Caption

Our Washerwomen. Papeete, Women washing clothes in a river near Papeete, page, photomechanical print, number: 'No. 24.', photographer: Henry Stuart-Wortley, Papeete, cliché maker: Meisenbach's Autotype Company, printer (person): Meisenbach's Autotype Company, 1880, Meisenbach's Autotype Company, photographer, French Polynesia, Tahiti, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 134 mm x width 135 mm, trees: palm-tree, building or outbuilding where laundry is done, A sepia photograph showing a riverside scene with several people sitting at the water's edge washing cloths, surrounded by dense tropical vegetation including tall palm trees and broad-leaf plants, a wooden bridge crossing the stream in the background, reflections of foliage and figures visible in the water, and garments and bundles placed on the riverbank.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_299

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.3Mb (9.4Mb) / 12.4in x 13.2in / 3719 x 3971 (300dpi)

Keywords

Our Washerwomen Papeete Women washing clothes river near Papeete page photomechanical print number No 24 photographer Henry Stuart-Wortley cliché maker Meisenbach's Autotype Company printer person 1880 French Polynesia Tahiti paper collotype photoprint height 134 mm x width 135 mm trees palm-tree building outbuilding laundry done sepia photograph showing riverside scene several people sitting water's edge cloths surrounded dense tropical vegetation tall palm trees broad-leaf plants wooden bridge crossing stream background reflections foliage figures visible water garments bundles placed riverbank