Clean Collection (page 9)

Three maids cleaning pots
Three maids take the opportunity to have a gossip while cleaning the pots outside

Bootblack at Prince of Wales investiture, Caernarvon

Cleaning Grandpas car
Cleaning Grandfathers pride and joy, his Armstrong Siddeley motor car. Sir directs proceedings from inside the car, poking his head through the sunroof!

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

Wash House at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The wash house at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

Laundry at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The laundry at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Items came to the laundry for finishing after first being washed in the wash house

Greenwich Baths Etc
Baths and laundries are erected in Greenwich to keep both the residents and their clothing nice and clean in Exhibition Year

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
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

Military tailor and in family in Bethnal Green
This is a room occupied by a military tailor and his family at No. 10 Hollybush Place in Bethnal Green in the East End of London

A boy and a girl wash their pet dog
A young boy and girl (possibly brother and sister) wash their pet dog in a tub of soapy water. Ink drawing with watercolour wash by Malcolm Greensmith

Joys of To-Day
Humorous illustration depicting a soldier home on leave during World War I delighted to be able to sink into a clean, comfortable downy bed

Emperor Visits - 2
Napoleon leaves Franz-Joseph, emperor of Austria, at the Elysee palace after making sure hes properly settled in with clean towels and everything

The Water of the Serpentine Magnified 200 Times, 1857
Engraving showing a sample of water from the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London viewed at 200 times magnification, 1857. This particular sample was taken from the upper portion of the Serpentine

Tom in the Bedroom
Tom the chimney sweep finds himself in the beautiful and very clean bedroom of Ellie, the Squires daughter, at Harthwood House

Wrights Wall Brush
A handy wall brush with an oscillating head or duster enabling servants to clean cornices, walls or staircases without trying using a ladder

Newborn Calf
A newly-born Guernsey (Channel Islands) calf, only a few minutes old, being licked clean by its mother

Cyclists Red Reflector
Cyclists : see that the red reflector is clean and properly fitted

Racial /s Africa / Washers
Two washerwomen in Cape costume: one is beating her washing against a rock to get it nice and clean

Mopping Linoleum 1940S
A typical housewife wearing a snood, uses a wet mop to clean the kitchen lino

Elisha Kent Kane / 1843
ELISHA KENT KANE American traveller as a young man in May 1843

Rustic Type Drinks Beer
An ancient English countryman wearing a white smock frock - useful for keeping his clothes clean when working in the fields

Barracks Upkeep
Soldiers are required to keep their barracks clean and tidy, indoors and out. La corvee de quartier is carried out each morning

Hare Coursing 1809
Two hare-hounds close on the heels of a hare, their master not far behind... but their quarry shows them a clean pair of heels and may escape ending up jugged on the supper-table

Wiping a Dog Clean
A patient dog lets a woman wipe its face and ears clean with a flannel and bowl of water

Lady Using Eyebath / Photo
A woman keeps her eyes clean and bright by washing them in an eyebath with a mild solution of rose water and boracic

Bacon Factory 1960S
Women weighing and making packets of Danish bacon in a British factory

Twin puppies having a tug of war
Twin puppies, Snip and Snap, have a tug of war game with a once clean shirt which they have pulled down from the washing line

Twin puppies rolling on clean washing
Twin puppies, Snip and Snap, roll around on the nice clean washing so thoughtfully provided for them

New Forest Swineherd
A SWINEHERD of the New Forest, Hampshire, England : his free- range swine seem splendidly clean and healthy

Boer / Cartoon / Clean Boots
CARTOONS German consul: " My Lord, you have trodden the rights of German subjects into the dirt. May I clean your boots?"

Lincoln (Brady / Pound)
ABRAHAM LINCOLN U.S. President, early in his political career

Hoovering a Chair 1930S
A housewife demonstrates how to vacuum clean an armchair using a Hoover " Dustette" cleaner

Water Supply for London
There may be a shortage of clean water in London, but theres no shortage of plans for what should be done about it : the trouble is, they are all different !

Women Window Cleaners
George the window cleaner, who will soon be in the army, shows his pupils, the " Georginas" how to hold their buckets without spilling water as they clean J. Lyons window

Soc. Scene-Clean / Unclean
A rather moralistic illustration entitled: Cleanliness is next to Godliness

Girl Picks Flowers C1890
A pretty, rosy-cheeked young maid in a picturesque costume of black velvet dress & soft hat with pink plumes gathers daffodils (narcissi) in her clean white apron

Applying Mascara 1940S
One of the greatest flaws in your make-up can be badly applied mascara. Apply it with a clean brush and give the tips of your eyelashes two light coats

Children Clean Teeth
Children at the National Adoption Societys home in Harlesden brush their teeth standing at a wooden table using bowls

Lannes as a Lad
JEAN LANNES As a boy, the future general - son of a stable-boy - works in a wash-house. Later he will make a clean sweep of the enemy at Montebello

Pyne - Welsh Washerwomen
WELSH WASHERWOMEN Like French peasants, Welsh woman use a wooden spatula to beat their linen clean on a flat stone beside a stream

About to Clean Teeth
This lady is about to clean her teeth with Dubarrys Tooth Paste which is supplied in a Collapsible Tube

Bathing and washing in Ancient Rome -- a family using strigiles in a bath house. The strigil was a small, curved, metal tool used in ancient Greece and Rome to scrape dirt

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