Rochester, New York. Mrs. Babcock doing the family washing with an electric washing machine and a wringer Physical description:; 4 x 5 inches or smaller. Notes: Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.; More infor
- Date
- 1943-03
- Photographer / author
- Ralph Amdursky
- Collection
- FSA/OWI
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 7,644 × 10,113 pixels
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