Photograph
Woman and Child with Electric Washer
A woman and a girl are using an electric washing machine to clean clothing or bedsheets in a basement. The machine is powered by a DELCO-Light Plant system, with the generator in the corner of the room ,and glass batteries lined up on wall-mounted wooden shelving. |
Image ID: | 82228 |
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Creation Date: | 1931 |
Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
City: | Minneapolis |
County: | |
State: | Minnesota |
Collection Name: | International Harvester Company, Agricultural Extension Department photograph albums, 1902-1935 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 13Z, Box 52, Folder 3 |
Original Dimensions: | 7.5 x 7.5 inches |
The original typewritten caption reads: "Home Economics. Electric washer. Farm power plant. Photo from Webb Publishing Co. Minneapolis, Minn. 1931." DELCO is an acronym for Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company; the company merged with General Motors in 1920. Charles Kettering designed and developed a family of electric power generator systems to supply electricity to farms and other rural or remote buildings. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. Folder: Home Economics |
Clothing and dress |
Dwellings |
Household appliances |
Laundries (rooms and spaces) |
Children |
Indoor photography |
Women |
Electric power |
Electric apparatus and appliances |
Electric batteries |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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