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Butterfly Breeding for Fashion
Glass plate negative, 13 x 18 cm, by Central News, 1933

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
 

Butterfly farming in Kent, England, with workers tending large netted enclosures used for raising butterflies. During the early 20th century, butterfly wings were sometimes used in women’s fashion and decorative accessories, especially for hats, jewellery, and ornaments.