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Hannah Hill Fisher Metcalf knitting Collodion positive photograph (ambrotype), 6.4 × 5.1 cm, anonymous (American), 1860–63 J. Paul Getty Museum |
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| An elderly woman in bonnet and glasses, knitting needles in hand, knits with unwavering determination. Her stern, weathered face and tight grip on the needles suggest a person who has little time for nonsense or distractions. |
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