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Society Collection (#5)

"Society: A Tapestry of Traditions, Transformations

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu man holding a staff standing at the doorway of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu man holding a staff standing at the doorway of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu man holding a staff standing at the doorway of a hut, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu man holding a staff standing at the doorway of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu man holding a staff standing at the doorway of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu man holding a staff standing at the doorway of a hut, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu man and woman standing outside, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu man and woman standing outside, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu man and woman standing outside, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu man and seated woman at the entrance of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu man and seated woman at the entrance of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu man and seated woman at the entrance of a hut, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu man and seated woman at the entrance of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu man and seated woman at the entrance of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu man and seated woman at the entrance of a hut, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu man and seated woman at the entrance of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu man and seated woman at the entrance of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu man and seated woman at the entrance of a hut, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu man and seated woman at the entrance of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu man and seated woman at the entrance of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu man and seated woman at the entrance of a hut, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu man and seated woman at the entrance of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu man and seated woman at the entrance of a hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu man and seated woman at the entrance of a hut, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu child, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu child, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu child, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu child carrying a baby on back, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu child carrying a baby on back, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu child carrying a baby on back, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu chiefs at Piratori, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu chief wearing a headdress, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu chief wearing a headdress, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu chief wearing a headdress, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu chief wearing a headdress, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu chief wearing a headdress, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu chief wearing a headdress, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu chief wearing a headdress, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu chief wearing a headdress, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu chief wearing a headdress, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu chief wearing a headdress, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu chief wearing a headdress, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu chief wearing a headdress, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu chief wearing a headdress standing in the village lane, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu chief wearing a headdress standing in the village lane, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu chief wearing a headdress standing in the village lane, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu chief wearing a headdress seated with a sword in his lap, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ainu chief wearing a headdress seated with a sword in his lap, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu chief wearing a headdress seated with a sword in his lap, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu chief wearing a headdress and holding a sword standing in a doorway, 1908

Ainu chief wearing a headdress and holding a sword standing in a doorway, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu chief wearing a headdress and holding a sword standing in a doorway, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Ainu chief wearing a headdress and holding a sword standing in a doorway, 1908

Ainu chief wearing a headdress and holding a sword standing in a doorway, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu chief wearing a headdress and holding a sword standing in a doorway, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Composition sketch for 'A Fashion in the Society of the Sciences' in the Society of the Sciences

Composition sketch for "A Fashion in the Society of the Sciences" in the Society of the Sciences, 1896

Background imageSociety Collection: Dr. John Oliver Laforce [sic], Asst. Ed. Dir. National Geographic Society...with F.E

Dr. John Oliver Laforce [sic], Asst. Ed. Dir. National Geographic Society...with F.E
Dr. John Oliver La Gorce, Associate Editor Dir. National Geographic Society, left, with F.E. Johnson, 1913

Background imageSociety Collection: Poster of Protect the Emperor Society, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906

Poster of Protect the Emperor Society, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Poster of Protect the Emperor Society, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906

Background imageSociety Collection: Three Ainu women outside in the village lane, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Three Ainu women outside in the village lane, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Three Ainu women outside in the village lane, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Three Ainu children, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Three Ainu children, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Three Ainu children, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: Three Ainu children standing in a garden, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Three Ainu children standing in a garden, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Three Ainu children standing in a garden, 1908

Background imageSociety Collection: National Geographical [sic] Society - Anniversary of Bell Telephone, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

National Geographical [sic] Society - Anniversary of Bell Telephone, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
National Geographic Society. Anniversary of Bell Telephone. Front: Theodore Newton Vail And Alexander Graham Bell; Back of Bell, Thomas Augustus Watson, Assoc. with Bell in Experiments

Background imageSociety Collection: Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - President Taft; Butt, 1910

Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - President Taft; Butt, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Field Mass by Holy Name Society of the Roman Catholic Church - President Taft; [Archibald] Butt, 1910. Religious meeting, USA

Background imageSociety Collection: Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church, officiating Priests... 1910

Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church, officiating Priests... 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Field Mass by Holy Name Society of the Roman Catholic Church - officiating Priests; 2 in Center; Father Russell and Father Meagher, 1910. Religious meeting, USA

Background imageSociety Collection: Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - officiating Priests... 1910

Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - officiating Priests... 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Field Mass by Holy Name Society of the Roman Catholic Church - officiating Priests; 2 in Center; Father Russell and Father Meagher, 1910. Religious meeting, USA

Background imageSociety Collection: Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - General View, 1910

Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - General View, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Field Mass by Holy Name Society of the Roman Catholic Church - General View, 1910. Religious meeting, USA

Background imageSociety Collection: Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church, Corcoran Cadets, 1910

Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church, Corcoran Cadets, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Field Mass by Holy Name Society of the Roman Catholic Church, Corcoran Cadets, 1910. Religious meeting, USA

Background imageSociety Collection: Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - General View, 1910

Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - General View, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Field Mass by Holy Name Society of the Roman Catholic Church - General View, 1910. Religious meeting, USA

Background imageSociety Collection: Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Field Mass by Holy Name Society of the Roman Catholic Church, 1910. President Taft (seen from behind) and Archibald Butt at a religious meeting, USA

Background imageSociety Collection: Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - General View, 1910

Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - General View, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Field Mass by Holy Name Society of the Roman Catholic Church - General View, 1910. Religious meeting, USA

Background imageSociety Collection: Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - General View, 1910

Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - General View, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Field Mass by Holy Name Society of the Roman Catholic Church - General View, 1910. Religious meeting, USA

Background imageSociety Collection: Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - Father Eugene Del... 1910

Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - Father Eugene Del... 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Field Mass by Holy Name Society of the Roman Catholic Church - Father Eugene Del. McDonnell, S.J. 1910. Religious meeting, USA

Background imageSociety Collection: Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Field Mass by Holy Name Society of the Roman Catholic Church, 1910. Religious meeting, USA

Background imageSociety Collection: Daughters of American Revolution - Opening of Mothers Congress In Memorial Continental Hall, 1910

Daughters of American Revolution - Opening of Mothers Congress In Memorial Continental Hall, 1910. [Washington, D.C.]

Background imageSociety Collection: Insignia of the Society of Little Gardens, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c1920

Insignia of the Society of Little Gardens, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c1920. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Insignia of the Society of Little Gardens, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c1920. Crest divided in quarters with bird, potted plant, honeybee

Background imageSociety Collection: Carrousel au Grand-Palais, en 1910, ou 'Une fête militaire de charité : le carrousel du... 1910

Carrousel au Grand-Palais, en 1910, ou "Une fête militaire de charité : le carrousel du... 1910
Carrousel au Grand-Palais, en 1910, ou "Une fete militaire de charite : le carrousel du Grand-Palais", 1910

Background imageSociety Collection: Dinner in the Crystal Palace, in Celebration of the Centenary of the Society of Arts, 1854

Dinner in the Crystal Palace, in Celebration of the Centenary of the Society of Arts, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Dinner in the Crystal Palace, in Celebration of the Centenary of the Society of Arts, 1854. As the Society of Arts claims the honour of the parentage of the Great Exhibition of 1851

Background imageSociety Collection: Mabel Osgood Wright, c1900. Creator: James Osborne Wright

Mabel Osgood Wright, c1900. Creator: James Osborne Wright
Mabel Osgood Wright, c1900. Photograph shows photographer Mabel Osgood Wright sitting in a gazebo(?) with a dog at her feet

Background imageSociety Collection: Evening, c1880. Creator: Jean Beraud

Evening, c1880. Creator: Jean Beraud
Evening, c1880

Background imageSociety Collection: Countess Potocka's drawing room, 1887. Creator: Jean Beraud

Countess Potocka's drawing room, 1887. Creator: Jean Beraud
Countess Potocka's drawing room, 1887

Background imageSociety Collection: The Mahala of Stella at Bucharest, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Mahala of Stella at Bucharest, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Mahala of Stella at Bucharest, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Background imageSociety Collection: Daughters of 1812, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Daughters of 1812, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Daughters of 1812, between 1910 and 1917
Daughters of 1812, between 1910 and 1917. Group portrait of members of the National Society United States Daughters of 1812, an association of female descendants of veterans of the War of 1812




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"Society: A Tapestry of Traditions, Transformations, and Triumphs" From the burning crosses illuminating the night sky at Lewes' annual bonfire parade to the advertisement for steel sheep shears by Trades Unionists Sheep Shear Co-operative Society in Brunswick Works, society weaves together a diverse array of experiences. The Law Society Building in Chancery Lane stands as a testament to justice and legal expertise that underpin our social fabric. In 1954, even Paris dog shows transformed into fashion spectacles, showcasing how society's interests evolve over time. Just as Hermes Trismegistus symbolizes wisdom and knowledge from classical times, Buddhist celebrations of Losar remind us of spiritual introspection and renewal. The smoking club depicted in an 18th-century artwork reveals how societal norms have shifted dramatically since then. Meanwhile, Homo heidelbergensis reminds us of our shared ancestry and collective journey through time. At Cowdray Park Polo Tournament in Sussex or during an elegant soiree elsewhere, people gather to celebrate life's pleasures amidst grandeur. Scenes from "Last Of The Mohicans" transport us back to historical narratives that shape our understanding of identity and heritage. Even significant events like Sir Arthur Carkeek's wedding highlight the interplay between individuals who hold power within society while also being part of it themselves – their unions shaping communities like Redruth in Cornwall. A tapestry woven with threads representing countless stories – some ancient yet enduring; others evolving with each passing moment. It reflects both unity and diversity as we navigate this intricate web together.