Elderly lady who lives on Lamont Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon ParksWashington, D.C. Elderly lady who lives on Lamont Street, N.W
Mrs. Hull and corner of her one-room basement dugout, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939Mrs. Hull and corner of her one-room basement dugout. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon. [Note L. & H. Economy stove]
Interior of eastern Oregon one-room county school, Baker County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeInterior of eastern Oregon one-room county school. Seven pupils enrolled. 8:45 a.m. Between Pleasant Valley and Durkee, Baker County, Oregon
9: 00 a.m. four pupils attend this day... eastern Oregon county school, Baker County, Oregon, 19399:00 a.m. Four pupils attend this day, of the seven who are enrolled at the eastern Oregon county school. Between Pleasant Valley and Durkee, Baker County, Oregon
Kotatsu Dojoji, no. 5 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays, c. 1716 / 35Kotatsu Dojoji, no. 5 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays, c. 1716/35. Scene from the legend of Musume Dojoji
The Brazier of Elegance and the Bell of Damnation (Fuga hibachi muken no kane), c. 1739/40
Narcissus in Winter, from the series "Choicest Odes upon Flowers of the Four SeasonsNarcissus in Winter, from the series " Choicest Odes upon Flowers of the Four Seasons (Shuku awase, shiki no hana)", c. 1792
The Tough Story - Scene in a Country Tavern, 1837. Creator: William Sidney MountThe Tough Story - Scene in a Country Tavern, 1837
The Great Exotic Stove at Kew, 1763. Creator: William ChambersThe Great Exotic Stove at Kew, 1763
Central Heating in Britain 1800 Years Ago, c1934. Illustration showing the Roman hypocaust system of whereby burning embers from fires made by slaves were pushed through passages under the floor to
Plan of a Roman hypocaust found on the site of the Coal Exchange, City of London, 1848
Kitchen scene, Warwick, Warwickshire, 1966. Artist: Michael WaltersKitchen scene, Warwick, Warwickshire, 1966. A housewife attending to the cooking in her new kitchen. The kitchen is the new fitted American style with matching formica fronted doors
New range of central heating boilers, 1965. Artist: Michael WaltersNew range of central heating boilers, 1965. In a studio photograph, a model adjusts her new Autostat 502 model central heating boiler from the Victory range of gas fired domestic heating boilers
Roman hypocaust, Salamis, North Cyprus. Archaeologists have found remains at Salamis dating back to the 11th century BC. Evidence of Phoenician and Assyrian settlement has been found
Proposed method of warming and ventilating a house, 1866. A print from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, edited by Charles Tomlinson