railroad in Clinton, Iowa. Photograph by Jack Delano, May 1943

RAILROAD WORKER, 1943. Mrs. Irene Bracker, a wiper in the roundhouse of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad in Clinton, Iowa. Photograph by Jack Delano, May 1943

RAILROAD WORKER, 1943. Cloe Weaver, a worker in the roundhouse of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad in Clinton, Iowa. Photograph by Jack Delano, May 1943

FLORIDA: WOMAN, 1943. A young woman sitting on her porch on Sunday morning in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photograph by Gordon Parks, 1943

ELLIS ISLAND: TEST, c1923. A potential immigrant doing a puzzle as part of a mental examination at Ellis Island, in order to be admitted into the United States. Photograph, c1923

IMMIGRANTS: ELLIS ISLAND. An immigrant woman at Ellis Island. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1926

RUSSIAN JEWISH IMMIGRANT. A young Russian Jewish woman photographed by Lewis Hine, upon her arrival at Ellis Island, New York City, 1905. Oil over a photograph

Self Portrait of Frederik Hendrik Weissenbruch, 1843-1887, print maker: Frederik Hendrik Weissenbruch, 1843 - 1887

NEW ORLEANS: MARDI GRAS. Masked revelers parading in the street at night during Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans, Louisiana. Illustration by Ernest L. Blumenschein, 1899

Young woman with a towel wrapped around her head in front of a mirror

JAPANESE TEA PLANTATION. A country girl among the famous tea fields of Shizuoka, Japan. Stereograph, 1904

PEASANT GIRL, c1910. A Ukrainian peasant girl. Photographed c1910 by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii

NAST: MORMON CARTOON, 1882. Pure White Mormon Immigration on the Atlantic Coast
NAST: MORMON CARTOON, 1882. Pure White " Mormon Immigration" on the Atlantic Coast. American cartoon, 1882, by Thomas Nast

LITTLE SCAVENGERS, 1881. American newspaper illustration, 1881

HINE: ELLIS ISLAND, 1905. A group of Italian immigrant women with a baby at Ellis Island. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1905

ELLIS ISLAND, 1920. A group of European immigrant children waiting on a lawn at Ellis Island, 24 September 1920

ELLIS ISLAND: ITALIAN. An elderly Italian woman immigrant photographed at Ellis Island, 1920

IMMIGRANTS: ELLIS ISLAND. An unidentified immigrant woman at Ellis Island, New York City, c1900

RUSSIAN JEWISH IMMIGRANT. A young Russian Jewish woman upon her arrival at Ellis Island, New York City. Photographed by Lewis Hine, 1905

IMMIGRANTS: ELLIS ISLAND. A Czech grandmother at Ellis Island, c1905. Photographed by Lewis W. Hine

Coming To America
A group of European immigrants including men, women, and children, await the next step on their journey to the United States at the immigration processing center in New York harbor, Ellis Island

(c1766-c1831). American pioneer. Elizabeth Betty Zane passing through hostile Indian lines to obtain gunpowder for
ELIZABETH ZANE (c1766-c1831). American pioneer. Elizabeth Betty Zane passing through hostile Indian lines to obtain gunpowder for the besieged garrison at Fort Henry, Virginia, in 1777

Its Our Fight, Too! : American World War II recruitment poster for women workers
U.S. WORLD WAR II POSTER. Its Our Fight, Too! : American World War II recruitment poster for women workers

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1908. Crowds in Barnesville, Minnesota, gathered to hear Republican candidate William Howard Taft speak on his whistle-stop tour during the U.S. presidential campaign of 1908

KENTUCKY: SETTLER, 1792. Mrs. Woods, a white settler on the Kentucky frontier, becoming alarmed as a Native American man forcibly enters her house, 1792. Wood engraving, American, c1850

HOME INDUSTRY, 1888. A woman and her children stripping tobacco in thier tenement home on the Lower East Side, New York City. Wood engraving, American, 1888

IRELAND: HAND MILL, 1874. Irish peasant women using a hand mill to grind cereal grain into flour. Wood engraving, English, 1874

SCOTLAND: WASHING LAUNDRY. A woman washing laundry by a river in the Scottish Highlands. Wood engraving, c1875, after Townley Green

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"Unveiling the Stories: The Kerchief Through Time" Step into a world of art, history, and culture as we explore the captivating journey of the kerchief. From Diego Velazquez's masterpiece "Old Woman Cooking Eggs" to an American World War II recruitment poster titled "The Girl He Left Behind Is Still Behind Him, " this humble accessory has left its mark across centuries. In 17th-century Italy, a young girl from Carovilli in Molise donned her kerchief with pride, showcasing her heritage and traditions. Meanwhile, in distant Alaska, a Tlingit Native American woman gracefully wore her kerchief while skillfully weaving baskets that told tales of ancient wisdom. Traveling back further in time to 19th-century England, we encounter Brother Tying his Sisters Shoe by Robert Barnes. A tender moment captured on canvas where familial love is symbolized by a simple gesture involving a delicate kerchief. Across continents and cultures, the allure of the kerchief persisted. In Golden Sheen or amidst bustling streets in Japan during the late 1800s, women adorned their heads with muslin headscarves and parasols for both practicality and fashion. Even prominent figures like King James II of England embraced this accessory's charm. With his wig perfectly coiffed and lace kerchief adorning his neck, he exuded regality alongside an intriguing vignette depicting a Roman emperor losing his crown to a soldier. Religion also found solace within the folds of these fabric squares. Masterpieces such as St. Veronica with the Holy Kerchie by the Master of Saint Veronica showcased how faith intertwined seamlessly with everyday life through this small yet significant garment. Fast forward to more recent times; Home Again portrays an emotional reunion where tears mingle with joyous smiles under soft lamplight - all witnessed by our trusty companion: The Kerchief. Finally, let us not forget how travel advertisements like "Your Holidays.