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Background imageChores Collection: Dunlap vacuuming, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Dunlap vacuuming, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Dunlap vacuuming, between c1915 and c1920. Shows singer Marguerite Dunlap using a vacuum cleaner

Background imageChores Collection: Cantor, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Cantor, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Cantor, between c1915 and c1920. Shows singer Eddie Cantor (ca. 1892-1964)

Background imageChores Collection: Maude [i.e. Maud] Powell, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Maude [i.e. Maud] Powell, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Maude [i.e. Maud] Powell, between c1915 and c1920. Shows American violinist Maud Powell (1867-1920) cleaning a room

Background imageChores Collection: Baker, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Baker, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Baker, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageChores Collection: An important task, 1907. Creator: William Lee-Hankey

An important task, 1907. Creator: William Lee-Hankey
An important task, 1907

Background imageChores Collection: Wayside laundry, 1930s. Creator: Tom Chadwick

Wayside laundry, 1930s. Creator: Tom Chadwick
Wayside laundry, 1930s

Background imageChores Collection: The fisherman's daughter, c1926. Creator: Harry Morley

The fisherman's daughter, c1926. Creator: Harry Morley
The fisherman's daughter, c1926

Background imageChores Collection: Thor: Electric Washing Machine - Chas E. Beck & Co. Ltd, 1920. Creator: Unknown

Thor: Electric Washing Machine - Chas E. Beck & Co. Ltd, 1920. Creator: Unknown
Thor: Electric Washing Machine - The Bugbear of Washing-day and the solution - Chas E. Beck & Co. Ltd. 1920. The Thor washing machine was the first electric clothes washer sold commercially in

Background imageChores Collection: Fellah Women Drawing Water, c1873-75. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome

Fellah Women Drawing Water, c1873-75. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome
Fellah Women Drawing Water, c1873-75

Background imageChores Collection: Washerwomen, 1874. Creator: Giovanni Boldini

Washerwomen, 1874. Creator: Giovanni Boldini
Washerwomen, 1874

Background imageChores Collection: U.S. soldiers in France, 16 Aug 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

U.S. soldiers in France, 16 Aug 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. soldiers in France, 16 Aug 1918. An American soldier doing his laundry with the help of a French woman as children watch in Lucy, France on August 16, 1918 during World War I

Background imageChores Collection: Hamburg, school for young sailors, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Hamburg, school for young sailors, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Hamburg, school for young sailors, between c1915 and 1918. Sailors hanging laundry at a naval school in Hamburg, Germany during World War I

Background imageChores Collection: The pilot's storage sheds, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov

The pilot's storage sheds, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov
The pilot's storage sheds, 1928. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Background imageChores Collection: The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, ca. 1560-63. Creator: Philip Galle

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, ca. 1560-63. Creator: Philip Galle
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, ca. 1560-63

Background imageChores Collection: Hawthornden, c1870

Hawthornden, c1870. Hawthornden Castle on the River North Esk in Midlothian, Scotland, a 15th-century ruin, with a 17th-century house. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol

Background imageChores Collection: Woman Sweeping the Yard outside the Inn at Vaugirard, 1865. Creator: Leon Bonvin

Woman Sweeping the Yard outside the Inn at Vaugirard, 1865. Creator: Leon Bonvin
Woman Sweeping the Yard outside the Inn at Vaugirard, 1865

Background imageChores Collection: Household Work, 1866. Creator: Anders Gustaf Koskull

Household Work, 1866. Creator: Anders Gustaf Koskull
Household Work, 1866

Background imageChores Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 9 (Maddi), 1830-1860

Background imageChores Collection: Milkmaids on the Riverbank, Folio from a Rasikapriya (The Connoisseur's Delights), c1650

Milkmaids on the Riverbank, Folio from a Rasikapriya (The Connoisseur's Delights), c1650. Creator: Unknown
Milkmaids on the Riverbank, Folio from a Rasikapriya (The Connoisseur's Delights), c1650

Background imageChores Collection: Women in a Kitchen, late 18th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom

Women in a Kitchen, late 18th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Women in a Kitchen, late 18th century

Background imageChores Collection: Woman at a Well in an Italian Farmhouse, c1660s. Creator: Unknown

Woman at a Well in an Italian Farmhouse, c1660s. Creator: Unknown
Woman at a Well in an Italian Farmhouse, c1660s

Background imageChores Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 5 (Jujaka), c1920-1940. The old brahmin Jujaka is poor but has a young, beautiful wife named Amittatapana

Background imageChores Collection: The Servant, 19th century. Creator: Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguiere

The Servant, 19th century. Creator: Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguiere
The Servant, 19th century

Background imageChores Collection: Model of a Woman Tending a Fire, 2134-1991 B.C.. Creator: Unknown

Model of a Woman Tending a Fire, 2134-1991 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Model of a Woman Tending a Fire, 2134-1991 B.C

Background imageChores Collection: Model of a Woman Grinding Grain, 2134-1991 B.C.. Creator: Unknown

Model of a Woman Grinding Grain, 2134-1991 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Model of a Woman Grinding Grain, 2134-1991 B.C

Background imageChores Collection: Household Chores, 1794. Creator: Per Hillestrom

Household Chores, 1794. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Household Chores, 1794

Background imageChores Collection: Shinchunagon Taira no Tomomori Sweeping the Deck, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Shinchunagon Taira no Tomomori Sweeping the Deck, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shinchunagon Taira no Tomomori Sweeping the Deck, 1886. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage. In May 1185, Taira no Tomomori killed himself in the Battle of Dan no ura

Background imageChores Collection: Woman at a clothesline, 1848-1888. Creator: Anton Mauve

Woman at a clothesline, 1848-1888. Creator: Anton Mauve
Woman at a clothesline, 1848-1888

Background imageChores Collection: Women washing clothes, 1828-1879. Creator: Louis Adolphe Hervier

Women washing clothes, 1828-1879. Creator: Louis Adolphe Hervier
Women washing clothes, 1828-1879

Background imageChores Collection: Inner Courtyard, 1820-1830. Creator: Andreas Schelfhout

Inner Courtyard, 1820-1830. Creator: Andreas Schelfhout
Inner Courtyard, 1820-1830

Background imageChores Collection: A Young Rider Approaches a Water Reservoir, c1750. Creator: Unknown

A Young Rider Approaches a Water Reservoir, c1750. Creator: Unknown
A Young Rider Approaches a Water Reservoir, c1750

Background imageChores Collection: Girl carrying Water, c.1855-1860. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Girl carrying Water, c.1855-1860. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Girl carrying Water, c.1855-1860

Background imageChores Collection: A Housewife in an inner Courtyard Cleaning Fish, 1639-1649. Creator: Hendrik Potuyl

A Housewife in an inner Courtyard Cleaning Fish, 1639-1649. Creator: Hendrik Potuyl
A Housewife in an inner Courtyard Cleaning Fish, 1639-1649

Background imageChores Collection: Woman in front of a house in a snowy forest, 1870-1923. Creator: Willem Witsen

Woman in front of a house in a snowy forest, 1870-1923. Creator: Willem Witsen
Woman in front of a house in a snowy forest, 1870-1923

Background imageChores Collection: Figure Stirring a Cauldron, 305 BCE-641 CE. Creator: Unknown

Figure Stirring a Cauldron, 305 BCE-641 CE. Creator: Unknown
Figure Stirring a Cauldron, 305 BCE-641 CE

Background imageChores Collection: Female Figure Carrying a Basket, 1st century BCE-2nd century CE. Creator: Unknown

Female Figure Carrying a Basket, 1st century BCE-2nd century CE. Creator: Unknown
Female Figure Carrying a Basket, 1st century BCE-2nd century CE

Background imageChores Collection: Milking Time, 1710-1763. Creator: Jan van Gool

Milking Time, 1710-1763. Creator: Jan van Gool
Milking Time, 1710-1763

Background imageChores Collection: A Woman Polishing Copper Pans, c18th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom

A Woman Polishing Copper Pans, c18th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom
A Woman Polishing Copper Pans, c18th century

Background imageChores Collection: Courtyard in Amsterdam, 1814. Creator: Daniel Kerkhoff

Courtyard in Amsterdam, 1814. Creator: Daniel Kerkhoff
Courtyard in Amsterdam, 1814

Background imageChores Collection: Corner of a stable with a girl hanging a cloth, 1772. Creator: Christina Chalon

Corner of a stable with a girl hanging a cloth, 1772. Creator: Christina Chalon
Corner of a stable with a girl hanging a cloth, 1772

Background imageChores Collection: Two women treading laundry, c.1652-c.1653. Creator: Gesina ter Borch

Two women treading laundry, c.1652-c.1653. Creator: Gesina ter Borch
Two women treading laundry, c.1652-c.1653. Two women standing in a tub trampling the laundry, with washerwomen's song below

Background imageChores Collection: Maid sweeping the hallway of a house, 1837. Creator: Louis Henri de Fontenay

Maid sweeping the hallway of a house, 1837. Creator: Louis Henri de Fontenay
Maid sweeping the hallway of a house, 1837

Background imageChores Collection: The Housewife, 1800-1811. Creator: Abraham van Strij

The Housewife, 1800-1811. Creator: Abraham van Strij
The Housewife, 1800-1811

Background imageChores Collection: Winter Landscape, 1615-1650. Creator: Unknown

Winter Landscape, 1615-1650. Creator: Unknown
Winter Landscape, 1615-1650. Copy after Paul Bril

Background imageChores Collection: The Kitchen Maid, 1820. Creator: Jan de Ruyter

The Kitchen Maid, 1820. Creator: Jan de Ruyter
The Kitchen Maid, 1820

Background imageChores Collection: Woman Drawing Water from a Well, 1799. Creator: Jacobus Johannes Lauwers

Woman Drawing Water from a Well, 1799. Creator: Jacobus Johannes Lauwers
Woman Drawing Water from a Well, 1799

Background imageChores Collection: Peasant Family in their Cottage, 1817. Creator: Cornelis Kruseman

Peasant Family in their Cottage, 1817. Creator: Cornelis Kruseman
Peasant Family in their Cottage, 1817. Mother spinning yarn as she minds her child, while her husband fills his clay pipe with tobacco

Background imageChores Collection: Woman scouring metalware, 1650-1660. Creator: Jan Steen

Woman scouring metalware, 1650-1660. Creator: Jan Steen
Woman scouring metalware, 1650-1660

Background imageChores Collection: Interior of a barn, 1646. Creator: Egbert van der Poel

Interior of a barn, 1646. Creator: Egbert van der Poel
Interior of a barn, 1646. Woman preparing food while a child watches

Background imageChores Collection: Kitchen by Lamplight, 1817. Creator: Adriaan Meulemans

Kitchen by Lamplight, 1817. Creator: Adriaan Meulemans
Kitchen by Lamplight, 1817

Background imageChores Collection: The Caldron Scrubber, 1808-1810. Creator: Abraham van Strij

The Caldron Scrubber, 1808-1810. Creator: Abraham van Strij
The Caldron Scrubber, 1808-1810

Background imageChores Collection: Footpath near Herlufsholm, Zealand, 1890. Creator: Laurits Andersen Ring

Footpath near Herlufsholm, Zealand, 1890. Creator: Laurits Andersen Ring
Footpath near Herlufsholm, Zealand, 1890

Background imageChores Collection: Milking scene. Illustrating a poem by Christian Winther, 1841. Creator: Johan Thomas Lundbye

Milking scene. Illustrating a poem by Christian Winther, 1841. Creator: Johan Thomas Lundbye
Milking scene. Illustrating a poem by Christian Winther, 1841

Background imageChores Collection: Two Gipsy Women Outside their Cottage. Spain, 1878. Creator: Peder Severin Kroyer

Two Gipsy Women Outside their Cottage. Spain, 1878. Creator: Peder Severin Kroyer
Two Gipsy Women Outside their Cottage. Spain, 1878

Background imageChores Collection: An out-of-door class in laundry work, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

An out-of-door class in laundry work, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
An out-of-door class in laundry work, 1904

Background imageChores Collection: [Taos Pueblo, New Mexico], between 1899 and 1928. Creator: Arnold Genthe

[Taos Pueblo, New Mexico], between 1899 and 1928. Creator: Arnold Genthe
[Taos Pueblo, New Mexico], between 1899 and 1928

Background imageChores Collection: Brooke's Soap monkey brand; An interesting rubber, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Brooke's Soap monkey brand; An interesting rubber, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Brooke's Soap monkey brand; An interesting rubber, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imageChores Collection: The sweeper, c.1670. Creator: Pieter Janssens Elinga

The sweeper, c.1670. Creator: Pieter Janssens Elinga
The sweeper, c.1670

Background imageChores Collection: The Pilgrims of Emmaus, after Jacopo Bassano, c.1600. Creator: Jacopo Bassano il vecchio

The Pilgrims of Emmaus, after Jacopo Bassano, c.1600. Creator: Jacopo Bassano il vecchio
The Pilgrims of Emmaus, after Jacopo Bassano, c.1600

Background imageChores Collection: Sur le Pont de Trichinopoly (Inde), 04–1911. Creator: Paul Albert Besnard

Sur le Pont de Trichinopoly (Inde), 04–1911. Creator: Paul Albert Besnard
Sur le Pont de Trichinopoly (Inde), 04-1911

Background imageChores Collection: La Fontaine. Creator: Hubert Robert

La Fontaine. Creator: Hubert Robert
La Fontaine

Background imageChores Collection: Landscape with washerwomen, 1789. Creator: Claude-Joseph Vernet

Landscape with washerwomen, 1789. Creator: Claude-Joseph Vernet
Landscape with washerwomen, 1789

Background imageChores Collection: Okazaki, from the series 'Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), ' also...1852

Okazaki, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also...1852
Okazaki, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido), 1852

Background imageChores Collection: Geisha looking up at a cuckoo, from the series 'Five Annual Festivals for the Katsushika... 1822

Geisha looking up at a cuckoo, from the series "Five Annual Festivals for the Katsushika... 1822
Geisha looking up at a cuckoo, from the series "Five Annual Festivals for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika gosekku)", Japan, 1822

Background imageChores Collection: Ne: Brine Carriers, from the series 'Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures.. c. 1772/73

Ne: Brine Carriers, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures.. c. 1772/73. Creator: Shunsho
Ne: Brine Carriers, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)", Japan, c. 1772/73

Background imageChores Collection: Dusting cauliflower plants near Santa Maria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Dusting cauliflower plants near Santa Maria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Dusting cauliflower plants near Santa Maria, California

Background imageChores Collection: The Chofu Jewel River in Musashi Province (Musashi Chofu) and the Noji Jewel River in Omi... 1855

The Chofu Jewel River in Musashi Province (Musashi Chofu) and the Noji Jewel River in Omi... 1855
The Chofu Jewel River in Musashi Province (Musashi Chofu) and the Noji Jewel River in Omi Province (Omi Noji no Tamagawa)

Background imageChores Collection: Huang Tingjian (Ko Teiken), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in... c. 1848/50

Huang Tingjian (Ko Teiken), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in... c. 1848/50
Huang Tingjian (Ko Teiken), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageChores Collection: Dusting cauliflower plants near Santa Maria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Dusting cauliflower plants near Santa Maria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Dusting cauliflower plants near Santa Maria, California

Background imageChores Collection: Dusting cauliflower plants near Santa Maria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Dusting cauliflower plants near Santa Maria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Dusting cauliflower plants near Santa Maria, California

Background imageChores Collection: Kinuta Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu Kinuta), from the series 'Six Jewel

Kinuta Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu Kinuta), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers...c.1835/39 Creator
Kinuta Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu Kinuta), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa no uchi)", c. 1835/39

Background imageChores Collection: Returning Sails of the Towel Rack (Tenugui-kake no kihan), from the series 'Eight Views... c. 1766

Returning Sails of the Towel Rack (Tenugui-kake no kihan), from the series "Eight Views... c. 1766
Returning Sails of the Towel Rack (Tenugui-kake no kihan), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)", c. 1766

Background imageChores Collection: The Chofu Jewel River in Musashi Province (Musashi Chofu no Tamagawa), from an... c. 1785

The Chofu Jewel River in Musashi Province (Musashi Chofu no Tamagawa), from an... c. 1785. Creator: Rekisentei Eiri
The Chofu Jewel River in Musashi Province (Musashi Chofu no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers, c. 1785

Background imageChores Collection: Huang Xiang (Ko Kyo), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China... c. 1848/50

Huang Xiang (Ko Kyo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China... c. 1848/50
Huang Xiang (Ko Kyo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageChores Collection: Wickerwork Washbasket, 1808/47. Creator: Joshua Cristall

Wickerwork Washbasket, 1808/47. Creator: Joshua Cristall
Wickerwork Washbasket, 1808/47

Background imageChores Collection: Washtub and Barrel, 1808/47. Creator: Joshua Cristall

Washtub and Barrel, 1808/47. Creator: Joshua Cristall
Washtub and Barrel, 1808/47

Background imageChores Collection: Woman Milking an Ewe, n.d. Creator: Cornelis van Noorde

Woman Milking an Ewe, n.d. Creator: Cornelis van Noorde
Woman Milking an Ewe, n.d

Background imageChores Collection: Woman Near Stove, 1819. Creator: James Ward

Woman Near Stove, 1819. Creator: James Ward
Woman Near Stove, 1819

Background imageChores Collection: The New Maid, 1909. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

The New Maid, 1909. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
The New Maid, 1909

Background imageChores Collection: March, August 20, 1793. Creator: Francesco Bartolozzi

March, August 20, 1793. Creator: Francesco Bartolozzi
March, August 20, 1793

Background imageChores Collection: The New Maid, 1909. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

The New Maid, 1909. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
The New Maid, 1909

Background imageChores Collection: Woman Emptying a Pail, 1856/1857. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Woman Emptying a Pail, 1856/1857. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Woman Emptying a Pail, 1856/1857

Background imageChores Collection: Peasant Resting, c. 1855. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Peasant Resting, c. 1855. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Peasant Resting, c. 1855

Background imageChores Collection: Woman Emptying a Pail, 1862–63, published 1921. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Woman Emptying a Pail, 1862–63, published 1921. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Woman Emptying a Pail, 1862-63, published 1921



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