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  A Lady Cleans Her Doorstep
House & Home - Chores

Year: 1938.   Item #: 145

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A Lady Cleans Her Doorstep

  In Wake Street, just off Lambeth Walk. Some of the householders wash not only their front doorsteps, but a large slice of the pavement, too. It's a regular North Country custom, but among London smoke and dirt it seems a strangely noble act. Taken from 'Life in the Lambeth Walk' Article.

Source: Picture Post. December 31, 1938

 


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Comments by Paula Menzies, 14th October 2009  
What a fantastic picture.