Laundry Collection (page 2)

Cleanliness - Health - The Truest Wealth - promotional postcard for the Health & Cleanliness Council (HCC) - 5 Tavistock Square, London. Date: circa late 1920s

Woman hanging up washing, late 19th-early 20th century? Creator: Unknown
Woman hanging up washing, late 19th-early 20th century?

ROW HOUSES, 1938. Women and children in front of a row of low-income houses in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, July 1938

Aylesbury Prison Laundry
Interior of laundry at Aylesbury prison. Uniformed women handle the washing on trolleys and in baskets which bear the convict arrow insignia. Date: circa 1900

Erie Canal boats wintering in New York harbor
Erie Canal boats anchored for the winter at the East River docks, New York City, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Laundry at Shirley Schools, near Croydon, Surrey
Inmates ironing clothes and linen in the laundry at the Shirley Schools, near Croydon, Surrey, established in 1904 by the St Olave Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Laundry at National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Herts
Girls iron and fold clean washing in the laundry at the National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Doing Laundry 1940S
A housewife uses a kind of dolly leg with a rubber plunger on the end of it to wash her clothes in a metal tub. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)

Washing day, Burano Island, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Yurts, tents of Nomads at Song Kol, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Close up of colourful laundry hanging in front of blue traditional house, village of Kalpa, Recong Peo, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Thor Washing Machine
This housewife is delighted with her Thor washing machine which converts to a dishwasher when she lifts out the Clothes Tub and slips in th Dish- Washing Unit

Ritemp Washing Machine
A housewife prepares to drain her English Electric Ritemp washing machine, simply and rapidly, into bucket or drain, according to the instruction book

Drying Clothes / Allingham
A woman in a pink bonnet check her washing line to see if her washing is dry

Girls Washing & Ironing
Girls washing and ironing

Girl Leaning Over Sink Little Mischief (chromolitho)
733486 Girl Leaning Over Sink Little Mischief (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Cottage near Brook, Witley, Surrey (w / c on paper)
MLY253766 A Cottage near Brook, Witley, Surrey (w/c on paper) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 33.7x43.7 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Soldiers at a Stream, 1920 (w / c on paper)
3493887 Soldiers at a Stream, 1920 (w/c on paper) by Carrington, Dora (1893-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Travelling through Spain to visit Gerald Brenan, Carrington)

Young lavandiere Painting by Ernest Hebert (1817-1908) 19th century Sun
JLJ4571732 Young lavandiere Painting by Ernest Hebert (1817-1908) 19th century Sun. 0, 88x1, 2 m Paris, Musee Hebert by Herbert or Hebert, Antoine Auguste Ernest (1817-1908); Musee Hebert, Paris

Woman Ironing, begun c. 1876, completed c. 1887. Creator: Edgar Degas
Woman Ironing, begun c. 1876, completed c. 1887

Advert for Hudsons Soap 1890
Advertisement for Hudsons Soap, showing a laundry woman holding her basket. Date: 1890

Folding Advertisement for Sunlight Soap - Cupboard doors - A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed - as used in the Royal Laundries and brightens homes everywhere. Date: 1897

Scenes in a laundry, 1884. The manageress and female workers are assisted by children

Public Laundry 1930S
The supervisor of a public laundry demonstrates how to fold clothes properly to a group of young women. Date: early 1930s

Dolls clothes on a washing line

French Public Laundry
A public laundry in Saint-Pol- de-Leon, Brittany Date: circa 1905

Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, Sidcup, Kent
Aerial view of The Hollies, the Greenwich & Deptford Union cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, opened in 1902 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Shirt pressing at a commercial laundry in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1965. Artist
Shirt pressing at a commercial laundry in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1965. Female workers using large industrial shirt presses

Public Laundry / E. London
Women in the public laundry at Kensal Green, east London Date: 1883

Coin Laundry

Facade of a house in the Moorish quarter of Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Washing line of colourful laundry in Old Town Buzet, hilltop village, Buzet, Istria, Croatia, Europe

Laundrymaid Ironing
Repasseuse (ironer)

Children Wash Clothes
Two little girls help their mother with the laundry on washday

Hospital laundry JLP01_08_069259
West Cumberland Hospital, Homewood Road, Homewood, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria. Workers washing and pressing bed linen in the laundry at West Cumberland Hospital

Young girl with a bucket on her head, Amacayon Indian Village, Amazon river, Puerto Narino, Colombia

Washing clothes by a creek in Brittany, 1882 (oil on canvas)
8711985 Washing clothes by a creek in Brittany, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Pedersen, Viggo (1854-1926); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: By Viggo Pedersen).

Bleaching Linen in a Clearing, 1858 (oil on canvas)
8720696 Bleaching Linen in a Clearing, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Skovgaard, Peter Christian (1817-75); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; (add.info.: By P.C. Skovgaard).

The Rear Courtyard of Charlottenborg Palace, 1828 (oil on canvas)
8724031 The Rear Courtyard of Charlottenborg Palace, 1828 (oil on canvas) by Sodring, Frederik Hansen (1809-62); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; (add.info.: By F. Sodring).

Female prisoners working in the laundry room
5307385 Female prisoners working in the laundry room.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting female prisoners working in the laundry room of the Fulham Refuge. Dated 19th century)

An engraving depicting Erasmus L. Key's washing machine: these figures show the rollers through which the washing
5311332 An engraving depicting Erasmus L. Key's washing machine: these figures show the rollers through which the washing machine passed

French Leibig advert (Chromolithograph), depicting an 18th century woman washing laundry in a wooden barrel
5616953 French Leibig advert (Chromolithograph), depicting an 18th century woman washing laundry in a wooden barrel; (add.info.: 02/02/1900); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Laundry woman of fine linen at Rouen
5855679 Laundry woman of fine linen at Rouen.; (add.info.: Laundry woman of fine linen at Rouen. It's not the tall bavolet bonnet that is remarkable here so much as the hair chignon held up in)

Washerwomen at the Edge of the Pond, 1880-85 (oil on panel)
5861054 Washerwomen at the Edge of the Pond, 1880-85 (oil on panel) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: By Eugene Louis Boudin).

Woman washing clothes while a child observes
3570820 Woman washing clothes while a child observes by Michetti, Francesco Paolo (1851-1929); (add.info.: Woman washing clothes while a child observes Photographer: Michetti)

Scene with washerwomen and a woman busy at her toilet, spied on by a man hidden behind a fan
LSE4316410 Scene with washerwomen and a woman busy at her toilet, spied on by a man hidden behind a fan. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Korean art

First World War: France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Sept-Saulx: gunner on the canal
LUX4772890 First World War: France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Sept-Saulx: gunner on the canal, animated view with soldiers and sailors vacant in their daily occupations

Bleaching equipment, 18th century, with bucking tub of lye and tank of oxy-muriatic acid (chlorine)
FLO4592375 Bleaching equipment, 18th century, with bucking tub of lye and tank of oxy-muriatic acid (chlorine). Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham

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"From Dolly Tubs to Modern Machines: A Journey Through Laundry" Step into the past with an advertising card for Thoms Castile Soap of Manchester, a reminder of simpler times when laundry was done by hand in large wooden tubs known as Dolly Tubs. Imagine the narrow winding streets of Barrio Gotico, Barcelona, where clotheslines stretched across balconies adorned with colorful garments fluttering in the breeze. Transport yourself further back in time to Bodiam Castle in Sussex, where medieval inhabitants would have washed their linens using traditional methods. The delicate pencil and watercolor artwork on paper captures the essence of this historical practice. In a stark contrast, WW2 memorabilia showcases a damaged café informing suppliers about disrupted laundry services due to war efforts. It serves as a poignant reminder of how everyday tasks were affected during times of conflict. Fast forward to modernity at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, Middlesex, where state-of-the-art washing machines effortlessly clean and sanitize hospital linens. Efficiency meets innovation as technology takes over from manual labor. Traveling overseas to Ragusa, Sicily reveals picturesque scenes of locals hanging their laundry out to dry under the Mediterranean sun. The vibrant colors against ancient stone walls create an enchanting sight that captivates both residents and tourists alike. The invention of the wringer wet clothes dryer revolutionized household chores by simplifying drying processes. No longer did families need vast outdoor spaces or rely solely on natural elements; instead, they could conveniently dry their clothes indoors regardless of weather conditions. Artistic expressions also capture moments related to laundry - "What. . No Laundry" by David Wright humorously depicts a woman's surprise upon discovering her partner has forgotten his share of household duties. Meanwhile, "Children on the Beach" painted by St Ives artist in 1886 portrays carefree youngsters playing amidst piles of sand-covered towels and bathing suits awaiting cleaning after a day at sea.