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![Evelyn, a little native maid [seated in kitchen with basket on her lap]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvZXZlbHluLWEtbGl0dGxlLW5hdGl2ZS1tYWlkLXNlYXRlZC1pbi1raXRjaGVuLXdpdGgtYmFza2V0LW9uLWhlci1sYXAtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/400/jpg "Evelyn, a little native maid [seated in kitchen with basket on her lap]")
![[Alexandria, Virginia Cooks in the kitchen of Soldiers' Rest]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvYWxleGFuZHJpYS12YS1jb29rcy1pbi10aGUta2l0Y2hlbi1vZi1zb2xkaWVycy1yZXN0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Alexandria, Virginia Cooks in the kitchen of Soldiers' Rest]")
![[Small girl seated by log cabin, no. 1]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzAvMDEvMDEvc21hbGwtZ2lybC1zZWF0ZWQtYnktbG9nLWNhYmluLW5vLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "[Small girl seated by log cabin, no. 1]")
![[Cover of The Housekeeper's Annual and Lady's Register, illustrated with woman working in kitchen and ornate border]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDQvMDEvMDEvY292ZXItb2YtdGhlLWhvdXNla2VlcGVycy1hbm51YWwtYW5kLWxhZHlzLXJlZ2lzdGVyLWlsbHVzdHJhdGVkLXdpdGgtd29tYW4tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/59/webp "[Cover of The Housekeeper's Annual and Lady's Register, illustrated with woman working in kitchen and ornate border]")
![[Puritan maid sitting by a brook]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvcHVyaXRhbi1tYWlkLXNpdHRpbmctYnktYS1icm9vay02NDAuanBn/40/42/webp "[Puritan maid sitting by a brook]")
