Exercising the washboards, Columbia
PhotographerPhotographed by
Edward B. Owen
Date1894
MediumPhotography; cyanotype on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 4 3/4in. (20 x 12cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mary Phelps Morris
DescriptionTwo young women outside. One is washing in a bucket using a small washboard. The other holds a large piece of cloth. An umbrella shades the woman doing the washing. A bar of soap and a potted plant are on tables. Laundry is drying on a clothesline. Trees are in the background.
Object number1985.134.464
InscribedOn recto, beneath photograph: "Kit and Clara [von Wettberg]."; on verso: "Columbia 1894."NotesConstituent Note: Edward B. Owen is listed in the accession records as the photographer.Subject Terms
On View
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