The Ladies of Romania in the mid-20th Century.

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Here's a selection of photos from the archives of a Romanian photographer Costica Ascinte:

This is just a small selection, there are hundreds more in the archive. I hope you enjoy them.

 

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Last (but definitely not least):

 

[Metatron]

Also:





I like the girl with the tie, making a statement amidst conservatism.

 

[simonc]

Yes that sweater TT has been noted.

 

[St. Louis]

About that sweater (ignoring any intentional or unintentional overtones or undertones) would any of the knitters here have an idea of the stitch pattern? I think it's wonderful, and would love to try to copy it.

Thanks for these gorgeous images. Absolutely enthralling.

 

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Here are some more for you:

 

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[St. Louis]

Thank you very much for taking the time to share these images. I'm learning a great deal from them. In fact now I want to study up on Romania in the 1930s to get some context for these photos.

The fourth picture from the bottom, the lady on the far right, actually looks very much like some Romany gypsies I met when I was in Eastern Europe years ago. Very interesting. So I suppose there's no additional documentation to identify the sitters?

 

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Here's a link to the main website for the photographer: http://colectiacosticaacsinte.eu/

Maybe there will be more info on there. It does appear that he took lots of photos of the gypsy population.