Three little girls and a woman wearing traditional Dutch clothing outside a house, Holland, 1929

Item Overview

Title

Three little girls and a woman wearing traditional Dutch clothing outside a house, Holland, 1929

Photographer

Cornell, Ralph D.

Date Created

1929

Date

1929

Language

English

Collection

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Notes

Description

Three little girls outside a house with a fenced-in porch, a woman is watching them from the doorway. All are wearing traditional Dutch clothing, including lace head wear, layered dresses and wooden shoes called klompen. The photo was taken in Holland, possibly on the peninsula of Marken in north Holland.

Caption

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Holland 1929

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Location

Netherlands

Resource type

still image

Subjects

porches
Clothing & dress--Netherlands
fences
Girls--Netherlands
Culture