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Back Porch Laundry Room

Date: 10 13 1963
Description: A housewife showing off her newly-installed laundry room.
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Laundry Room at the State Public School

Date: 1893
Description: Laundry room at the State Public School, with large range equipment featured.
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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane Laundry

Date: 1893
Description: Sinks, tubs, and cylindrical washing machines on pulleys make up the laundry facilities at the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Heal...
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Woman Ironing Clothing

Date: 1939
Description: A woman irons clothing on an ironing board in a kitchen setting. She is standing in the middle of the room, surrounded by cabinets, a sink and mirror, and ...
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Woman Washing Clothing

Date: 1925
Description: A woman wearing a dress and apron is using an "Easy Model H" wringer washing machine made by the Syracuse Washer Corporation.
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Woman and Child with Electric Washer

Date: 1931
Description: A woman and a girl are using an electric washing machine to clean clothing or bedsheets in a basement. The machine is powered by a DELCO-Light Plant system...
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Woman Using Washing Machine and Wringer

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Waggoner using a Coffield electric washing machine and wringer to launder clothing on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm (Harvester ...
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Mrs. Granere with Maytag Washer

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Granere starting a 1.5 horsepower McCormick-Deering engine in order to power a Maytag washer.
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Woman with Engine-Powered Washing Machine

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Granere using a washing machine powered by a 1.5 horsepower McCormick-Deering engine at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm (Harveste...
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Woman Using Electric Washing Machine

Date: 06 1923
Description: Mrs. J.E. Waggoner passing plaid fabric through a wringer after using an electric washing machine. A washboard is hanging on the wall in the background, an...
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Woman Ironing

Date: 10 1927
Description: A woman sitting in a wooden chair while using an electric iron on clothing. A laundry basket is at her feet.
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Woman Doing Laundry

Date: 11 1919
Description: A woman using an electric washer and wringer to launder clothing on the Babcock Farm.
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Truck Driver Washing Clothes at Truck Stop

Date: 1966
Description: Truck driver washing clothes at an American Oil Company truck stop.
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Wolman Family Home

Date: 05 08 1958
Description: New home, located at 4121 Chippewa Drive, designed by owners Martin and Ann Wolman to meet the needs of their large family of five children. Shown is Ann W...
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Linda Luna Washing Clothes at Migrant Worker Camp

Date: 07 1970
Description: Linda Luna of Auraura, Illinois washes clothes at a basin outside a cabin in a migrant worker camp in Door County. Several articles of clothing are lying i...

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