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House Wife Collection

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: French-Canadian woman baking bread in an outdoor oven

French-Canadian woman baking bread in an outdoor oven, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a turn-of-the-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: New England colonial couple in farmhouse dooryard

New England colonial couple in farmhouse dooryard, late 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Washboard for scrubbing laundry in the 1800s

Washboard for scrubbing laundry in the 1800s
Woman reenactor doing laundry with a washboard, living history demonstration, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Pushcarts of fruit vendors in New York City

Pushcarts of fruit vendors in New York City
New York City peddlers chased away by a policeman, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Old Knickerbocker family around the tea table

Old Knickerbocker family around the tea table, New York Colony, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Plum pudding served for a frontier familys Christmas dinner

Plum pudding served for a frontier familys Christmas dinner, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by A.B. Frost

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Family waiting for roast pig and a pot of food cooking for Christmas dinner

Family waiting for roast pig and a pot of food cooking for Christmas dinner. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Scots housewife preparing haggis, 1800s

Scots housewife preparing haggis, 1800s
Chopping the ingredients for haggis in Scotland, 1800s Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century E. A. Abbey illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Mexican women making tortillas, 1800s

Mexican women making tortillas, 1800s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Dutch family having dinner in New Amsterdam

Dutch family having dinner in New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by E.A. Abbey

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Pioneer mother cooking with a bake-kettle in the fireplace

Pioneer mother cooking with a bake-kettle in the fireplace. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Women spinning with large wheels, 1800s

Women spinning with large wheels, 1800s. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Dutch family at home in New Netherland

Dutch family at home in New Netherland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Kitchen chores, about 1900

Kitchen chores, about 1900
Woman cleaning pots and pans in her kitchen, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a Jessie Willcox Smith illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Romance on a city rooftop, 1800s

Romance on a city rooftop, 1800s
Woman hanging laundry talking with a mason on a city rooftop, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Woman using Bradfords ' Vowel' washing-machine with the new '

Woman using Bradfords " Vowel" washing-machine with the new " Acorn" wringer, circa 1900. Hand-colored woodcut of a turn-of-the-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Women sewing at home by light from a window

Women sewing at home by light from a window. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Farm woman paring apples to make dumplings

Farm woman paring apples to make dumplings. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Family preparing Thanksgiving dinner

Family preparing Thanksgiving dinner, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Women preparing Thanksgiving dinner in a big kitchen

Women preparing Thanksgiving dinner in a big kitchen, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Woman stirring a cook-pot hanging in a fireplace

Woman stirring a cook-pot hanging in a fireplace. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Young girl peeling apples for her mother

Young girl peeling apples for her mother. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Family shopping for their Thanksgiving turkey

Family shopping for their Thanksgiving turkey, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Armours beef tea, 1900

Armours beef tea, 1900
Advertisement for Armours Extract of Beef, 1900. Hand-colored halftone

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Churning butter

Churning butter
Woman bending over a churn to gather butter. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Peddler showing his wares to a farm family

Peddler showing his wares to a farm family, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Making soap

Making soap
Woman making soft soap by hand with an outdoor kettle to render lard. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Women rendering lard in a kettle to make soap the old-fashioned way

Women rendering lard in a kettle to make soap the old-fashioned way. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHouse Wife Collection: Woman in cottage doorway emptying a slop bucket near a well

Woman in cottage doorway emptying a slop bucket near a well. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration


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