Le temps des lavoirs, a photo from Ile-de-France, North

Photographer's Note

Le temps des lavoirs

C'閠ait l'閜oque, pour les femmes de la campagne, o� laver le linge de la famille n'閠ait pas une mince affaire. La lessive repr閟entait l'un des temps forts de la vie domestique, une t鈉he p閚ible qui g閚閞alement ne revenait que deux fois dans l'ann閑, � l'automne et au d閎ut du printemps, � condition que le temps le permette. Le linge de rechange ne manquait pas, si bien qu'on n'閠ait pas oblig� de le nettoyer souvent. C'閠ait la grande lessive qui parfois s'閠endait sur plusieurs jours.

Ref : La Nouvelle R閜ublique.fr

Fis2, jhm, pajaran, snunney, pierrefonds, ikeharel, Cricri, mcmtanyel, maloutim has marked this note useful

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Nicou (193806) 2018-11-03 1:35

Hello

Si les murs pouvaient parler ils en auraient � raconter des papotages de dame quel lavoir quelle beuat� ce bassin grand avec l'閏luse et la partie sous le toit quel ensemble sueprbe vue de ces endroits mervielleux.
bravo et belle journ閑
nciou

jimmj63 (0) 2018-11-03 1:58

Ciao Philippe,
Interessante immagine di quello che in Italia si chiama "lavatoio". Ce ne sono ancora molti nelle nostre campagne, alcuni molto belli, tutti da preservare.sull'utilizzo e sulle abitudini delle lavandaie so poco e la tua immagine mi ha fatto venire la curiosit� di saperne di pi�, TFS
Ciao, Giacomo

Fis2 (170639) 2018-11-03 2:03

Witaj Philippe!
To miejsce jest bardzo ciekawe.
T� pralni� pokazywa砮�?
Znakomity kadr i kompozycja.
Super kolory i 秝iat硂.
Mi砮go weekendu.
Krzysztof

jhm (211736) 2018-11-03 2:08

Bonjour mon ami, Philippe,

We are older and where is the time of the hand washed cloths, without electricity!
We get lovely details too see.
Create an excellent panoramic image.
Nice composition, excellent presentation.
very well done, TFS.

Bon-weekend,
John.

ChrisJ (171794) 2018-11-03 2:43

Bonjour mon ami, Philippe,

Excellent sharpness and punchy light contrasts and although we don't see the actual washing area I do remember even as late as the early 1960's what a chore it was for my mother to wash clothes and linens, with only several tubs and hand powered wringers. We used to used the 2 clothes line supports as goal posts as kids, before rotary clothes hoists became all the rage. Tfs!

snunney (130967) 2018-11-03 3:17

Hello Philippe,
I like the point of view, which sets this well preserved lavoir in its surroundings. Agreeable lights and colours and very good sharpness. I wonder what the modern day housewife used to her fully automatic washing machine would do faced with this?

alvaraalto (42804) 2018-11-03 3:52

Bonjour Philippe
A nice historical picture that shows us how a "washing machine" used to look. Now quiet and deserted without colourful laundry and diligent housewives but still with a pot of geraniums.
beautiful presentation.
Have a good weekend, groet Rob

pierrefonds (114347) 2018-11-03 4:27

Bonjour Philippe,

Les arbres cadrent bien le lavoir. La prise de vue permet de voir les d閠ails du lavoir. La lumi鑢e rehausse les couleurs de l'image. Bonne journ閑.

Pierre

Silvio1953 (221463) 2018-11-03 6:22

Ciao caro Philippe, lovely composition with washing place, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

ikeharel (113241) 2018-11-03 7:54

Bonsoir Philippe,
A business that lost its value to the modern era when washing machines were invented - but kept its charm as a nice pond with a veranda around. I see a green park beyond.
Bon-weekend,
Ike

rychem (72187) 2018-11-03 22:26

Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis (Times are changed, we also are changed with them), I am happy to have an electric washing machine, maybe our grandchildren will have self-cleaning clothes ;)
regards Ryszard

mesutilgim (0) 2018-11-04 0:06

Hello Philippe,
Another nice and interesting capture in your gallery. Taken with perfect pov and sharpness. Very good ligth management.
TFS and have a nice weekend
MESUT ILGIM

pajaran (115779) 2018-11-04 0:23

Dobar dan.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje.
Lepa mala reka sa ustavama i krov perionice
Zelim vam lep dan za odmor, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Cricri (176) 2018-11-04 7:37

Bonjour Philippe
Belle mise en image de cet ancien lavoir , la lumi鑢e et les couleurs tout comme le POV est excellent
Beau dimanche
cricri

abmdsudi (95869) 2018-11-07 3:40

Hi Philippe
From the look of it, this wash-house is very well maintained with fresh flow of water and no shortage of it. A great depiction of a thing of the past. It's tranquil rural scene with excellent combination of earthy tone and fresh green. I think mono conversion would appear to have been taken a hundred years ago!! Excellent shot, Congrats
Best regards

mcmtanyel (68383) 2018-11-21 18:52

Hello Philippe,
So, how did they make sure everybody could take turns using these washhouses, did they have appointment books? 👌👌
Regards,
MT

jmdias (115046) 2018-11-25 5:40

philippe

uma vista informativa e interessante dessa estrutura de barragem ao lado do pavilh鉶 usado para as lavadeiras.parece que os franceses eram mais preocupados com isso que os outros pa韘es vizinhos, onde n鉶 vemos muitas dessas estruturas.

abra鏾

jorge

maloutim (13617) 2018-12-16 1:35

Bonjour Philippe,
Il faudrait cr閑r un th鑝e pour ces lavoirs que nous avons le bonheur d'admirer dans votre galerie, choisis dans diff閞entes parties du pays !
Jolie plong閑 sur ce t閙oin du pass�.
Malheureusement, la r閍lit� ne fut pas toujours si rose ! Beaucoup de femmes y perdirent leur vie, frapp閑s de pneumonie � cause du froid.
Merci du partage et bon dimanche.
Marie-Louise.