Washing Collection

Label design, Savon des Jolis Bebes
Label design for Savon des Jolis Bebes (Pretty Baby soap), marketed by Savonnerie Continentale du Cosmydor, Paris. Showing six babies (or toddlers) washing themselves and each other

Young girl cleaning and tidying. Source unknown

Washing Hair

Bunny Cuddles

Grandma Bear
VALUE!

Fun in the snow

Little girl

Farmhouse

Fairies washing

Nursery Rhymes -- washday, horse and crow
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a man and a woman on wash day. Below -- a crow startles a horse so much that the two riders are thrown off. early 20th century

Washing clothes at a Dhobi Ghat, Calcutta, India
People washing clothes at a Dhobi Ghat, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. circa 1890s

Women washing clothes, Japan. circa 1890s

Little girl washing doll by Muriel Dawson
A little girl standing in the bathroom washing her doll, by Muriel Dawson. 1920s

Toddler sitting next to bowl
Toddler sitting next to a bowl. 1920s

Washing a rag book
Hand-washing a rag book. From a catalogue of Deans Rag Books Date: circa 1930

Pencil sketch of toddler in bathtub
Pencil sketch of a toddler in a bathtub. 1920s

Street in the native town, Hong Kong, China. circa 1890

Lady preparing to take a bath
A lady in her bathroom, preparing to take a bath. early 20th century

Advertisement for Erasmic soap, showing a woman in a bathroom, looking down at a bar of soap and a mouse! early 20th century

Poster design for Starlight Savon (soap), showing a little girl in a small bathtub, looking down at a drowning butterfly. circa 1899

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

People washing clothes, India

Street scene, Naples, Italy, with washing hanging out to dry. late 19th century

Washing in a river, India
People washing (either clothes or themselves) in a river in India. circa 1890s

Young women bathing, Japan
Three young women bathing, Japan. The girl on the left is heating the water. circa 1890s

Young woman washing, Japan. circa 1890s

Drying a rag book
Putting a rag book out to dry on the washing line. From a catalogue of Deans Rag Books Date: circa 1930

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

Woman washing by David Wright
Beautiful portrait of a woman, possibly the artists wife, Esme, sitting in a small metal bath. Date: c.1948

Annamite people, Indochina (Vietnam)

Chemulpo, Korea, main port for the capital, Seoul. circa 1890

British soldiers on bathing parade, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers bathing in the open air, WW1
British soldiers bathing in the open air during hot weather on the Western Front, World War One. circa 1916

British soldiers cleaning harness in pond, WW1

Naked man washing in very small tub
A naked man washing in a very small tub. 20th century

Washing of Feet ceremony, Jerusalem
Washing of Feet ceremony, Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Holy Land. circa 1870

Dhobis washing clothes, India. The Dhobi is a caste group whose members specialise in washing clothes. circa 1890s

British soldier washing clothes, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier washing clothes near the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Washroom at Charterhouse School
A rather basic looking washroom at Charterhouse School near Godalming, Surrey, with a row of washbasins under the windows

Advertisement for the Westinghouse Laundromat automatic washing machine. 20th century

Bathtime for a teddy bear, watched by a kitten. 20th century

Ladies in a kitchen
Two woman with sleek 1920s hair discuss the state of their hands in front of a kitchen sink filled with brightly decorated art deco pottery. Date: 1926

Hanging out the washing
A young housewife takes advantage of a breezy day and hangs out her washing on the line. Date: 1927

Poster: How to make woollens last longer. With advice about dirt, grit and moths, and hints on washing. 20th century

Poster: How to make your household linens last longer

Watercolour sketch with buildings and boat
A watercolour sketch with buildings, washing drying on a line, and a boat

Poster design for MEM Seifen (soaps), showing a white cat washing itself. 20th century

Woman in the bath
A woman smiles as she lathers up in the bath during the 1930s. Date: c.1933

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

Mother feeding her baby

British soldiers washing in swamp, Somme, WW1
British soldiers washing and cleaning up in a swamp on the Somme, Western Front, during World War One. circa 1916

British and French soldiers, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier helping a French soldier with his morning wash on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Two Babies by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in a red dress has been bathing her doll. 1930

Water Baby by Muriel Dawson -- a little child in a bathtub. 1939

Neddys Turn by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy gives his toy horse a wash. 1946

Little girl hanging out washing, by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in red hanging out the washing, by Muriel Dawson. circa 1920s

Pinocchio -- doused with water
Pinocchio -- Watering him from head to foot. 1911

Street scene with fruit seller, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

Women washing clothes in a lake, Italy. late 19th century

Harbour, Valletta, Malta
Harbour at Valletta, Malta. late 19th century

Edinburgh street scene
An Edinburgh street scene, showing an elderly woman sitting in the sunshine near a washing line

Harbour scene with seagulls and washing line
A picturesque harbour scene with seagulls, cottages and a washing line

Picturesque scene at Cove, Scotland
Picturesque coastal scene showing the harbour at Cove, Scotland, with cottages, a washing line and a group of people. (insert)

Two cottages in a bleak landscape, Isle of Lewis
Two rustic cottages in a bleak landscape, with washing flapping on a clothes line, at Timsgarry, Uig, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Man washing hands after gardening
A man washing his hands at an outdoor tap after doing some gardening. February 1911

People in a garden with Chinese Laundry sign
People in a garden, including a man in oriental costume and a Chinese Laundry sign on the right

Woman and child in St Stephens Gardens
A middle aged woman, Mrs Bidgood, and a little girl, inside one of the flats in St Stephens Gardens, near Westbourne Grove, London. Date: 1961

Ironing Day, by Ethel Parkinson. A little Dutch girl tries to iron a sheet, but a little boy has his arm round her and is trying to kiss her. Date: circa 1915

Studies of mice
Studies of Mice by Raymond Sheppard

Riverside scene in Kashgar, western China

Slum kids in Naples

Washing Day, by Ethel Parkinson. A little Dutch girl hangs out the washing on a windy day, while a little boy holds a full basket of clothes for her. Date: circa 1915

Father with children, Kashgar, western China
A father with two children outside their home in Kashgar, western China. He appears to be getting them washed from a small bowl of water. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1932

Terraced housing in Sheffield
Victorian or Edwardian terraced housing in Sheffield, with people out in the yard and washing hanging on lines. Date: 1961

Three Little Kittens
The Three Little Kittens are washing their mittens. 19th century

Map of South America published by John Tallis
Map of South America drawn by John Rapkin and published by cartographic publisher John Tallis and Company

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

Poster, Don t be afraid of Soap and Water. Showing a little boy welcoming a humanised jug and a bar of soap. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. 20th century

Swiss Holiday Camp
Children at a summer camp in Switzerland. Two boys play string instruments while others do the washing up with mops and buckets. Date: early 1930s

Wash day, Japan
Laundry day in Japan: two women hang up clothes and fabric to dry outdoors Date: Late 19th Century

Australian Gold Miners
Gold panning in Australia. Date: 1930s

Doggy Laundress
A dog does the laundry, pegging out a row of freshly washed dolls on a washing line. Date: early 1930s

Doggy does Laundry
A helpful dog holds a basket of laundry in its mouth for a little girl, who is pegging out her washing. Date: 1930s

Girls on balcony - washing hands Date: 19th century

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