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A Monday washing, New York City – Historic Reproduction

A Monday washing, New York City, c1900. — historic print
A Monday washing, New York City, c1900.. Historic print from the Ellis Island collection.

(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. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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A Monday washing, New York City

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Clotheslines strung across a New York City yard give this c1900 scene its everyday character, and the Monday in its title points to the weekly laundry day many households kept. The picture is a photochrom, a process the Detroit Publishing Company used to make color prints by layering several inked lithographic stones over one photograph. Such views were sold widely around 1900 as souvenirs of American cities, so this one records ordinary domestic routine rather than a famous landmark. Notice the crowded buildings behind the laundry, which show how closely city households lived together.

Created / publishedc1900.
Medium1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.
GenrePhotochrom prints Color 1900.
NotesIn album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. No. 53622.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan1,221 × 883 px · prints to 4 × 3 in at 300 dpi
Reference3g02654_AMondaywashingNewYorkCity

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