Wash Collection (page 3)

St. Pancras Baths and Washhouses
Page from The Illustrated London News reporting on the St. Pancras Baths and Washhouses, with illustrations of both the inferior and superior bathing facilities and the washing

Mother putting her baby into a bath. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Augustin Legrands Amour et Tendresse (Love and Tenderness), Louis Janet, Paris, 1820

Two Scotswomen washing clothes by a river, with tartan background. Date: circa 1910s

Advert, Watsons Matchless Cleanser
Advertising showcard, Watsons Matchless Cleanser. circa 1890

Washing Day
A little girl in an apron washes her dolls clothes in a tin wash basin. Date: c. 1930

Brazen Lavers
This engraving depicts brazen (or bronze) lavers. In the Book of Exodus, Moses was instructed to create a bronze laver which would be situated outside the Tabernacle of Meeting for priests to wash

Brazen Sea
The Brazen Sea (also known as Molten Sea) was a large bronze basin for water located in the Temple In Jerusalem. Made by Solomon

Brazen Sea - Judaism
The Brazen Sea also known as the Molten Sea was a large basin in the Temple in Jerusalem made by Solomon for ablution (ritual washing) of priests

Brazen Laver
Brazen (bronze) laver was a place for cleansing in the Old Testament. Priests would wash their hands and feet before commencing priestly service. Date: circa 1800

St. Marylebone baths and washouses 1850
Exterior of St. Marylebone road baths and washhouses, London. Design consists of one facade in Italian stye with rusticated stone basement, the upper story being red brick

Young housewife at work, Republic of Estonia
Young housewife at work, doing the laundry in a three-legged washtub, Republic of Estonia. Date: 1922

Peasant washerwomen at work, Republic of Estonia
Three peasant washerwomen at work by the river, Republic of Estonia. Date: 1922

America Hill, Witnesham, Suffolk
America Hill (at the crossroads with Witnesham Church Lane and Wash Lane), Witnesham, Suffolk. Date: circa 1909

Advert for Brookes Soap 1890 Advert for Brookes Soap 1890
Women polishing all the metal wear, so much that she can see her reflection. Date: 1890

Baths and washhouses in Golden Lane, London 1865
Exterior of City of London Baths and Washouses, near Smithfield Market, this was a place where you could go swimming in a large bath and get clean at the same time

Lux advertisement. To wash your blankets at home.. Illustration from Ladies Home Journal May 1924. Artist anon Date: 1924

Original design for Damn the War, by Frank Brangwyn, WW1
Original woodcut design for Damn the War, by Frank Brangwyn. circa 1919

Original design for Horresco, by Frank Brangwyn, WW1
Original woodcut design for Horresco, by Frank Brangwyn, First World War. 1919

Royal Vinolia vegetable hair wash advertisement
Advertisement for Royal Vinolia vegetable hair wash showing a maid washing the lustrous locks of her mistress. Date: 1912

Cartoon - A Family Wash, showing all the things that can go wrong on wash day. 19th century

Woman on wash day in the country, 1890s
Countrywoman on washing day, outside, 1890s Date: 1890s

The Prussians settle themselves in Saint-Severin church, using the font as a wash-basin, the altar as a food-store... Date: 1-3 March 1871

Twin Girls Do Washing Date: 1948

Boy Sneaks Last of Pie Date: 1950

Gibbs Happy Families - Miss Tooth the Dentists daughter. Date: 20th century

Advert for Ewarts Geyser hot water 1928
Hot water instantly night or day, maid bringing clean towels to her mistress, who is sitting at the edge of the bath. Date: 1928

Washing L. C. C. tramcars 1900
In the evening trams go back to the yard at ten oclock and are still coming in at eleven, the stableman promptly takes the horses and cleaning can begin

Easter Sunday at Toulon, France 1858
Easter Sunday at Toulon in France, washing the feet of the poor. Date: 1858

ORPHANS BATH TIME 1930S
Staff wash a child at the Finchley Dispensary for orphans Date: 1930s

Bleaching cotton
Using wash-wheels for dyeing and bleaching cotton Date: 1830s

BRIXTON WASH-HOUSE
A scene in the wash-house in Brixton Prison Date: 1860

Washing up after breakfast (2 / 2)
Picture 2/2 - Following their fancy breakfast at their very well-appointed campsite (see: 13127654), the young chap has scarpered, leaving his partner and Mother left with all the washing up!!

Two elderly muslim men dress after washing, Istanbul, Turkey
Two elderly muslim men dress after washing themselves outside a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1984

Street washing out to dry, Arsenale, Venice
A man stands at the end of a street hung out with drying washing between apartments in Arsenale district of Venice, Italy Date: 2013

Wet deckhand, Bangkok, Thailand
A young deckhand swills himself with a bucket of water on the deck of his fishing boat in Bangkok Date: circa 1985

Pavement washroom, Old Delhi
A boy washes his clothes and an old man washes his hair - all on the pavement in an Old Delhi street Date: 1986

Wash day Taj Mahal
A woman beats laundry with a stick outside her home on the far side of the River Jumna to the Taj Mahal. She has a small child with her Date: 1987

Apartment balconies, Lisbon
A woman hangs out the washing from a small balcony in a block of old apartments with decorative iron balcony railings, Lisbon, Portugal. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Lion cub has her morning wash and scrub - London Zoo
Mary Pickford the young lion cub (!) has her morning wash and brush-down from her keeper - London Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, London. Date: 1920s

Taking a shower in a fine marble bathtub Date: 1900s

Birthday Greetings postcard - A family of Cats at bathtime. The kitten in the bath is not looking forward to having his/her hair combed... Date: circa 1922

Baby / Nappy Change 1930S
A mother changes her daughters nappy Date: 1930s

Green 1920S Bedroom
A very green bedroom with a rose bedspread. Date: 1920s

Photograph of Alma PH, Enfield Wash, Greater London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Listerine advertisement, 1930
Advertisement for Listerine mouth wash, suggesting that halitosis can lead to being left on the shelf, marriage-wise as her birthdays creep towards that tragic thirty mark. Date: 1930

Advert for Dobble, Forbes & Co stoves and ranges 1888
A selection of three matchless combustion heating stoves, kitchen ranges with self-setting and fuel saving and a new portable cast-iron washing copper

Girls school at Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
A group of girls with their maid washing and grinding harvest at the girls school at Fianarantsoa (meaning good education ), Madagascar. Date: circa 1907

Advert for Hudsons Soap 1888
Policeman holding a touch up at a notice on a fence saying Arrest all dirt and cleanse everthing by using Hudsons Soap REWARD!! purity, health and satisfaction by its regular saily use. 1888

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