Women; Home economics; Sewing; Layettes; Sewing equipment & supplies
Eight unidentified women in a classroom making layettes. A singer sewing machine stand is pictured. A layette is a collection of clothing and bedding items for a newborn child.
Mrs. Dewey Bramblett and Mrs. Jack Cornult of Apison, Hamilton County, are shown stitching. One of the women is stitching on a quilt frame. The background shows beautiful completed rugs on the walls.
Mrs. Nancey [sic] Page, a quiltmaker from Clifty, Tennessee, near Crossville, sitting on her front porch swing with a "Dutch Doll" or "Sunbonnet Sue" quilt across her lap.
Portrait of an unidentified group of men standing in front of a sewing machine store. Some men wear Confederate uniforms. The tintype is set in a decorative gold frame.
Country life; Baseballs; Women; Sewing; Fireplaces; Home labor; Dogs; Cats; Poultry; Porches; Swings; Baseballs
Two farm women sit beside a fireplace sewing covers on baseballs as two children play with kittens on the floor. Background features a young man sitting on a porch swing and playing with a dog.
Two-page handwritten letter from Ammons to his family telling of his assignment to the 1st Infantry Division in Company A, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry. He describes sewing on his division patch and the stripes that represent his PFC E-3 rank. He...
Framed United Confederate Veterans (UCV) reunion flag. Confederate "battle flag" style, cotton fabric. Thread is of 3-ply mercerized cotton. This type of sewing was not used until early 20th century.
