A Monday washing, New York City – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with A Monday washing, New York City, a historic print rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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A Monday washing, New York City
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Clotheslines hung with the week's wash give this c1900 New York City view its subject. Monday was the traditional wash day in many working-class households, when laundry was scrubbed by hand and hung out to dry. The print is a photochrom, a color process that the Detroit Photographic Company used to reproduce its views, and its bright, painted-looking tones were part of the appeal for travelers and armchair tourists of the day.
| Created / published | c1900. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color. |
| Genre | Photochrom prints Color 1900. |
| Notes | In album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. No. 53622. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 1,438 × 1,152 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 3g02654_AMondaywashingNewYorkCity |
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