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People We Pass: Stories of Life Among the Masses – Antique Print

People We Pass: Stories of Life Among the Masses — historic image
People We Pass: Stories of Life Among the Masses. Historic image from the Family Life collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This historic image of People We Pass: Stories of Life Among the Masses brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

People We Pass: Stories of Life Among the Masses

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Its title, *People We Pass: Stories of Life Among the Masses*, points to ordinary people seen in passing rather than posed celebrities, and the board's focus on clothing and dress asks us to read their garments closely. Work in this documentary tradition often recorded what working people wore, from patched coats and sturdy boots to Sunday best, and those choices reveal income, occupation, and local custom. Clothing in such images also shows how fashion filtered down from wealthier city streets to crowded neighborhoods. Looking at the fabrics, cuts, and wear can tell you as much about daily life as the faces do.

Original scan3,636 × 5,224 px · prints to 12 × 17 in at 300 dpi
Reference05950u

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