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Bath Time

Date: 05 08 1955
Description: A boy in the bath tub being bathed by his mother.
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Osborne Works Wash Room

Date: 1913
Description: Rows of gleaming white sinks and shower stalls in the wash room for the "malleable shop" at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was owned ...
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Osborne Works Locker Room

Date: 03 25 1914
Description: Locker room at International Harvester's Osborne Works. Lockers and benches line two walls and a row of sinks or wash basins with mirrors line a third. The...
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Home Economics — Bathroom

Date: 10 1923
Description: Bathroom with tub, sink, mirror, and toilet in a house on the Harvester Farm.
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Neuss Works Washroom

Date: 05 24 1937
Description: Men washing themselves in the washroom at International Harvester's Neuss Works in Germany.
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Governor's Mansion — Bathroom

Date: 1930
Description: The bathroom in the former Wisconsin Governor's Mansion on Gilman Street in Madison. This was the only bathroom at the residence where many official state ...
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Young "Girl" in Curls

Date: 11 1938
Description: A young boy sits while getting his hair curled with an electric curling iron. According to an article that appeared in the January 9, 1939 Life maga...
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"Jungle Yacht" Bathroom

Date: 1938
Description: Bathroom of an International "Jungle Yacht," complete with his and her toiletries and towels embroidered with the letter "G" for Gatti. International Harve...
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Osborne Works Washroom

Date: 1915
Description: Interior view of International Harvester's Osborne Works washroom in the shear and punch department. The factory was later known as "Auburn Works".
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Men Combing Hair at Highlander

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Description: A group of men combing their hair in front of a mirror at Highlander Folk School.
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Men's Locker Room at Highlander

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Description: A group of men, one smoking a cigarette, in the men's locker room at Highlander Folk School.
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Water Basins in Shower Room at McCormick Works

Date: 1930
Description: Water basins in an employee shower room at the McCormick Works (factory). A row of wall-mounted shower heads are in the background.
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Public Bathroom

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Description: A path leads up to large multi-stall outhouse or public bathroom, which stands alone in a grassy field in front of some trees.
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Restroom, Bellevue Hospital

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a partially open restroom window in the Bellevue Hospital. A heating vent is attached to the wall in front of the window and roll of paper tow...
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Washing Facility

Date: 1920
Description: View of a sink installed in a corner in a washroom at School #9. A mirror, towel rack, framed picture, and a row of mugs hang from walls surrounding the si...
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Man in Washroom

Date: 09 04 1923
Description: A man wearing overalls washing his hands in a sink in a farmhouse washroom. There is a reflection of a man in the mirror over the sink, who appears to be u...
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Woman with Bathtub

Date: 10 1923
Description: A woman wearing a checkered dress is turning the faucet on a bathtub at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm (Harvester Farm).
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Woman and Child in Bathroom

Date: 1923
Description: A woman is washing a boy's face with a washcloth in a bathroom on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. The boy is wearing a sailor suit wi...
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Outdoor Wash Stand

Date: 1923
Description: A boy using a pitcher and bowl set on a table outdoors to wash up after doing farm chores.
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Medicine Cabinet

Date: 1926
Description: View of an opened medicine cabinet above a sink at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.

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