Dec 1, 2008

Laundry

Texas, 1939. A child exits a "privy" while a woman washes clothes the hard way - by hand, in a tub.

The collection contains numerous photos depicting the laborious and time-consuming ways in which this task was accomplished prior to the arrival of running water, electricity, and modern appliances.

Photo by Russell Lee.

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