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Greetings from Jamaica. Coolies washing, 1905. Creator: UnknownGreetings from Jamaica. Coolies washing, 1905. People washing clothes in a river. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the term coolie usually referred to an indentured labourer from South Asia
Napoli - Mergellina Con Vesuvio, (Mergellina With Vesuvius), c1900. Creator: UnknownNapoli - Mergellina Con Vesuvio, ( (Mergellina With Vesuvius), c1900. From " Napoli"
Londons Nightly Cleaning: Scene at the Base of the Monument, c1935. Creator: UnknownLondons Nightly Cleaning: Scene at the Base of the Monument, c1935. Street cleaner hosing down the cobbles by the Monument in the City of London
Fragment of London Wall at St. Giles, Cripplegate, 1812, (1925). Creator: John Thomas SmithFragment of London Wall at St. Giles, Cripplegate, 1812, (1925). Depiction of the wall as it stood in the churchyard of St Giles without Cripplegate in 1793
Washing A Locomotive on the Canadian National Railway, at Montrea, 1935. Creator: UnknownWashing A Locomotive on the Canadian National Railway, at Montreal, by means of the special spraying equipment devised for this purpose, 1935. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 1"
Washerwomen at the Fountain of Arethusa, pub. 1807. Creator: William Wilkins (1778-1839)Washerwomen at the Fountain of Arethusa, from The Antiquities of Magnia Graecia, published 1807 (litho). Washerwomen at the Fountain of Arethusa in Sicily going about their business amongst ancient
Mother and Children hanging out the Washing, pub. 1854. Creator: Robert Barnes (1840 - 1895)Mother and Children hanging out the Washing, pub. 1854 (colour lithograph)
Natives of the Muchicongo Tribe, Near Luanda, Congo, Vol II, c1820-30. Creator: Italian SchoolNatives of the Muchicongo Tribe, Near Luanda, Congo, Vol II, Pl. 42. from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne c.1820-30 (colour lithograph)
Old Cottages on Back Common, (c1878). Creator: UnknownOld Cottages on Back Common, (c1878). Washing on a line in front of a row of cottages at Chiswick, (now part of west London)
Goldsmiths House, Green Arbour Court, about 1800, (c1872). Creator: UnknownGoldsmiths House, Green Arbour Court, about 1800, (c1872). Courtyard of a house on the corner of Green Arbour Court, Old Bailey and Breakneck Stairs in the City of London
I wash, wring And do it all myself, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, pub. 1910I wash, wring.. And do it all myself, from The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), pub. 1910 (colour lithograph), 1910. )
Washerwomen, El Paso, Texas, USA, c1900. Creator: UnknownWasherwomen, El Paso, Texas, USA, c1900. Black women washing clothes in wooden tubs by a stream. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co. c1900]
La Toilette by Francisco Garcia Abuja
Transport workers washing a tram at the Holloway Car Shed, London, 1932. Interior of a tram shed with men using hoses to wash a Route 29 tram which has an advertisement for Hudsons soap
Attendants bathing boys at the Sun Court Cleansing Station, London, 1914Attendants bathing boys at the Sun Court Cleansing Station, City of London, 1914. Sombre scene of women and boys in a tiled bathroom. At this time many people had no bathroom at home
Nurse using a steriliser in the bathroom at Chaucer Cleansing Station, London, 1911Nurse using a steriliser in the bathroom at Chaucer LCC Cleansing Station, Stepney, London, 1911
Attendants bathing boys at the Central Street Cleansing Station, London, 1914. Women wash boys in bath tubs; most homes at this time had no bathroom and children could suffer form lice
Improvised bathroom, Shoreditch Technical Institute, London, 1907. Consisting of a tin bath and jug behind a screen
Boundary Street Area Laundry, Bethnal Green, London, 1964. A woman washes some clothes in a deep sink, while more clothes are piled on a pram behind her
The laundry room, Long Grove Hospital, Surrey, 1910. A line of women stand at a row of basins, with piles of laundry on the floor in the foreground.This Victorian mental hospital was one of many
The washing room, Battersea Polytechnic, London, 1907. Female students at work in the washing room, washing clothes by hand in basins, with washboards resting against the window
Houses by a Canal with a Washing Line, c1864-1930
Green Arbour Court, Old Bailey, City of London, 1803. Artist: Samuel RawleGreen Arbour Court, Old Bailey, City of London, 1803. View of a house on the corner of Green Arbour Court, Old Bailey and Breakneck Stairs, Old Bailey
Housewifery lesson, Dulwich Hamlet School, Dulwich Village, London, 1908. Four schoolgirls are busy taking the slats out of venetian blinds and cleaning them as part of their spring cleaning lesson
View of figures in Glean Alley, Bermondsey, London, c1825. Artist: W BarkerView of figures in Glean Alley, Bermondsey, London, c1825
Cleaning the streets of Billingsgate, London, 20th century. Londons main roads received a thorough clean at about 2 am every morning
Wash day at some New York tenement buildings, USA, early 1930s
Transport men cleaning their harness at a pond after wet weather, France, World War I, 1916. During the Battle of the Somme
Mini van being washed in a car wash, Co-op garage, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1965. An Austin Mini van from the North Lindsey Water Board stands in the car wash at the Co-op Garage in Scunthorpe in
Workers in the washroom facility at a steelworks, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. In a programme of improving the working conditions for the men who worked at the steelworks
Gypsy woman washing clothes, 1960s
Young gipsy child of the Vincent family, Charlwood, Newdigate area, Surrey, 1964
Woman doing the washing, Charlwood, Surrey, 1960s(?)Gipsy woman doing the washing, Charlwood, Surrey, 1960s(?)
Woman washing clothes in a river, Portugal, 1973
Washerwomen. Artist: Munoz Degrain, Antonio (1840-1924)Washerwomen. Found in the collection of Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga
The Laundry. Artist: Robert, Hubert (1733-1808)The Laundry. Found in the collection of Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
Washerwomen in a park. Artist: Robert, Hubert (1733-1808)Washerwomen in a park. Found in the collection of Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
The Fat Kitchen. Artist: Steen, Jan Havicksz (1626-1679)The Fat Kitchen. Found in the collection of Liechtenstein Museum
Sarah the Bather, 1892, (1946). Artist: Henri Fantin-LatourSarah the Bather, 1892, (1946). Print after a painting of the same name, (in French), Sara la Baigneuse, 1887. From The Etchings of the French Impressionists and Their Contemporaries, by Edward T
Bather Standing, 1946. Artist: Pierre-Auguste RenoirBather Standing, 1946. From The Etchings of the French Impressionists and Their Contemporaries, by Edward T. Chase. [The Hyperion Press, Paris, 1946]
Ware Washing!, c1860, (1922). Artist: Hablot Knight BrowneWare Washing!, c1860, (1922). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]
Elefant in der Mahavaliganga, 1926. Elephant in the Mahavaliganga. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]
Landschaft am Fluss bei Dehiwala, zwischen Colombo und Mount Lavinia, 1926. Landscape on the river at Dehiwala, between Colombo and Mount Lavinia
A Street in Naples, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L MenpesA Street in Naples, 1903. From World Pictures, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. [A. & C. Black, London, 1903]
Type of Dutch Residence, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L MenpesType of Dutch Residence, 1903. From World Pictures, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. [A. & C. Black, London, 1903]
But He That Is Greatest Among You Shall Be Your Servant, 1911, (1911). Artist: Gunning KingBut He That Is Greatest Among You Shall Be Your Servant, 1911, (1911). From Bibbys Annual 1911, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1911]
Blind men washing eyes in the Pool of Siloam, c1900. From Journey in All Lands - Palestine. [Realistic Travels, London, Cape Town, Bombay, Melbourne, Toronto, c1900]
Lavadouro de Cafe, (Washing Coffee), 1895. Artist: Axel FrickLavadouro de Cafe, (Washing Coffee), 1895. From Sao Paulo by Gustavo Koenigswald. [S. Paulo, 1895]