Visual Materials

View of a clothes washing machine on a small platform

Description: "Welcome Washing Machine" on side of machine, which has rollers, a hand crank, and basin. Dated based on content and photograph format.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: [approximately 1890s-1900s]
Call number: (photDAG 136)
Provenance: Acquired from various sources. Assembled into a collection by the Library from various sources. See finding aid for sources of individual items.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Items are fragile. Available with curatorial approval. Please view digital surrogates.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The copyright for daguerreotypes by Robert Shlaer (photDAG 116, photDAG 154) is held by Shlaer. For the rest of the collection, the responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Oliver, Barret, (1818-1879,); Pratt, William A., (1808-1888,); Root, M. A. (1811-1894,); Shlaer, Robert, (1825-1876,); Southworth, Albert Sands, (1820-1893,); Vance, Robert H.,; Whitney, Edward Tompkins,
Associated organizations: Meade Bros.,; Southworth & Hawes,
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