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Hands working in rag ends / Samuel Kravitt.

Hands working in rag ends / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows Sister Alice Smith working with textiles at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Photographer stamp on verso visible through paper mount; mounted on paper with Kravitt le... More

Laundry and ironing room in Hancock Shaker Village, founded by "Believers in Christ's Second Appearing," or "Shakers," in the early 19th Century, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Laundry and ironing room in Hancock Shaker Village, founded by "Believ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Kitchen at Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Kitchen at Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Wooden pegs / Samuel Kravitt.

Wooden pegs / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows Shaker pegs in various sizes that were used at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Photographer stamp on verso visible through paper mount; mounted on paper with Kravitt... More

A sister's hands, ironing / Samuel Kravitt.

A sister's hands, ironing / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows a close-up view of a sister's hands while she is ironing at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Photographer stamp on verso visible through paper mount; mounted on paper... More

Brother Ricardo Belden, box maker / Samuel Kravitt.

Brother Ricardo Belden, box maker / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows Brother Ricardo Belden making wooden oval boxes in a workshop at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Title from inventory. Signed and dated in ink on verso. Photographer ... More

Hands with plane, Brother Ricardo Belden / Samuel Kravitt.

Hands with plane, Brother Ricardo Belden / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows the hands of Brother Ricardo Belden using a wooden plane in a workshop at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

The sisters' shop, Hancock, Massachusetts. / Samuel Kravitt.

The sisters' shop, Hancock, Massachusetts. / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows an exterior view of the entrance to the "Sisters' shop" at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Photographer stamp on verso visible through paper mount; mounted on paper ... More

Dustpan and brush, Sister Alice Smith / Samuel Kravitt.

Dustpan and brush, Sister Alice Smith / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows a close-up view of Sister Alice Smith's hands holding a brush and dustpan, with iron stove in the background, at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Interior stairwell / Samuel Kravitt.

Interior stairwell / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows view from above of an interior stairwell in a building at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Photographer stamp on verso visible through paper mount; mounted on paper w... More

Sister Alice Smith, hands extended / Samuel Kravitt.

Sister Alice Smith, hands extended / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows Sister Alice Smith holding her hands, plams upward, in front of her, possibly demonstrating a dance routine, at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Photographer stamp on... More

Sister Alice Smith, hands weaving / Samuel Kravitt.

Sister Alice Smith, hands weaving / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows a close-up view of Sister Alice Smith's hands while she is weaving at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Photographer stamp on verso visible through paper mount; mounte... More

Box in oval light / Samuel Kravitt.

Box in oval light / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows a Shaker oval box illuminated in oval light, a play of light and shadow, at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Title from inventory. Signed and dated in ink on verso. Ph... More

Rocker with taped seat / Samuel Kravitt.

Rocker with taped seat / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows a Shaker rocking chair with taped seat at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Title from inventory. Signed and dated in ink on verso. Photographer stamp on verso. Gift; M... More

Smithing, Brother Ricardo Belden / Samuel Kravitt.

Smithing, Brother Ricardo Belden / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows Brother Ricardo Belden, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing sligthly left, blacksmithing, at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Title from inventory. Signed ... More

Sewing table and chair / Samuel Kravitt.

Sewing table and chair / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows a Shaker chair with taped seat and a sewing table at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Sister Mathilde "Tillie" Schnell, Hancock, Massachusetts. / Samuel Kravitt.

Sister Mathilde "Tillie" Schnell, Hancock, Massachusetts. / Samuel Kra...

Photograph shows Sister Mathilde "Tillie" Schnell, full-length portrait, sitting in rocking chair, facing right, at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Title from inventory. Signed and da... More

Peg boards, corner shot / Samuel Kravitt.

Peg boards, corner shot / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows two Shaker pegboards on the wall of a room in a building at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Photographer stamp on verso visible through paper mount; mounted on paper... More

Eldress Fannie Estabrook knitting / Samuel Kravitt.

Eldress Fannie Estabrook knitting / Samuel Kravitt.

Photograph shows Eldress Fannie Estabrook, full-length portrait, sitting, facing left, knitting, at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Title from inventory. Photographer stamp on verso. ... More