Summer Days at the Farmhouse c. 1915
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- Title
- Summer Days at the Farmhouse c. 1915
- Description
- Standing in the sun-drenched driveway of the Haushalter farmhouse, Edith Lillian Kerr (1889 – 1974) and Anna Zdunek (1885 – 1959) offer a charming glimpse into the practical elegance of the mid-1910s. This moment captures the intersection of seasonal necessity and period style; both women wear wide-brimmed sun hats to ward off the heat, yet their attire speaks to the nuanced layering required for life on a New York farm. Lillian, on the left, wears a heavier jacket or sweater over a lightweight cotton dress, a stylistic choice that highlights the growing importance of functional, adaptable clothing for women. Beside her, Anna embraces the lightness of the season in a patterned cotton dress. Together, they embody a generation of women moving away from the restrictive fashions of the past toward a more breathable, mobile, and modern way of being.
- Date
- 1915
- Subject
- Edith Lillian Kerr Anna Louise Zdunek
- Spatial Coverage
- The Fifty Acres
- Creator
- Unidentified
- Format
- silver gelatin print
- Rights
- Courtesy of the Haushalter-Casler Family Archive
- Referenced By
- The Fifty Acres Anna Louise Zdunek Edith Lillian Kerr
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