Two photographs of women sewing
Two photographs of women sewing Two photographs of women sewing

Recent trade school graduates at work in Madame Annette’s Corset Shop

Vilna, Poland, Circa 1936. Photo Album of Trade School Graduates

Graduates of the Trade School of the Jewish Women’s Union in Vilna, Poland, working at their sewing machines in the “Madame Annette” corset shop.

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Unless otherwise stated, all artifacts featured in the exhibition come from the YIVO's Archives and Library collections. Digitization of many of these materials has been made possible by the Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Online Collections project.

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