Laundry Drying

ImageFile1970s-27.4.jpg

Title

Laundry Drying

Creator

Lucy Horton

Description

Clothes were washed in the river and hung out to dry. Woman pictured is Betty, last name unknown. Eventually they got an old ringer washer - still no electricity in the house, so when they wanted to use the washer, they had to run an extension cord to the barn.

Date

Summer 1973

Source

Personal Collection of Mary Mathias

Identifier

ImageFile1970s-27.4

Coverage

Charleston (Vt.)

Rights

This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, permission to publish must be obtained from the Vermont Historical Society.

Original Format

Repository

Vermont Historical Society

Citation

Lucy Horton, “Laundry Drying,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digitalvermont.org/items/show/485.