Wash Collection (page 10)

Toddler giving dog a bath in the garden

Italy - Riva del Garda - Women washing
Italy - Riva del Garda in the northern Italian province of Trentino. Washerwomen cleaning clothes and bed linen on the banks of Lake Garda. Date: 1907

Lady in the Bath - Provocative
A rather saucy card showing a lady in the bath with the tagline: Why don t you come up an see me sometime? Date: circa 1940s

Curly Locks, Curly Locks! wilt thou be mine? Thou shalt not wash dishes, nor yet feed the swine, But sit on a cushion and sew a fine seam, And feed upon strawberries, sugar and cream! 20th century

Poster, Clean and Fit and Happy Too! Showing people in different countries attending to personal hygiene. Issued by the (British) Health and Cleanliness Council. 1939

Poster, The Castle of Cleanliness in the Land of Good Health, defended by the soap and water brigade. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. 20th century

Scout washing on camp
A Scout in camp washing himself before morning inspection. The boys themselves have built the washstand cum clothes dryer for the material available on the campsite

Irish Scouts washing up on camp
Two Scouts of the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland washing up in camp. The wash stand cum dresser has been built by them out of the natural materials available on the campsite. 1966

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

Little girl sitting in a chair
Study of a little girl sitting in a chair

Washing linen in a Highland stream
Scottish women washing bed linen in a Highland stream Date: circa 1920

Washing dolls clothes in a tub
Two little girls washing their dolls clothes in a tub. Date: 1882

Playing at Mammas -- girl washes boys face
Playing at Mammas -- a little boy behaves himself amazingly well while his elder sister washes his face. Date: circa 1918

Welsh Miner Washing 1870
A Welsh miner washing off the grime after his days work. Date: circa 1870

In the Wash-House
In the wash-house Date: 1906

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, A Native
A Native of these islands. This scruffy, dirty looking but contented old character is apparently a stranger to soap and water, which is ironic as he casts the perfect shadow of a wash basin and jug

Onboard the prison ship The Warrior
Prisoners wash at low basins while observed by officers, onboard the convict hulk ship, The Warrior. The practice of confining offenders on board such ships was first adopted in England in 1776; it

House interior, East End of London
The interior of a house in the East End of London. A woman has her hands in a wooden wash tub and further buckets are on the floor nearby

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

Bath Time by Muriel Dawson
A toddler enjoys bath time in an old-fashioned tin tub and a toy duck

Water Babies by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in in a bath tub makes sure that her dolly is clean too

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

Little boy brushing his teeth
A little boy brushes his teeth -- he can only just reach over the washbasin. (2 of 2)

Washing in the Ganges - Benares, India
Washing in the sacred River Ganges, which runs through the Indian city of Benares

Interior of the Baths - Bursa, Turkey
Interior of the Baths at Bursa - Turkey. Fourth largest city and the first Ottoman Capital. Contains the Mausoleum of Osman Bey ( Sultan / Chieftain ) (1258 - 1356)

Bursa - Turkey - Interior of the Baths
Old Thermal Baths at Bursa - Turkey. Fourth largest city and the first Ottoman Capital. Contains the Mausoleum of Osman Bey, founder of the Ottoman Empire as well as two world famous Sufi Saints

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

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

Flood scene at Maidstone, Kent
A flood scene at Maidstone, Kent -- a little boy in his school uniform uses his mothers wooden washtub as a boat

Outdoor washing, Boys Club circa 1930
Two older boys from a Boys Club help a smaller boy to wash outdoors using soap and a small bowl of water

Outdoor washing, Boys Club 1930
Two boys wash the grime from their hair using a small bowl of water outside of their tent

Outdoor washing, Boys Club 1932
Four boys from a Boys Club wash outdoors using soap and a small bowl of water

Ablutions for prayer - Mosque in India
An ablution area in an Indian Mosque, showing a far more intimate and open view than the ablution fountains found in Mosques further West

Albert Institution
Located in Gravel Lane, off the Blackfriars Road, it is a school, a lodging-house, a library and a wash-house

Accomplishments on the Mail Order System
A promising young studend of the Correspondence College for Skating taking the first course. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

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

A boy balances on a Circus horse
A young boy acrobat stands on one leg on the back of a performing horse in a circus. Ink drawing with watercolour wash by Malcolm Greensmith

A British submarine signalling an American vessel
A British submarine, alongside another ship for repairs, is depicted signalling an American vessel, requesting her to slow down whilst she passes to prevent her wash causing any damage to them

River bed gold sifting on the Turon, Australia
River bed sifting on the Turon river, a sketch from the Turon gold fields, New South Wales. The pump is lowered 12 feet from the surface of the river

America. Photographs of California. Gold washing on the Yuba
Water was indispensible in the gold mining process and the water from the River Yuba was dammed and piped to wash away the sand and quartz from the gold particles

Wash Day on Board a Sailing Ship in the Tropics
Illustration of the crew of a large sailing ship washing their clothes. When a rainstorm approached, the crew took the opportunity to stop up the deck drains

USA Seattle Wash
A coach passes slowly through the main street of this quiet western town

Women / Laundry / Washing
Two washerwomen treading their laundry by a river flee coyly when a young man in uniform approaches from a statley home

Wash day, Japan
Laundry day in Japan: two women hang up clothes and fabric to dry outdoors

Phillipss Toilet Aquarius
An advertisement from 1891 for Phillipss Toilet Aquarius, a new water container for wash stands where...no muscular effort required

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