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Traditional Style Collection

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Tribe

Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Tribe
(Original Caption) Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians. Photograph 1877. Original caption

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Portrait of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker

Portrait of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker
(Original Caption) Comanche Chief Quanah Parker. Undated photograph

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Four Chinese Men Seated at a Table

Four Chinese Men Seated at a Table
Photograph by Mathew Brady of four Chinese men in traditional dress seated at a table holding fans

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Girl in Traditional Middle Eastern Clothing

Girl in Traditional Middle Eastern Clothing
Young lady standing with hands folded in traditional clothing of (Turkey or Iran?)... Her costume has array of coins attached the headdress. Undated photograph

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Chief Red Cloud

Chief Red Cloud
(Original Caption) 1870: Makhpya-luta or Scarlet Cloud, known as Red Cloud (1822-1909). This chief of the Oglala Sioux led several raids on whites in order to prevent infringement on Sioux territory

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: 1873 Stereoscope of Paiutes in Headdresses

1873 Stereoscope of Paiutes in Headdresses
A group of Paiutes in feather headdresses sit among the rocks on the Kaibab Plateau, Arizona

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Indian Delegation to Washington

Indian Delegation to Washington
(Original Caption) 1874-Mandan and Arikara delegation to Washington. Six Indians with three escorts. Photograph, 1874. BPA2# 5170

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Young Filipino Woman Wearing Spanish Style Clothing

Young Filipino Woman Wearing Spanish Style Clothing
(Original Caption) Young woman wearing Spanish clothing from the Chinese dominated town of Sangley in the province of Cavite, Philippines, ca.1880

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Hopi Mother and Child

Hopi Mother and Child
(Original Caption) Arizona, Hopi Indian mother and child at El Tovar Grand Canyon. Undated photo

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Interview Btwn Officer And Indians

Interview Btwn Officer And Indians
(Original Caption) Interview between US officer and Native American. Photograph by Grabhill, 1887

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Scottish Man in Kilt

Scottish Man in Kilt
Scottish man wearing traditional Scottish clothing, including a kilt, dagger, and sporran

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Scottish Sergeant in Traditional Garb

Scottish Sergeant in Traditional Garb
(Original Caption) Sergeant Robert Douglas, 93rd Sutherland Highlanders. Photograph by A. F. Mackenzie, 1888

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Bedouin Man

Bedouin Man
A Bedouin man wears the garb traditional to his people

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Sitting Bull, Native North American Chief

Sitting Bull, Native North American Chief
Sitting Bull (1834-1890), a Hunkpapa Sioux chief, led his people to victory against General George A. Custer's Cavalry in the Battle of Bighorn in 1876

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Tibetan Women in Traditional Dress

Tibetan Women in Traditional Dress
A group of Tibetan women wear traditional dress and jewelry on a path through a town in Tibet. One man stands behind them, while two men look at them from a railing above

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Man Wearing Middle Eastern Clothing

Man Wearing Middle Eastern Clothing
(Original Caption) Man dressed in traditional clothing of (Turkey, Iran)?, holding a metal stick with rounded ends. Undated photograph

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Dutch Boy In Large Traditional Outfit

Dutch Boy In Large Traditional Outfit
(Original Caption) Little Dutch boy in folk costume. Photograph ca. 1935

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Chinese Girls In Traditional Clothing

Chinese Girls In Traditional Clothing
(Original Caption) San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Girls, members of the Square and Circle Club, a Chinese Young Women's Association, recently held a fashion show here, in which they wore

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Czarina Alexandra Dressed for Costume Ball

Czarina Alexandra Dressed for Costume Ball
Czarina Alexandra, consort of Czar Nicholas II, masquerades as Czarina Maria Ilyinichna, consort of Czar Alexei

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Religious Ceremony With Buddhist Priests

Religious Ceremony With Buddhist Priests
(Original Caption) Chinese religious ceremony with Buddhist priests in traditional garb. Photograph ca. 1890

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Young Albanian Girl

Young Albanian Girl
(Original Caption) Immigrant types: a young girl from Albania. Photo taken by Lewis Hine

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Tribe Members Tie Man to Tree for Exorcism

Tribe Members Tie Man to Tree for Exorcism
(Original Caption) Torture of persons suspected of causing evil in common. Natives believe that ill happens only when an "Evil Spirit" entered a tribe member's body

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Sri Lankan Native In Traditional Clothes

Sri Lankan Native In Traditional Clothes
(Original Caption) Ceylon- Colombo, Sri Lanka native Hindu. Undated photograph

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Seated Portrait Of A Moroccan Bride

Seated Portrait Of A Moroccan Bride
(Original Caption) Portrait of a Moroccan bride wearing a traditional gown and heavy silver jewelry. Undated photograph

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Traditionally-Dressed Teacher In Class

Traditionally-Dressed Teacher In Class
(Original Caption) A classroom for girls in a traditional Muslim country. The girls wear white scarves over their heads

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Nepalese Man and Woman

Nepalese Man and Woman
India: Jardeeling: Man and woman from Napal in tradional clothing while seated. Undated photograph

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Two Girls Sleeping In Japanese Setting

Two Girls Sleeping In Japanese Setting
(Original Caption) Japan: Manners and customs. Two girls sleeping in traditional setting. Undated photograph

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Soldier In North Africa; Seated

Soldier In North Africa; Seated
(Original Caption) Soldier, Northern Africa. Undated photograph. BPA2# 231

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Jewish People at the Western Wall

Jewish People at the Western Wall
Jews pray at the Western Wall of the old Temple in the early 20th Century

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Two Middle Eastern Women In Trad. Dress

Two Middle Eastern Women In Trad. Dress
(Original Caption) Full length picture of two Middle Eastern women in cultural dresses

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Navjo Woman Carrying Child On Back

Navjo Woman Carrying Child On Back
(Original Caption) "Chuna", A Navajo woman carrying a baby in a cradle board. Undated Photograph

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Crow Indian In Traditional Dress

Crow Indian In Traditional Dress
(Original Caption) Montana: Crow Indian, White Arm in Indian dress, undated

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Woman In Middle East Clothing

Woman In Middle East Clothing
(Original Caption) Full-length photo of Middle East woman in cultural dress, covering her body from head to feet, and traditional veiled face. Undated

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Meach-o-shin-gaw (Little White Bear) by George Catlin

Meach-o-shin-gaw (Little White Bear) by George Catlin
Meach-o-shin-gaw was one of the seven principal Kansa chiefs in the 1820s and 1830s. This painting was reproduced as a hand-colored print and published in Dr

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Kayan Women in Festive Dress for Dance

Kayan Women in Festive Dress for Dance
(Original Caption) Borneo: Kayan women in festive dress, ready for the dance. Undated photograph. BPA 2 #5122

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Plateau Indian Couple

Plateau Indian Couple
A couple from the Northwest Interior in traditional Native American garb

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Navajo with Traditional Drums

Navajo with Traditional Drums
(Original Caption) Indians posed with drums. Photograph, Undated. Original caption. BPA2# 3267

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Zahadolzha - Navaho by Edward S. Curtis

Zahadolzha - Navaho by Edward S. Curtis
A photograph of a figure representing Zahadolzha, a Navajo god, published in Volume I of The North American Indian (1907) by Edward S. Curtis

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Middle Eastern Woman in Traditional Dress

Middle Eastern Woman in Traditional Dress
(Original Caption) Woman with arms crossed in traditional clothing of perhaps Turkey or Iran. Undated photograph

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Ashanti Cheif with Advisors Wearing Traditional Clothing

Ashanti Cheif with Advisors Wearing Traditional Clothing
(Original Caption) Ashanti Chief with his confidants sitting under a ceremonial umbrella, the symbol of office. Photograph ca. 1910

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Lithuanian Girls Dressed/Traditional Gar

Lithuanian Girls Dressed/Traditional Gar
(Original Caption) 11/23/1918-Girls of Lithuanian descent dressed in native costumes attending the Thanksgiving Services of the Liberated Nationalities at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Traditional Armenian Rug Weavers

Traditional Armenian Rug Weavers
(Original Caption) 1/29/1919-Chicago, IL: Chicago has instituted a spirited drive to raise funds for starving Armenia

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Egyptian Women Speaking on Patriotism in Public Square

Egyptian Women Speaking on Patriotism in Public Square
(Original Caption) 5/24/1919-Cairo, Egypt: Exclusive photograph showing native Cairo women addressing a crowd in one of the principal streets of the Egyptian City

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Jewish Priests Observe Yom Kippur

Jewish Priests Observe Yom Kippur
(Original Caption) 9/27/1920-Jewish Priests observe Yom Kippur aboard S.S. Finland. Each one of these priests is named Cohen. Practicaly all Jewish priests are members of the Cohen Family

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Traditionally Dressed Drummers March

Traditionally Dressed Drummers March
(Original Caption) 2/21/1921-Ulster, Ireland: Sir James Craig, new leader of Ulster, made his first public appearance recently at the unfurling of the Union Jack at Comber, County Down

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Woman Of Africa With Facial Scars

Woman Of Africa With Facial Scars
(Original Caption) 3/7/1922-Nigeria, Africa: Hair dressing fashion from Nigeria Ejoh woman

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Elderly Fakir In Delhi

Elderly Fakir In Delhi
(Original Caption) 3/23/1922-India: A Mohammedan Fakir at Delhi...In a tattered robe with hood and necklace, and a bunch of reeds or feathers

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Photo Of A Pueblo Indian

Photo Of A Pueblo Indian
(Original Caption) 1/29/1924-THE PUEBLO INDIANS: Photo of Juan B. Gonzales from San Ildefonso

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Three Native American Beauty Contest Winners

Three Native American Beauty Contest Winners
(Original Caption) 9/29/1924-Pendleton, OR- Photo shows three of the prize winners in the first real American beauty contest, held in conjunction with annual Pendleton roundup

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Mongolian Girl

Mongolian Girl
(Original Caption) 1925-Gobi Desert:Roy Chapman Andrews Expedition. 17-year-old inner Mongolian maid, wearing the customary head dress which consists of amber beads and silver ornaments. BPA 2 #2679

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Boys (7-8 years) taking part in apple competition. October 25, 1925

Boys (7-8 years) taking part in apple competition. October 25, 1925

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Indian Woman Standing, Fulllength

Indian Woman Standing, Fulllength
(Original Caption) 5/10/1926-Washington, DC: Photo shows Miss Gertrude Bonin, whose Indian name is Zitkala-Sa

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Medicine Man Of Narragansett Tribe

Medicine Man Of Narragansett Tribe
(Original Caption) 8/9/1926-Photo shows Pine Tree medicine man of Narragansett Tribe

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Chief Sunset of Naragansett Tribe

Chief Sunset of Naragansett Tribe
(Original Caption) 8/9/1926- Photo shows chief Sunset, head of the Ancient Naragansett tribe, in full headdress and traditional clothing

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Russian Troika on Ice at Winter Olympics

Russian Troika on Ice at Winter Olympics
(Original Caption) Russian Troika performing on ice during the 1928 Winter Olympics at St. Moritz

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Indians Make Sand Painting

Indians Make Sand Painting
(Original Caption) 10/2/1928-Chin Lee, AZ: Medicine men of the Navajos at Chin Lee, Arizona, were prevailed upon for the first time to perform their Yebechi, or sacred sand painting

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Indigenous Woman Reading Magazine

Indigenous Woman Reading Magazine
(Original Caption) Photo shows two women from San Blas in traditional attire, holding a Vogue magazine. Undated

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Gandhi Seated and in Traditional Clothing

Gandhi Seated and in Traditional Clothing
Controversy arose about the clothing Mahatma Gandhi wore to a round table conference in London

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: San Blas Women and Children in Traditional Clothing

San Blas Women and Children in Traditional Clothing
(Original Caption) 1932-- A group of Indian native women and some of the children who were photographed on the island of El Tigri

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Japanese Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyosi

Japanese Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyosi
(Original Caption) 1932: Japanese Premier Tsuyoshi Inukai shown seated and in traditional kimono in this photograph. He was assassinated by ultranationalist army officers

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Group Of Hawaiin Dancers

Group Of Hawaiin Dancers
(Original Caption) Hawaii: Hawaiin dancers. Photograph, ca. 1932

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Artist Explaining Symbolism to Visitor

Artist Explaining Symbolism to Visitor
Following ceremonial rites conferred on the building, Hopi artist Fred Kabotie explains the symbolism of his wall murals on the first floor of the Desert View Watchtower to Frederick H. Harvey

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Natives Of San Fernando In Trad.Clothing

Natives Of San Fernando In Trad.Clothing
(Original Caption) 6/17/1933-San Fernando, CA:ORIGINAL CAPTION READS:For the past four years

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Peasant Women Throng Marketplace

Peasant Women Throng Marketplace
(Original Caption) 10/15/1933-Skopje, Yugoslavia: Sturdy peasant women in their native dress which has changed little in many years, throng the marketplace at Skopje, Yugoslavia

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Indian Couple Make Pottery

Indian Couple Make Pottery
(Original Caption) 10/13/1934-Washington, DC: Injuns make heap money, ugh! Yes sir. Marie Martinez (R) and her husband, Julian make $15, 000 a year for their work

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Native Americans Playing Golf

Native Americans Playing Golf
Two Washington State tribal chiefs, Chief G. Nanamkin and Chief F. Tatshama, play golf in their traditional clothes

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Queen of Southwestern Indian Celebration

Queen of Southwestern Indian Celebration
Gertrude Silver wear traditional jewelry and clothing after she was elected queen of the Southwest All-Indian Celebration in Flagstaff

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: 3 Mongolian Women In Traditional Clothes

3 Mongolian Women In Traditional Clothes
(Original Caption) 3/1938: Portrait of three Mongolian women. The two on the right are wives of district petty officials. The one on the left is unmarried

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Snake Dance in Hopi Indian Village

Snake Dance in Hopi Indian Village
Hopi Indians practice a dance for a ceremony in the dance plaza of their village

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Family Having Thanksgiving Dinner

Family Having Thanksgiving Dinner
1942-PA-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Thanksgiving dinner at a Pennsylvania Country House. BPA2# 1248

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Talking at Conference of Chieftains

Talking at Conference of Chieftains
(Original Caption) 1943-Nigeria- Decked out in their ornate, colorful tribal costumes

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Chief Iginianere of Western Ubhobo

Chief Iginianere of Western Ubhobo
(Original Caption) 1943-Ibadan, Nigeria- With bone strung from his neck and huge bracelets covering each wrist

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: China's Youth Marches On

China's Youth Marches On
Two of the strongest and best-represented youth organizations in the world are the Boy and Girl Scouts

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Street Vendor Preparing Tacos on Olvera Street

Street Vendor Preparing Tacos on Olvera Street
8/14/1938-Los Angeles, California-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Within two blocks of the Los Angeles City Hall is the Mexican quarter

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Seminoles Canoeing down Stream

Seminoles Canoeing down Stream
(Original Caption) 3/23/1945-Florida: For many years, Florida's Everglades, extensive swamp region in the Southern of the State

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Cameraman Filming the Easter Parade

Cameraman Filming the Easter Parade
(Original Caption) 3/28/1948-New York, New YorkDressed in the traditional Easter fashion, Doug Dupont (atop car), Paramount newsreel cameraman, trains his camera on the Easter parade on Fifth Avenue

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Children's Parade

Children's Parade
Children of Polish descent participate in a parade sponsored by American Overseas Aid

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Gandhi Standing Front of Car Door

Gandhi Standing Front of Car Door
(Original Caption) 4/28/1946-New Delhi, India-Mahatma Gandhi shown as he left the Cabinet Minister's residence in New Delhi April 28 after a British Mission Conference on Indian independence

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Seminole Indian Girl

Seminole Indian Girl
(Original Caption) 8/9/1948-Tamiami Trail, FL: Seminole Indians. Agnes Cypress, daughter of McKinley Osceola

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Indira Gandhi Shortly Before Her Death

Indira Gandhi Shortly Before Her Death
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in October of 1984, less than three weeks before she was assassinated by her own bodyguards

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Young Sudanese Girls Wearing Colorful Headscarves

Young Sudanese Girls Wearing Colorful Headscarves
(Original Caption) 12/1984- Outside of Kassala, Sudan A group of young girls sit on the edge of a road. They are dressed in bright colors and are members of an undisclosed Sudanese village

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Traditional African Dancers at Airport

Traditional African Dancers at Airport
(Original Caption) 12/1984-Kassala, SudanDancers at the Kassala Airport, in traditional costumes. Slide shows general view of line of dancers

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Line of Dancers at Airport

Line of Dancers at Airport
(Original Caption) 12/1984-Kassala, Sudan Dancers at the Kassala Airport, in traditional costumes. Frame shows waist-up view of one of the female dancers with her arms raised

Background imageTraditional Style Collection: Young Sudanese Girls Sit at Curb

Young Sudanese Girls Sit at Curb
(Original Caption) 12/1984- Outside of Kassala, Sudan A group of young girls sit on the edge of a road. They are dressed in bright colors and are members of an undisclosed Sudanese village



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