America’s Bohemia: Pictures of New York’s Greenwich Village in the 1910s and 1920s

Portrait of Charlotte Powell standing on a ladder and painting the exterior of The Village Store, Sheridan Square, ca. 1915-1926

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Allison at her kitchen stove, dying scarves, ca. 1912-1920

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Allison seated indoors at her desk, holding a letter, ca. 1912-1920

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Group portrait of Teddy Peck and Romayne Benjamin in their retail shop, The Treasure Box, ca. 1912-1920

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Portrait of Don Dickerman standing in the doorway of his business, ca. 1912-1920.

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Informal group portrait of “Jane and Howard”, 1917

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Informal group portrait of Helen Clarke and an unidentified woman inventorying merchandise, ca. 1917-1927

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Portrait of an unidentified woman seated on a porch rail, ca. 1918-1920

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Group portrait, indoors, of people gathered at the Garrett Coffee House, ca. 1912-1917

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Lin seated on floor pillows, ca. 1917-1925

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Joan Schromache and Lin inside their shop, Jolin’s, ca. 1915-1926

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Florence Gough and friends and/or patrons inside of her shop, The Paint Box, ca. 1912-1925

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Gough standing inside of The Paint Box, ca. 1912-1920

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(Photos via Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America)