Ruthenian Woman

Titled "Ruthenian woman" in the library's records, about 1906. Ruthenian was the period name for Rusyns from Austria-Hungary, from both its Hungarian lands and Austrian Galicia, and the immigration service counted Ruthenians as a people of their own, so families with Rusyn roots may find their people under that word in the records. She wears a white headscarf, strand after strand of beads at her throat, an embroidered vest and a blouse with embroidered sleeves. Her pale, level gaze makes this one of the strongest faces in the collection.