Saunatunnelmaa =: Stämnin i finsk bastu = Spirit of the Finnish sauna Saunatunnelmaa =: Stämnin i finsk bastu = Spirit of the Finnish sauna

Collection: Images from the History of Medicine (IHM) Alternate Title(s): Spirit of the Finnish sauna and Stämnin i finsk bastu Contributor(s): Zwerdling, Michael, former owner Publication: Helsinki : [publisher not identified], [no later than 1960] Language(s): Finnish Swedish English Format: Still image Subject(s): Steam Bath Finland Genre(s): Postcard Abstract: Color postcard featuring a photograph of three naked women and a small child sitting in a wood-paneled sauna. There is a metal lamp hanging from the ceiling and a red and white checked curtain on one side. Two are sitting on the top seat of a wooden bench, both holding small birch sauna whisks in front of them. The one on the left is smiling towards the camera. The one on the right is looking down. A woman with a child on her lap is sitting on the lower part of the bench; both are looking to their right at the container that generates steam. The woman is smiling and holding a large birch sauna whisk. The child is holding a small toy. There is also a woman in a white uniform and hat, holding a shallow bowl. She is looking down and smiling at the child. Steam from the sauna appears in the top left of the postcard. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 postcard : 10 x 15 cm Provenance: Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22. Technique: color NLM Unique ID: 101734093 (See catalog record) OCLC no.: 1104447602 Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101734093