Sketch by Estelle Ishigo titled "Laundry - women washing clothes inside"

As with mess halls, there were two laundry rooms for each block of 24 barracks. Washing clothing and bedding by hand using a washboard was an arduous process.

Resource Identifier
ah10368_069
Citation
Estelle Ishigo Photographs, Collection No. 10368 , Box 1, folder 3, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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