Sanitation Collection

Waiting for the Hour, 1863. Creators: Unknown, William Tolman Carlton
Carte-de-visite of a group of African Americans gathered around a man with a pocket watch, leaning on a pulpit made out of U.S. Sanitation Commission crates

Sewer cleaners in the Main Sewer, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
Sewer cleaners in the Main Sewer, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

Water-tank in St. Giles's-in-the-Fields, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Water-tank in St. Giles's-in-the-Fields, [London], 1858. There are certain portions of London where the buildings are dilapidated and most of the inhabitants squalid...It should, however

The late Dr. Letheby, City Officer of Health, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Dr. Letheby, City Officer of Health, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Barraud and Jerrard. Henry Letheby...was a lecturer on chemistry

Bust of Dr. Randle Wilbraham Falconer, late Mayor of Bath, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Bust of Dr. Randle Wilbraham Falconer, late Mayor of Bath, 1860. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. E. Flukes, of Bath. The bust...is in bronze, and was executed by a well-known artist, M

Drain Diggers, 1885. Creator: Laurits Andersen Ring
Drain Diggers, 1885

William Crawford Gorgas, Surgeon General, U.S.A. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William C. Gorgas, Surgeon General, U.S. Army, 1914. Head of the Panama Canal Zone Sanitation Commission, his work on limiting the transmission of yellow fever

Ponteland Church, Northumberland, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ponteland Church, Northumberland, 1854. Church of St Mary the Virgin, ...built, probably, in the early part of the thirteenth century, although its tower betokens an earlier date

Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Camp, 1917 or 1918

Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Camp, 1917 or 1918

Philippines, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Philippines, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Philippines, 1912. City of Manila - Tondo Pumping Station - Manila Sewer System constructed 1906-1909 - Municipal Board...James Francis Case, Chief Engineer; W. E

Unsanitary privy in potato pickers camp near Shafter, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Unsanitary privy in potato pickers camp near Shafter, California

View of Kern migrant camp...sanitary units, CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
View of Kern migrant camp showing one of three sanitary units. California

Sanitary facilities for migratory workers, Ditch bank camp, near Arvin, Kern County, CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sanitary facilities for migratory workers. Ditch bank camp. Squatters near Arvin, Kern County, California

View of Kern migrant camp showing one of three sanitary units, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
View of Kern migrant camp showing one of three sanitary units. California

On the outskirts of a modern Oklahoma City within sight of its gleaming skyscrapers, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On the outskirts of a modern Oklahoma City within sight of its gleaming skyscrapers. The rent, one dollar, is collected by the city and the health officer is in charge, although there is no sanitation

Utility unit and camp sites, Marysville camp for migrants, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Marysville camp for migrants. Resettlement Administration. Shows utility unit and camp sites (toilets, showers, laundry). California

Toilet facilities at Westley camp, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Toilet facilities at Westley camp. California

Toilet facilities at Westley camp, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Toilet facilities at Westley camp. California

Farm Security Administration camp, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1941. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farm Security Administration camp. Klamath Falls, Oregon

View of Kern migrant camp showing outdoor clubroom with protection from the sun, California, 1936
View of Kern migrant camp showing outdoor clubroom with protection from the sun. California

Home of Mexican field worker showing water supply, Brawley, Imperial Valley, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home of Mexican field worker showing water supply. Brawley, Imperial Valley, California

Ditch bank housing for Mexican field workers, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ditch bank housing for Mexican field workers. Imperial Valley, California

Water supply, California squatter camp near Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Water supply: an open settling basin from the irrigation ditch in a California squatter camp near Calipatria

Effluent of Lake Albano, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Effluent of Lake Albano, n.d

Sewage disposal plant at the Aqua Fria Farm security administration camp, Maricopa County, AZ
Maricopa County, AZ. Sewage disposal plant at the Aqua Fria Farm security administration camp for migrant workers

Worthing Water-Works, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Worthing Water-Works, 1858....one of the most favourable and successful examples of sanitary works executed under the authority of the Public Health Act...as the population [of Worthing] increased

Section of Wall, etc, of Ponteland Church, Northumberland, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Section of Wall, etc, of Ponteland Church, Northumberland, 1854. A. The Wall of the Church; B. The Area round the Wall to keep it dry; C. Flagstone covering the Area; D. The Floor of the Church; E

Three children waiting in the kitchen while their mother prepares the... Washington, D.C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Three children waiting in the kitchen while their mother prepares the evening meal

Wooden privies in the Negro area, Washington (southwest section), D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington (southest section), D.C. Wooden privies in the Negro area

Four young migratory potato pickers... FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Four young migratory potato pickers, travelling together, come into camp to ask manager whether they would be eligible for a hot bath

Exterior of shower unit, FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Exterior of shower unit. FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. [Sign: Ladies ]

Twenty-four portable toilets, mobile camp (FSA), equipment, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939
Twenty-four portable toilets, mobile camp (FSA - Farm Security Administration) equipment. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. [Mens on the left, womens on the right]

Portable laundry unit, shower unit beyond, FSA camp, Merrill, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Portable laundry unit, shower unit beyond. FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp, Merrill, Oregon

Four young migratory potato pickers, travelling together... Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939
Four young migratory potato pickers, travelling together, come into camp to ask manager whether they would be eligible for a hot bath

Interior of shower bath unit, FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Interior of shower bath unit. FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

Young migrant girl makes use of facilities... Merrill FSA camp, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Young migrant girl makes use of facilities provided for cleanliness. Merrill FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp, Klamath County, Oregon

Sanitary facilities in camp of carrot pullers, near Holtville, Imperial Valley, California, 1939
Sanitary facilities in camp of carrot pullers. Near Holtville, Imperial Valley, California

Toilets provided for hop pickers in growers camp, near Grants Pass, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Toilets provided for hop pickers in growers camp. Near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon. [ Women painted on wooden toilet building]

Toilet for ten cabins, men, women, and children, Arkansawyers auto camp, Greenfield, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Toilet for ten cabins, men, women, and children. In Arkansawyers auto camp. Greenfield, California. [Sign: Do not throw cans in garbage ]

The Dazey place, Homedale district, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The Dazey place. Homedale district, Malheur County, Oregon. [Outside toilet and storm cellar]

Water supply for ten cabins in Arkansawyers auto camp. Greenfield, Salinas Valley, California, 1939
Water supply for ten cabins in Arkansawyers auto camp. Greenfield, Salinas Valley, California. [Sign: Please do not wash under the hydrant ]

Toilet for ten cabins, men, women... in auto camp... Greenfield, Salinas Valley, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Toilet for ten cabins, men, women and children in auto camp for Arkansawyers, recent migrants to California. Rent for cabins ten dollars a month. Greenfield, Salinas Valley, California

Laundry facilities for ten cabins at Arkansawyers auto camp, Salinas Valley, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Laundry facilities for ten cabins at Arkansawyers auto camp, Salinas Valley, California. Note stove to heat water

Steelmill workers company houses and outhouses, Republic Steel Company, Birmingham, Alabama, 1936
Steelmill workers company houses and outhouses [outside toilets]. Republic Steel Company, Birmingham, Alabama

Wife of tobacco sharecropper bathing her baby... Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Wife of tobacco sharecropper bathing her baby in kitchen. Person County, North Carolina]

The Washerwomen (Les Laveuses), 1771. Creator: Jean Baptiste Le Prince
The Washerwomen (Les Laveuses), 1771

The Fleet-Street sewer, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The Fleet-Street sewer, 1845. Underground waste system in London. It appears that although Sewers have been constructed in London for upwards of four centuries

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