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