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Making natural dye

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Call NumberZ-6866Date1939-1943SummaryA Spanish American woman, a participant in a Work Projects Administration program, makes natural vegetable dye in Colorado. She stirs a metal pot as she adds probably Mormon Tea to the mixture. She wears a floral print dress and a polka-dot apron.Physical Description1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 20 x 24 cm (8 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUnited States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado--PeopleDye plants--ColoradoDyes and dyeing--ColoradoSpanish Americans--Employment--ColoradoPublic service employment--ColoradoWomen--ColoradoCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711006866Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionWPA PhotosNotesPhoto-verso (stamped) "Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration 810 14th Street, Denver, Colorado."; Title supplied. "Is Part Of" term supplied by cataloger. R7110068661

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