Diaconie Weeshuis, Amsterdam. Mangelkamer

Diaconie Weeshuis, Amsterdam. Mangelkamer

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Alternate Title(s):
Mangelkamer
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Publication:
Amsterdam : Uitg. J. Vlieger, [between 1900 and 1930?]
Language(s):
Dutch
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Laundering
Bedding and Linens
Orphanages
Netherlands
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Color illustration of the laundry room in an orphanage. There are 7 women in the room; they are wearing long-sleeved blue dresses with a row of buttons down the front, and white half-aprons. All but one is wearing a blue and white hat. The hats have long white ties that extend from the back of the hat to be tied under the chin. There are 2 long wooden tables down the middle of the room which are being used for ironing. There is a another table at the left, where 2 of the women are folding laundry. One woman is seated next to the door in front of a large clothes wringer. There is an illustration hanging from a hook on the back of one of the doors.
Copyright:
This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
Extent:
1 postcard : 14 x 9 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101734320 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101734320