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Subject Collection / Housekeeping / Large - Subjects - Housekeeping - Mary Northend photos
GUSN-195082
A woman in an apron and cap appears to be cleaning the hardwood floor of a room with a broom or brush. A rug has been moved out of the way for the purpose. The room is decorated with very elaborate patterns on the molding beneath the ceiling and wainscoting.
floors (surface elements)
wainscoting
brooms (maintenance tools)
scrub brushes
aprons (protective wear)
interior views
labor
rugs
floor coverings
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
DigitalID 000254
AccessID 400
Other identifier HNEDID-000254
1 photograph
PC001
General photographic collection
PC001.02.02.3850.0100.002
1880s-1910s
Massachusetts (United States)
Northend, Mary H. (1850-1926) (photographer)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
floors, wooden
housekeeping
Domestic workers
Item
Subject Collection / Housekeeping / Large - Subjects - Housekeeping - Mary Northend photos
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