Washing Line Collection

Gypsy caravans and tents on Belvedere Marshes, Kent. 1936 Travellers Romany Gypsy Gipsy gypsies Roma. social history

Municipal laundry, Mahalaxmi dhobi ghat, Mumbai (Bombay), India, Asia

Children on the Beach, St. Ives, 1886 (oil on canvas)
658034 Children on the Beach, St. Ives, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Forbes, Stanhope Alexander (1857-1947); 30.5x40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Children on the Beach, St. Ives)

Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Broad Lane in Kirkby, Liverpool. 18th March 1965

Scenes in Chinatown, Singapore. 6th February 1962

Close up of colourful laundry hanging in front of blue traditional house, village of Kalpa, Recong Peo, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Washing Day, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Washing Day, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

A Cottage near Brook, Witley, Surrey (w / c on paper)
MLY253766 A Cottage near Brook, Witley, Surrey (w/c on paper) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 33.7x43.7 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Woman hanging up washing, late 19th-early 20th century? Creator: Unknown
Woman hanging up washing, late 19th-early 20th century?

Boys from the Gravesend Sea School, Kent, dry their washing on a flag hoist. 5 June 1937

Facade of a house in the Moorish quarter of Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Tattooed housewives of Coventry. Mrs Dorothy Randall (left) and Mrs Christina O Brien show off their body art. 12th March 1964

The Chapel of Grace in Antwerp, 1866. Creator: Henri Jean Augustin de Braekeleer
The Chapel of Grace in Antwerp, 1866

White Facades and Garden at Bosvoorde, 1907. Creator: Rik Wouters
White Façades and Garden at Bosvoorde, 1907

Camping scene, c1933. Cars and tents are pitched in a field. Washing dries on the guy rope of a tent, with a woman standing in the background

Newark Housing Authority, 57 Sussex Ave. Newark, New Jersey, 1944

White underpants hanging on washing line

Travel to Naples - Italy in 1950s - people from Santa Lucia, Naples. Menschen im Viertel Santa Lucia in Neapel, Italien. Image date 1954. Photo Erich Andres

Travel to Naples - Italy in 1950s - Lane in Santa Lucia, Naples. Gasse im Viertel Santa Lucia in Neapel, Italien. Image date 1954. Photo Erich Andres

There came a little blackbird, and nipp'd off her nose
BL3293775 There came a little blackbird, and nipp'd off her nose. by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); British Library, London, UK; (add.info.: The nursery rhyme picture book)

The maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes
BL3293783 The maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes. by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); British Library, London, UK; (add.info.: The nursery rhyme picture book)

Hampden Park Glasgow August 1971 Washing hanging out Queens Park football jerseys on washing line

A woman and child walking in Butetown, Cardiff. 5th May 1961

Scenes in St Hilda s, Middlesbrough. 8th May 1981

Children playing outside slum housing Number Two Court, Dickenson Street, Oldham. 1st June 1962

The village of Bladon, Oxfordshire. 25th January 1965

Washing day for Orient Girls football team. 27th September 1970

Children playing in a street near the shipyard in Sunderland, County Durham (now Tyne and Wear) 28th April 1954

Behind the scenes at Coventry Citys Highfield Road ground in the build-up to the new 1955-56 season

Housing slums in the Dalmarnock district of Glasgow The deralict tenament housing with its windows broken A load of washing is hung out to dry October 1963

Mrs Lorna Barnicoat of North Quay House, Falmouth, Cornwall hangs out her washing in the back garden of her home with fourteen month old baby David kept inside a lobster pot for safety

Mother and daughter put out the washing in a Bradford Slum. November 1953 D6539-002

Rev Roy Allison - finalist in national contest Husband of the Year, September 1967

Hampden Park, Glasgow Queens Park strips hanging out after being washed washing hanging out to dry at hampden stadium 1971

Exterior view of a Birmingham terraced house showing a woman hanging out her laundry November 1971

Over London - By Rail, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Over London-By Rail, 1872. women hang washing in terraced backyards under rail arches in London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

The Maid was in the Garden, Hanging out the Clothes, 1880. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
The Maid was in the Garden, Hanging out the Clothes, 1880. From " Sing a Song of Sixpence", illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. [George Routledge & Sons, London, 1880]

Montenegro, Kotor, Washing line

Washing line, Chioggia, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Shoes on washing line, Chioggia, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Local woman in City of Karauli, Rajasthan, India

Woman Ironing, study for the Washerwomen, 1888. Creator: Albert Edelfelt
Woman Ironing, study for the Washerwomen, 1888

Native American on Horseback, 1925. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Native American on Horseback, 1925

Martinique, 1912. Creator: Verner Thome
Martinique, 1912

Elliott Shaw, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Elliott Shaw, between c1915 and c1920. Shows singer Elliott Shaw (1887-1973) hanging laundry on roof

Consolidated Gas Co. Bldg. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Consolidated Gas Co. Bldg. between c1910 and c1915

Living on a skyscraper, c1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Living on a skyscraper, c1919. Boys playing marbles on roof of skyscraper

Laundress And Child, 1761. Creator: Hubert Robert
Laundress And Child, 1761

British coal strike - Llwynpia, South Wales. A colliery village. between c1910 and c1915. Shows the town of Llwynypia, Wales

An Underground Billet, illustration from The Western Front
STC403982 An Underground Billet, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Hamburg, school for young sailors, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Hamburg, school for young sailors, between c1915 and 1918. Sailors hanging laundry at a naval school in Hamburg, Germany during World War I

The Tarpeian Rock, Rome, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Tarpeian Rock, Rome, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by M. Mariani

Wooden home of Alaskan Eskimo family, (1929?). Creator: Unknown
Wooden home of Alaskan Eskimo family, (1929?)

European travel views, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
European travel views, between 1904 and 1938

Certaldo, June 6th, 61, 1861. Creator: Samuel Colman
Certaldo, June 6th, 61, 1861

View of Paris from the Embankment beneath the Pont Neuf, c18th century

L'offensive Francaise d'avril-mai 1917; Dans le bois de Roucy (Aisne): la toilette du soldat, le 15 avril, veille de la l'ataille [?], 1917

Tavern Scene, 1692. Creator: Richard Brakenburgh
Tavern Scene, 1692

Woman at a clothesline, 1848-1888. Creator: Anton Mauve
Woman at a clothesline, 1848-1888

Farmyard with lying pig, 1882. Creator: Nicolaas Bastert
Farmyard with lying pig, 1882

Moored barges, 1870-1923. Creator: Willem Witsen
Moored barges, 1870-1923

Courtyard with figures in Utrecht, 1773-1815. Creator: Hermanus van Brussel
Courtyard with figures in Utrecht, 1773-1815

Court of tenement, New York City, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Court of tenement, New York City, between 1900 and 1910

The Organ-Grinder Outside a Cottage, 1640. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The Organ-Grinder Outside a Cottage, 1640

U.S.S. Mayflower, between 1898 and 1901. Creator: Edward H Hart
U.S.S. Mayflower, between 1898 and 1901. Motor vessel originally built as a private yacht - served in a variety of military, governmental, and commercial roles

A Monday washing, New York City, c1900. Creator: Unknown
A Monday washing, New York City, c1900. Photo shows many lines of clothes hanging between buildings at Park Avenue, Fifth Avenue, and One Hundred and Seventh Street

The Rear Courtyard of Charlottenborg Palace, 1828. Creator: Frederik Hansen Sodring
The Rear Courtyard of Charlottenborg Palace, 1828

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Back alley with lines of washing. Note goat on upturned tub

Courtyard with cistern and hanging laundry, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

View of a courtyard through an arched passageway, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Man standing in a courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Man standing in a courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Man standing in a courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Man standing in a courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Courtyard with hanging laundry, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Courtyard with hanging laundry, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Courtyard with hanging laundry, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Courtyard with hanging laundry, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Courtyard with hanging laundry and laundry equipment, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Courtyard with a garage, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Courtyard with a garage, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

The Bridge at Bridgnorth in Shropshire. Creator: Paul Sandby
The Bridge at Bridgnorth in Shropshire

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Maize and washing line in a courtyard

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Maize and washing line in a courtyard

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EDITORS COMMENTS

In the picturesque town of Ragusa, Sicily, a vibrant scene unfolds as laundry flutters in the warm Mediterranean breeze. The washing line becomes a canvas for stories to be told, each garment revealing a glimpse into the lives of its inhabitants. Transporting us back to 1886, "Children on the Beach" by St. Ives captures a timeless moment where laundry dances alongside playful laughter and sandy toes, and is an oil painting that immortalizes the simplicity and joy found in everyday moments. On Belvedere Marshes in Kent, gypsy caravans and tents create a colorful tapestry against the backdrop of nature's beauty. Here, laundry sways gracefully like flags of freedom, symbolizing their nomadic spirit and connection with Mother Earth. In bustling cities like Liverpool, communal spaces such as municipal laundries serve as meeting points for neighbors exchanging stories while tending to their daily chores. Broad Lane in Kirkby witnessed this camaraderie on March 18th, 1965 when laundry lines weaved together tales of resilience and unity. A cottage near Brook in Witley paints a serene picture with watercolors on paper; here too hangs delicate laundry that seems to blend seamlessly with nature's palette. This harmonious fusion showcases how even mundane tasks can become works of art when viewed through appreciative eyes. Traveling further south to Alfama's Moorish quarter reveals an enchanting facade adorned with intricate tiles and cascading bougainvillea. Amidst this architectural wonderland lies yet another story waiting to unfold - laundry suspended over canals creates an ethereal spectacle against azure skies. Burano Island near Venice takes our breath away as vibrant houses stand tall amidst tranquil waters. Laundry adorns these facades like confetti celebrating life itself - each piece adding its own splash of color to this Venetian dreamscape. Across continents in India lie Dhobi or laundry ghats where riverside washing becomes a spectacle of its own.