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photo of domestic servant who was arrested for stealing jewelry and clothing

Maid with mop, broom, soap, brush, bucket, etc.

Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.
Photo shows Otto Hermann Kahn (1867-1934), a banker, philanthropist, and arts patron. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010)

Group photo of the household staff at Curraghmore House in County Waterford, Ireland. The house was (and still is) owned by the De La Poer Beresfords. Note the powder on the hair of the footmen.

painting of a maid carrying water and a cup of chocolate

Black and white photo of a house maid ironing a lace doily with a GE iron

An drawing of a governess carrying a screaming infant. Black and white. Newspaper illustration.

Black and white photo of two female servants doing the laundry.

Painting of a governess with two of her young charges, i.e. the two girls she cares for