Name/Title
This is the way we washed our clothesEntry/Object ID
1989.41.1aDescription
Black and white photograph on board of woman washing clothes with a board and washtub outdoors near a pump. Matte is labeled "This is the way we washed our clothes - Margaret Hoover". There is a label on the back from the Silverado Camera Club which dates the photograph Feb 18, 1952. Handwritten note on back reads " Napa County area - description & travel 'This is the way we washed our clothes' The person was my nieghbor Bertha Caldwell. The costume is one made to wear in the Napa County Historical Society's booth at the Napa Co. District Fair in Aug 1949 to promote membership. The setting and pump are in a corner of my backyard at 1412 Maxell Ave. The washtub and washboard saw service when mother, Lucy Clark, taught at the Atlas School in Napa Co. from 1924 to 1927. Margaret Hoover"
Location O/S 7 PF# 4038Collection
PhotographsAcquisition
Accession
1989.41Source or Donor
Margaret HooverAcquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Washboards, Costumes, PumpsSearch Terms
Washboards, Costumes, PumpsCreate Date
October 19, 2011Update Date
June 23, 2021
