The image shows a group of seven people in a workplace. Five women and two men are visible, all from at least the waist up. One man is seated in the foreground, while the rest are standing. The seated man has short hair and a moustache, and is dressed in a dark suit and tie. To his left, a woman sits on the edge of a table, wearing a long dress with a high collar and an apron. The standing women wear long dresses and aprons, with their hair tied back. One woman wears a floral patterned blouse with a belt. Accessories include brooches and an object held by one man. The background features shelves with folded fabrics and bundled items, as well as a metal stove on the right side. The floor is wooden, and the setting suggests a well-organized environment.
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The image shows a group of seven people in a workplace. Five women and two men are visible, all from at least the waist up. One man is seated in the foreground, while the rest are standing. The seated man has short hair and a moustache, and is dressed in a dark suit and tie. To his left, a woman sits on the edge of a table, wearing a long dress with a high collar and an apron. The standing women wear long dresses and aprons, with their hair tied back. One woman wears a floral patterned blouse with a belt. Accessories include brooches and an object held by one man. The background features shelves with folded fabrics and bundled items, as well as a metal stove on the right side. The floor is wooden, and the setting suggests a well-organized environment.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

"Anna in Union College Laundry”

Edel

Date
c. 1900
Medium
collodion print (cabinet card)
Dimensions
image/sheet: 9.8 × 14 cm (3 7/8 × 5 1/2 in.) mount: 10.8 × 16.5 cm (4 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2023.146.66
Credit line
The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CPH

Subjects and terms

  • portrait
  • American
  • albumen silver print
  • Labor
  • Cabinet Card
  • Women
  • Men
Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Inscription

along left edge of mount printed in black ink: EDEL Art Company. College View, Neb.; on verso, by unknown hand, center right in graphite perpendicular: Anna in Union / College Laundry; by Ross Kelbaugh, lower right in graphite perpendicular: KL047 / 7600 / 12JJ

NGA object ID 227342. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.