Milliners in New York City, ca 1907

Dressing stylishly was important to working women. These milliners showed off their skills with their hats, and it is likely that they made much of their clothing as well.

Photograph by Lewis WIckes Hine. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations.