Diaconie Weeshuis, Amsterdam. Mangelkamer Diaconie Weeshuis, Amsterdam. Mangelkamer

Collection: Images from the History of Medicine (IHM) Alternate Title(s): Mangelkamer Contributor(s): Zwerdling, Michael, former owner Publication: Amsterdam : Uitg. J. Vlieger, [between 1900 and 1930?] Language(s): Dutch Format: Still image Subject(s): Laundering Bedding and Linens Orphanages Netherlands Genre(s): Postcard Abstract: Color illustration of the laundry room in an orphanage. There are 7 women in the room; they are wearing long-sleeved blue dresses with a row of buttons down the front, and white half-aprons. All but one is wearing a blue and white hat. The hats have long white ties that extend from the back of the hat to be tied under the chin. There are 2 long wooden tables down the middle of the room which are being used for ironing. There is a another table at the left, where 2 of the women are folding laundry. One woman is seated next to the door in front of a large clothes wringer. There is an illustration hanging from a hook on the back of one of the doors. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 postcard : 14 x 9 cm Provenance: Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22. Technique: color NLM Unique ID: 101734320 (See catalog record) OCLC no.: 1105228057 Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101734320