Posts tagged worker
Hats from History
“Telegraph Messenger Boys. They work until 11 P.M.” New Haven, CT. March 1909. Via Shorpy.
I think one of them is smoking a cigar!
The first all female jury in the state of California, 1911
Those are some awesome ladies in some slammin’ hats.
Isaac Burns Murphy (April 16, 1861 - February 12, 1896) was the first jockey to win 3 Kentucky Derby races: “Buchanan” in 1884, “Riley” in 1890, and “Kingman” in 1891. “Kingman” was owned and trained by Dudley Allen, the only horse owned by an African American to ever win the Derby.
Murphy is considered one of the best jockeys who ever lived.
Photo: Dated 1885. J.H. Fenton, photographer.
Remarkable social history aside, how charming is that jockey cap? I want one!
Gardener at Bramham Park by George Garrard, 1822.
A fascinating subject matter! Lovely to see an image of a working-class person, especially one in such an excellent hat!
Crossing Sweeper, by John Dempsey, c.1820
I love this so, so much. I want ten thousand images of poor, working class people!
The Saleswoman of Crabs by William Hogarth, 1740-1745
God, I love Hogarth!
“Chopping cotton on rented land near White Plains. White Plains, Greene County, Georgia, June 1941. Reproduction from color slide. Photo by Jack Delano. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress”
A Straw Hat Maker, 1804.
I am really interested in learning how to weave straw hats. I have so many ideas in my head!
“Negro Woman in a Bonnet” Alexandria, Virginia 1865 (Detail)
The surveying crew of Conrad Blucher. (who is sat on the far right) 1876.
Blucher was a County Surveyor in Texas. Specifically for Nueces County.
I bet those dudes could kill me six ways from Sunday. Even those kids look tough!
