Native Washerwomen and view of Country, Barbados, B. W. I.
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2022-06-16T13:38:05Z
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The Main Library, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados is responsible for making this digital resource available.
Abstract
The image shows a group of seven women doing their laundry outside. The women are suing the nearby rocks to lay their washing out to dry. In the background is a panoramic view of the countryside,there is also a vast view of the island in the background. The ladies are washing their clothes and hanging them on the rocks to dry.
This is a divided back postcard.
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Letter: New Year’s Eve 1.00 at Barbados, B.W.I.
Just leaving Barbados now for homeward bound, expect me arriving 18th or 19th January. This is a view as we see the island from the ship. Best Love. Cecil.
Letter addressed to: Mrs. E. McIntyre, 32 Ft. Helens Park Road, Hastings, England
AL N £6 (Handwritten in Pencil). Published by Knights Ltd, Barbados.
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Landscape; Sephia tone;, 3 ½” x 5½ ”
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Laundresses, Laundry, Domestic life, Housework, Panoramic views