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A dishwasher filled with lots of white dishes. Dishwasher interior dishes.

A dishwasher filled with lots of white dishes. Dishwasher interior dis...

Visual patterns: A dishwasher with a rack full of dishes / A dishwasher with a bunch of white plates in it - public domain stock photo.

Blyertsskiss. Kvinna med kokande gryta på spisen. Bastberget. Ur Skissbok av A. J.G. Virgin

Blyertsskiss. Kvinna med kokande gryta på spisen. Bastberget. Ur Skiss...

Blyertsskiss. Kvinna med kokande gryta på spisen. Bastberget. Ur Skissbok av A. J.G. Virgin

American farmer. Cottage scenes, Stereoscope Card

American farmer. Cottage scenes, Stereoscope Card

Public domain photograph of 19th-century portrait, child, children, infant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Two women darning socks, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Two women darning socks, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cupboard love, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Cupboard love, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Where is the tow[?], Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Where is the tow[?], Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, December 3, 1853
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, October 21, 1853
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, October 31, 1853
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, September 20, 1853
Correspondence from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, September 27 and October 2, 1853
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, December 23, 1853
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, October 6, 1853
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, October 21, 1853
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, October 21, 1853
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, October 4, 1853
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, October 21, 1853
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, October 24, 1853
Correspondence from Zadoc Long and Julia Temple Davis Long to John D. Long, January 4 and January 6, 1854
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, March 2, 1854
Letter from Zadoc Long, Julia Temple Davis Long, and Zadoc Long Jr. to John D. Long, April 19, 1854
Letter from Persis Seaver Long Bartlett to John D. Long, January 1854
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, March 2, 1854
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, October 19, 1854
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, November 6, 1854
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, March 2, 1854
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, March 2, 1854
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, March 2, 1854
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, March 2, 1854
Letter from Persis Seaver Long Bartlett to John D. Long, January 1854
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, March 2, 1854
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, March 2, 1854
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, Persis Seaver Long Bartlett, and Percival W. Bartlett, March 27, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long and Julia Temple Davis Long to John D. Long, May 14, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, March 10, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long and Julia Temple Davis Long to John D. Long, May 14, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, Persis Seaver Long Bartlett, and Percival W. Bartlett, March 27, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long and Zadoc Long Jr. to John D. Long, June 15, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long and Julia Temple Davis Long to John D. Long, May 14, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long and Julia Temple Davis Long to John D. Long, May 14, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long and Julia Temple Davis Long to John D. Long, May 14, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long and Julia Temple Davis Long to John D. Long, May 14, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long and Julia Temple Davis Long to John D. Long, May 14, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long and Julia Temple Davis Long to John D. Long, May 14, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long and Julia Temple Davis Long to John D. Long, May 14, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long and Julia Temple Davis Long to John D. Long, May 14, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long and Julia Temple Davis Long to John D. Long, May 11, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long and Julia Temple Davis Long to John D. Long, May 14, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, May 7, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, Persis Seaver Long Bartlett, and Percival W. Bartlett, March 27, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, Persis Seaver Long Bartlett, and Percival W. Bartlett, March 27, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, Persis Seaver Long Bartlett, and Percival W. Bartlett, March 27, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, Persis Seaver Long Bartlett, and Percival W. Bartlett, March 27, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long and Julia Temple Davis Long to John D. Long, May 14, 1855
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long and Persis Seaver Long Bartlett, March 22, 1855
Letter from Zadoc and Julia Long to John D. Long, March 20-30, 1856
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, June 6-10, 1856
Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, September 2-8, 1856
Oktorp nr 2. Tvättbyk med två kvinnor. Kvinnan utan huvudbonad är Hanna Lundqvist, dotter till Åke Lundqvist och hans hustru Kristina. Åke Lundqvist var den siste ägaren till Oktorp nr 2 innan gården flyttades till Skansen 1896. Slöinge sn, Årstads hd, Halland.

Oktorp nr 2. Tvättbyk med två kvinnor. Kvinnan utan huvudbonad är Hann...

Oktorp nr 2. Tvättbyk med två kvinnor. Kvinnan utan huvudbonad är Hanna Lundqvist, dotter till Åke Lundqvist och hans hustru Kristina. Åke Lundqvist var den siste ägaren till Oktorp nr 2 innan gården flyttades ... More

The young housekeeper--Hanging up clothes / photo by Stuber.

The young housekeeper--Hanging up clothes / photo by Stuber.

Woman hanging laundry to dry on outdoor clothesline assisted by girl holding basket of clothespins. On recto: Gems of American Life. No. 574. Copyright by F.L. Stuber.

The young housekeeper--Washing day / photo by Stuber.

The young housekeeper--Washing day / photo by Stuber.

Woman in bonnet and shawl carrying filled laundry basket standing next to girl washing clothes in a wooden tub. On recto: Gems of American Life. No. 570. Copyright by F.L. Stuber.

En kvinna i förkläde byter ljus i en takkrona. En man håller stegen åt henne. Teckning av Fritz von Dardel, 1881

En kvinna i förkläde byter ljus i en takkrona. En man håller stegen åt...

En kvinna i förkläde byter ljus i en takkrona. En man håller stegen åt henne. Teckning av Fritz von Dardel, 1881

Kvinnor tvättar kläder vid båthamnen i Bellaggio, Italien, 15 maj 1882. Akvarell av Fritz von Dardel, 1882

Kvinnor tvättar kläder vid båthamnen i Bellaggio, Italien, 15 maj 1882...

Kvinnor tvättar kläder vid båthamnen i Bellaggio, Italien, 15 maj 1882. Akvarell av Fritz von Dardel, 1882

Fyra kvinnor utanför ett hus. Den ena diskar i en balja och de andra hjälper till.

Fyra kvinnor utanför ett hus. Den ena diskar i en balja och de andra h...

Fyra kvinnor utanför ett hus. Den ena diskar i en balja och de andra hjälper till.

Skolkök i Börs (Böle) i Växbo. - Public domain  photograph
Cats can, but Bon Ami can not scratch for it lacks grit The Gray Litho. Co., N.Y

Cats can, but Bon Ami can not scratch for it lacks grit The Gray Litho...

Print shows a young girl trying to pull a cat away from a birdcage by pulling on its tail; the cat is about to scratch the bird inside with its claws. Advertising trade card for Bon Ami cleaning powder, which, ... More

Tvättande kvinnor, Nordiska museet, Sweden

Tvättande kvinnor, Nordiska museet, Sweden

Tvättande kvinnor Public domain photograph, Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Elever vid Uppsala Hushållsskola. Flickorna är klädda i mörka klänningar och ljusa förkläden, tre stycken har en vit hätta på huvudet. Flickorna håller i olika hushållsredskap. Bakom skymtar en dörr och ett draperi.

Elever vid Uppsala Hushållsskola. Flickorna är klädda i mörka klänning...

Elever vid Uppsala Hushållsskola. Flickorna är klädda i mörka klänningar och ljusa förkläden, tre stycken har en vit hätta på huvudet. Flickorna håller i olika hushållsredskap. Bakom skymtar en dörr och ett draperi.

"Well! What's up now?", Stereoscope Card

"Well! What's up now?", Stereoscope Card

Picryl description: Public domain image of a garden, gardening, agriculture, plants, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The "new woman", Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

The "new woman", Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Public domain reproduction of portrait print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Katharine Wright and Harriet Silliman, busy in the kitchen]

[Katharine Wright and Harriet Silliman, busy in the kitchen]

Public domain photograph of laboratory, scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sapolio Housework. [Sapolio cleaning product ad]

Sapolio Housework. [Sapolio cleaning product ad]

Public domain scan of newspaper clippings, periodicals, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Bakning. Kvinna iklädd huckle arbetar med lång brödspade vid vedeldad ugn. Västergötland.

Bakning. Kvinna iklädd huckle arbetar med lång brödspade vid vedeldad ...

Bakning. Kvinna iklädd huckle arbetar med lång brödspade vid vedeldad ugn. Västergötland.

The hired help "bugaboo" / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

The hired help "bugaboo" / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a series of vignettes illustrating how women's social life impacts their domestic life, their problems with servants, the troubles neglected children get into, and how home life can be improv... More

The rise of the kitchen tyrant; - and how she may fall / Ehrhart.

The rise of the kitchen tyrant; - and how she may fall / Ehrhart.

Illustration shows the evolution of the domestic servant from country housewife to an employed domestic through seven scenes beginning with the barefooted housewife receiving "the summons to the land of the fre... More

Evidently newly wed / Frank A. Nankivell 1901.

Evidently newly wed / Frank A. Nankivell 1901.

Illustration shows a housewife, noting a shortage of plates, asking the cook what has happened to the missing plates. Caption: Mrs. Sharpe (severely) Norah, I can find only seven of these plates. Where are th... More

Stins Eklund kök i Säby 1908. Sverige. Public domain image.
Inlandsbanan, Gällivare-PorjusIngenjör Winbladh med sin kalfaktor Kurak, ute vid sitt kök under bar himmel

Inlandsbanan, Gällivare-PorjusIngenjör Winbladh med sin kalfaktor Kura...

Inlandsbanan, Gällivare-PorjusIngenjör Winbladh med sin kalfaktor Kurak, ute vid sitt kök under bar himmel

Castles in the air - An old black and white photo of a man and a child

Castles in the air - An old black and white photo of a man and a child

Woman seated on sill cleaning window and man holding hammer and line, smiling at each other. J129718 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Roth & Langley, N.Y.

Slakt. Två kvinnor sköljer fårtarmar på vintern utomhus. "Tarmvänning"

Slakt. Två kvinnor sköljer fårtarmar på vintern utomhus. "Tarmvänning"

Slakt. Två kvinnor sköljer fårtarmar på vintern utomhus. "Tarmvänning"

En kvinna manglar med mangelbräde och kaveldon. Mangskog, Värmland

En kvinna manglar med mangelbräde och kaveldon. Mangskog, Värmland

En kvinna manglar med mangelbräde och kaveldon. Mangskog, Värmland

Inlandsbanan, Gällivare-PorjusRallarbarack, till vänster syns hushållerskans sovplats

Inlandsbanan, Gällivare-PorjusRallarbarack, till vänster syns hushålle...

Inlandsbanan, Gällivare-PorjusRallarbarack, till vänster syns hushållerskans sovplats Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Inlandsbanan, Gällivare-Porjus"Festmiddag". Hippasrova ligger i närheten av driftplats Ödermarksvägen

Inlandsbanan, Gällivare-Porjus"Festmiddag". Hippasrova ligger i närhet...

Inlandsbanan, Gällivare-Porjus"Festmiddag". Hippasrova ligger i närheten av driftplats Ödermarksvägen

Skurning med näverskor. "Slitna näverskor som ej duga till något annat används till detta ändamål. Gumman skurar väggen med ihoprullad näver. På golvet en skrocka med skursand."  Jösse härad, Mangskogs socken, Bjurbäcken, Värmland.

Skurning med näverskor. "Slitna näverskor som ej duga till något annat...

Skurning med näverskor. "Slitna näverskor som ej duga till något annat används till detta ändamål. Gumman skurar väggen med ihoprullad näver. På golvet en skrocka med skursand." Jösse härad, Mangskogs socken, ... More

Annie Puchs[?], eleven years old. Been shucking four years. Picked berries in Delaware last summer. Said she'd rather pick than shuck. Does housework too. She is in factory photos taken that morning.  Location: Bayou La Batre, Alabama.

Annie Puchs[?], eleven years old. Been shucking four years. Picked ber...

Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Spisbrödsbak. Köpings socken, Raglunda, Västmanland. Bilden tagen av en besökande kvinnlig släkting från Amerika vars mor står i mitten med svart kjol och vit blus. Personen med en tårta i handen har skrivit ned bakgrundsuppgifter på originalets baksida.

Spisbrödsbak. Köpings socken, Raglunda, Västmanland. Bilden tagen av e...

Spisbrödsbak. Köpings socken, Raglunda, Västmanland. Bilden tagen av en besökande kvinnlig släkting från Amerika vars mor står i mitten med svart kjol och vit blus. Personen med en tårta i handen har skrivit ne... More

4:30 P.M. Flora Anseline, a busy girl. 5 Carmine St., N.Y. She goes to school, helps mother with housework, and makes flowers, working some nights until 10 P.M. The little boy helps some. Flora was 14 years old to-day, and said she expects to go to work as dressmaker soon.  Location: New York, New York (State)

4:30 P.M. Flora Anseline, a busy girl. 5 Carmine St., N.Y. She goes to...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, economic conditions, children workers, exploitation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[22 year old father and wife who worked in oyster cannery. He said "We bring the baby (2 months old) down to the shucking shed 4 A.M. and she stays in the cradle until night. We earn about $12. a week. The mother does housework as well as the factory work. Varn & Platt Canning Co.]  Location: [Bluffton, South Carolina]

[22 year old father and wife who worked in oyster cannery. He said "We...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Part of the family of George Padroni, near Sterling, Colo. They have 9 children and some hired help. Only one child in school (see 4042). This is 6 yr. old Lena, who works some too. The 8 yr. old boy pulls and piles beets. 9 and 12 yr. old boys run the pulling machine, (the mother said, "We all got to do all we can.") 11 yr. old girl piles and tops and does housework. 13 yr. old girl piles and tops. Says she hasn't hurt herself with the knife this year, but did last year. The whole family begins work from 5 to 6 A.M. and works until 6 P.M. and after, with time off for dinner. Pedroni has been living here for 20 yrs., owns several hundred acres, about 100 in beets. Is said to be well-to-do.  Location: Sterling [vicinity], Colorado / Photo by Hine, Oct. 25/15.

Part of the family of George Padroni, near Sterling, Colo. They have 9...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ila Feebach, 15-year old girl at home for housework. Father, Rufus Feebach, Route 4, Cynthiana, Ky. Near Hookstown School.  Location: Nicholas County--Cynthiana, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Ila Feebach, 15-year old girl at home for housework. Father, Rufus Fee...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ila Feebach, 15-year old girl at home for housework. Father, Rufus Feebach, Route 4, Cynthiana, Ky. Near Hookstown School.  Location: Nicholas County--Cynthiana, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Ila Feebach, 15-year old girl at home for housework. Father, Rufus Fee...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ila Feebach, 15-year old girl at home for housework. Father, Rufus Feebach, Route 4, Cynthiana, Ky. Near Hookstown School. Location: Nicholas County--Cynthiana, Kentucky Lewis W. Hine

Ila Feebach, 15-year old girl at home for housework. Father, Rufus Fee...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 4541. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the Na... More

Ila Feebach, 15-year old girl at home for housework. Father, Rufus Feebach, Route 4, Cynthiana, Ky. Near Hookstown School. Location: Nicholas County--Cynthiana, Kentucky Lewis W. Hine

Ila Feebach, 15-year old girl at home for housework. Father, Rufus Fee...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 4542. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the Na... More

Eldslagning. Bullermor Stina Persdotter slår gnistor med ett ovalformigt stål mot en flintbit, som hon håller fasttryckt mellan motsatta handens tumme och pekfinger. Gangef sn, Dalarna.

Eldslagning. Bullermor Stina Persdotter slår gnistor med ett ovalformi...

Eldslagning. Bullermor Stina Persdotter slår gnistor med ett ovalformigt stål mot en flintbit, som hon håller fasttryckt mellan motsatta handens tumme och pekfinger. Gangef sn, Dalarna.

Korvtillverkning. korvstoppning med "fästman" - korvhorn av näver

Korvtillverkning. korvstoppning med "fästman" - korvhorn av näver

Korvtillverkning. korvstoppning med "fästman" - korvhorn av näver

Korvtillverkning. Hackning av kött i träho

Korvtillverkning. Hackning av kött i träho

Korvtillverkning. Hackning av kött i träho

Barn tillverkar vispar. Från vänster 1) Vispen bindes, 2) En vispkvist skalas med tänderna, 3) En vispkvist skalas i en kluven buskstam, 4) En vispkvist skalas med nypan.

Barn tillverkar vispar. Från vänster 1) Vispen bindes, 2) En vispkvist...

Barn tillverkar vispar. Från vänster 1) Vispen bindes, 2) En vispkvist skalas med tänderna, 3) En vispkvist skalas i en kluven buskstam, 4) En vispkvist skalas med nypan.

Every dog may have his day but - it's the puppies - that have their week-ends

Every dog may have his day but - it's the puppies - that have their we...

Public domain photograph of comic postcard, humor - Picryl description

I allow so much time for cleaning up the dirt - and so much time for spreading it!

I allow so much time for cleaning up the dirt - and so much time for s...

Public domain photograph of comic postcard, humor - Picryl description

Every dog may have his day but - it's the puppies - that have their week-ends

Every dog may have his day but - it's the puppies - that have their we...

Public domain photograph of comic postcard, humor - Picryl description

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