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[Two women making rugs on porch] – Antique Print

[Two women making rugs on porch], [between 1925 and 1930(?)] — historic photograph
[Two women making rugs on porch], [between 1925 and 1930(?)]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with [Two women making rugs on porch], a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Two women sit side by side on a porch, working on a rug in what appears to be a rural household, and the scene captures a craft that many farm families relied on in the 1920s. Rag rugs were typically made by cutting worn fabric into strips and weaving or braiding them into durable floor coverings, a practical use for materials that might otherwise have been discarded. This photograph comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Extension Service, whose agents documented home economics and rural household work to encourage practical skills among farm families. The image is worth noticing for the way it records everyday domestic labor as a subject in its own right.

Created / published[between 1925 and 1930(?)]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1920-1930.Group portraits 1920-1930.Photographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesPhoto from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Extension Service. No. S-15069C.
SubjectsFloor coverings--1920-1930. Handicraft--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,270 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-194752

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