Chores Collection (page 4)

Good Housekeeping front cover, January 1933
Front cover of Good Housekeeping magazine featuring a little girl carefully doing the washing up

Helping Mother hang up the washing
Two children Helping Mother hang up the washing. 19th century

Little girl on washing day
A little girl on washing day. 19th century

Girl Minds Baby C1900
A little girl minds the baby. Date: circa 1900

Girl Minds Baby Brother
A young girl carries her baby brother. Date: circa 1900

Girl pouring water from a tin into a bucket
A girl in a summer dress pouring water from a large tin into a plastic bucket

Woman sorting out washing in a river
A woman standing knee deep in a river, sorting out items for washing which she has placed on various rocks

Woman washing a sheet in a river in Portugal
Woman washing a sheet at the side of a river in Portugal. She is kneeling on a specially designed wooden platform, which stops her getting too wet

Woman hanging out the washing on a line
A woman hanging out the washing on a line (or two), apparently at the side of a stretch of water

Her Good Deed by Muriel Dawson
A tiny little girl charmingly dressed in a red dress with a bow in her hair, helps out by podding a large number of freshly picked peas

Little Crossing Sweeper by Muriel Dawson
A small child in a blue coat and hat assiduously sweeps up autumn leaves with the help of an old-fashioned broom and a wheelbarrow

Washing Day by Millicent Sowerby
Two jolly girl guides and a little Brownie hard at work on washing day. One washes clothes in a soap sud filled wash tub while another hangs gleaming sheets on a line

Hanging out the washing
A young housewife takes advantage of a breezy day and hangs out her washing on the line

A Good Turn a day
A good boy scout should always be on the look out to lend a helping hand, from posing as Father Christmas to filling up the bird bath

Holiday, by Ethel Parkinson. Having worked hard at their household chores all week, at last this little Dutch girl and boy can have a days holiday

Electrolux advertisement
Advert for Electrolux vacuum cleaners, showing a woman opening her Christmas present and looking pleased or bemused that it is one of those new-fangled vacuum cleaners

Suds, 1930s style
A woman smiles as she stands up to her elbows in soap suds while doing a bit of hand washing in the sink

Gas Council advertisement 1954
Advertisement by the Gas Council stressing that the gas industry makes the best use of the nations coal, allowing busy housewives the luxury of instant hot water with Mr Therms Sink Water-heaters

Cinderella dreams of a better life
Poor downtrodden Cinderella sits in the kitchen, dreaming of a better life (so distracted she misses the little birds tucking in to the supper for her evil sisters)

Dad and the Spring Clean
Getting out of the house in the morning. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Spring-Cleaning in Full Swing VI
A man uses a door handle as a shaving mirror while women are spring cleaning carpets around him. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary

Spring-Cleaning in Full Swing
Women spring clean the house around a man who is eating breakfast. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Young Girl Minds Toddler
A young girl carries a lively toddler

Boiling Clothes
A photograph demonstrating the boiling of " collars, cuffs, laces, and such-like small articles" in a calico bag during the arduous process of washday

Ironing a Shirt 1911
Photograph demonstrating how to iron a shirt or blouse in 1911

Milkmaid / Boy Sweep C1890
A little milkmaid and a little chimney sweep stop to talk in a field

Girl Minds Siblings 20C
A harrassed little girl minds her three brothers and two younger sisters

Boy Posting Letter 1887
A little boy stretches to post a letter in the box at Bowlers Green, Surrey: this was before all letter boxes were painted red

Girl Haymaking 1889
A little girl in a white dress does a spot of haymaking, helped or hindered by her dog and two puppies

Steam navvy used to make the new dock at Swansea. By the late nineteenth century, chores traditionally done by workmen were being performed by steam engines

Garden / Woman Sleeps 1886
A Midsummer Days Dream: a lady sleeps in her hammock as a man and a woman do her gardening chores

Boy Carries / Drops Food
A Victorian boy drops a leg of mutton and batter in the street due to the hot dish

Wringing out Laundry
Wringing out the laundry

Girl Gathers Twigs 1890
A little country girl gathers twigs for kindling

Saucer Postcard 1950S
A comic postcard from the early days of the Flying Saucer era

Children Cleaning Home
Three children hoover, sweep and iron while mother does some sewing on a machine

Children / Apple Pie C1884
Two little girls help (or rather hinder) their mother as she rolls out the pastry for an apple pie

Children Mind Baby 1852
Brother and sister mind their new baby sister

Sister Minds Baby 19C
Baby is minded by big sister, who does a bit of sewing at the same time

Girl Minds Baby C1880
A little girl minds the baby and does a bit of sewing at the same time, while the dog sleeps at her side

Girl Washes Clothes 1870
A little girl stands on a stool to wash clothes in a tub and hang them up to dry

Girl Cuts Pie Edge 1890
A little girl neatly cuts excess pastry from the edge of a pie

Girls in German Kitchen
Two little girls search for something in the kitchen cupboard, while food cooks on the hob

Boy Scaring Crows 1888
A country boy and his dog scare away crows with a rattle

Girls Gleaning 1888
Two girls gleaning in a field

Children Gather Wood 19C
Children in a wood in the autumn, gathering firewood

Girl Breaks Firewood 19C
A little girl breaks firewood across her knee: a bright fire blazes in the hearth

Social / Working Children
Two working-class girls: while one holds the baby, the other scrubs the floor

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