Motor trip through Yugoslavia and Bulgaria by officials of the NSKK (National Socialist Motor Corps) 1937: [Peasant women hand-spinning thread by ancient Roman method] – Vintage Print
![Motor trip through Yugoslavia and Bulgaria by officials of the NSKK (National Socialist Motor Corps) 1937: [Peasant women hand-spinning thread by ancient Roman method], 1937 — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/42/421879b97cbd-L.webp)
(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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Motor trip through Yugoslavia and Bulgaria by officials of the NSKK (National Socialist Motor Corps) 1937: [Peasant women hand-spinning thread by ancient Roman method]
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Rather than cars or roads, this photograph shows peasant women hand-spinning thread, a scene the caption describes as an ancient Roman method. The image comes from an album documenting a 1937 motor trip through Yugoslavia and Bulgaria by officials of the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK), the Nazi Party's motoring organization. Hand spinning with a spindle was still common in rural Balkan households at that time, and the photograph reflects the travelers' interest in village life they encountered along the route. The record's details are unverified, so the caption's claim about its Roman origins should be read with that in mind.
| Created / published | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | In album: Jugoslawien-Bulgarienfahrt des NSKK, 1937. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Spinning...; Nazis--Leader...; Bulg.--Misc--1937; Yugo.--Misc.--1937; Automobiles--1937; Nazism; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,088 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-142165 |
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