[A shirtless man weaving on a handloom]

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Title: [A shirtless man weaving on a handloom]
Date: [19]44 May 19
Notes: "Handloom Weaver."; Russ[ell G. Schlagal] ALS to Marge[ry Schlagal], May 19, 1944. s.l., page 1. From a collection of letters that Lieutenant Russell G. Schlagal wrote to his wife Margery while serving in the United States Army during World War II. Schlagal discussed his experiences in India and on the island of Tinian, and he often illustrated his letters with ink sketches and watercolor paintings.
Names and Subjects: Handlooms--India.; India--Description and travel.; Looms--1940-1950.; Looms--India.; Men--India--Social life and customs--20th century.; Weaving--1940-1950.; Weaving--India.; Weaving in art.; Manuscripts shelf.
Genre: Letterheads.; Letters (correspondence); Printed ephemera.
Collection Title: Russell G. Schlagal letters
Collection Creator: Schlagal, Margery, 1912-1974.
Project Name: Illustrated Manuscripts Project
ID: 4822
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2018-04-10 15:04:00

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Image Size: 5168 x 5790
File Size: 1 MB
Record: 4822
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