LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[And really sew on some article of clothing]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDIvMDEvMDEvYW5kLXJlYWxseS1zZXctb24tc29tZS1hcnRpY2xlLW9mLWNsb3RoaW5nLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/503/jpg "[And really sew on some article of clothing]")
![[Old man with head bowed standing before young man; five people looking on]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvb2xkLW1hbi13aXRoLWhlYWQtYm93ZWQtc3RhbmRpbmctYmVmb3JlLXlvdW5nLW1hbi1maXZlLXBlb3BsZS1sb29raW5nLW9uLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/45/webp "[Old man with head bowed standing before young man; five people looking on]")
![[Scout weaving on loom] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzQvMDEvMDEvc2NvdXQtd2VhdmluZy1vbi1sb29tLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Scout weaving on loom] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.")
![[Dust on his Clothes], Library of Congress narratives collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDAvMDEvMDEvZHVzdC1vbi1oaXMtY2xvdGhlcy0zLTY0MC5naWY%3D/40/50/webp "[Dust on his Clothes], Library of Congress narratives collection")
![[Rinzu (figured satin)] - Public domain textile drawing](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDkvcmluenUtZmlndXJlZC1zYXRpbi04ZDYwNDEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/58/webp "[Rinzu (figured satin)] - Public domain textile drawing")
![[The Paper comes off a woolen belt for drying]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjMvMDEvMDEvdGhlLXBhcGVyLWNvbWVzLW9mZi1hLXdvb2xlbi1iZWx0LWZvci1kcnlpbmctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[The Paper comes off a woolen belt for drying]")
![[Dust on his Clothes], Library of Congress narratives collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDAvMDEvMDEvZHVzdC1vbi1oaXMtY2xvdGhlcy02NDAuZ2lm/40/50/webp "[Dust on his Clothes], Library of Congress narratives collection")
![[Display of embroidered cloth and woven sashes]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvZGlzcGxheS1vZi1lbWJyb2lkZXJlZC1jbG90aC1hbmQtd292ZW4tc2FzaGVzLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/37/webp "[Display of embroidered cloth and woven sashes]")
