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Washing clothes (2nd of 3)

Washing clothes

The arduous task of washing clothes was made easier by a ready supply of hot water. These women are pictured doing their laundry at Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, in 1916.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: APG-0554-1/2

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