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Showers (Plumbing fixtures)

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Images about Showers (Plumbing fixtures)

5 images from works
  • Greek open-air shower baths for men. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937, after the Antimenes Painter.
  • Men bathing in a public gymnasium. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937, after the Antimenes Painter.
  • Greek open-air shower baths for men. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937, after the Antimenes Painter.
  • A prisoner in Sing Sing Prison, New York, having water poured over him by a guard as a punishment, while restrained at the ankles and wrists: he dies. Wood engraving, 1869.
  • Women bathing in a public gymnasium. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937.

Works from the collections

23 works

    • Books
    • Online

    Specification of William Clark : bath apparatus.

    Clark, William. | Date: 1866
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Women bathing in a public gymnasium. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937.

    | Date: 1937 | Reference: 34544i
    • Ephemera

    Disability : equipment ephemera. Box 1.

    • Pictures

    Greek open-air shower baths for men. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, 1937, after the Antimenes Painter.

    Antimenes Painter, active 6th century. | Date: 1937 | Reference: 34597i
    • Ephemera

    Tie + tease, toys, uniforms, assisted showers, baths, VIP services : genuine photo.

    | Date: [2000]
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Prostitutes
Prostitution
Sex
United Kingdom
London
Baths
Persons with Disabilities
Wheelchairs
Self-help devices for people with disabilities
Bathhouses

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