Women washing, pressing, and wringing in the home economics laundry room

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Title (English):
Women washing, pressing, and wringing in the home economics laundry room
Collection:
Human Ecology Historical Photographs
Set:
Departments and Divisions
Household Economics and Management
Photographer:
Troy, J. P. (John Patrick)
Creation Date:
1921
ID Number:
RMA00749_DD-HEM-23
Catalog Record:
2081762
Archival Collection Number:
23-2-749
Previous Filename:
DD-HEM-23.jpg
File Name:
RMA00749_DD-HEM-23.jpg
Work Type:
photographs
Subject:
Laundries
Pressing of garments
Laundry workers
Home economics--Study and teaching
Description:
Four women washing, pressing, and wringing in the home economics laundry room for Bulletin H-137Laundry room in home economics building. Photo taken by Troy on Feb. 20, 1921, for Miss Blinn, and used as the cover illustration for Reading Course Bulletin H-137. The building was renamed Comstock Hall in 1934, and then later the Computing and Communications Center (CCC) in 1985.
Cite As:
New York State College of Home Economics records, #23-2-749. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
New York State College of Home Economics records
Box:
39
Folder:
23
Format:
Image
Rights:
This item is believed to be in the public domain by virtue of its creation date and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections (http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright). Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. For questions about this item or other items in the New York State College of Home Economics records, please contact rareref@cornell.edu.

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