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| Title | 1940s kitchen, 1948 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1948 |
| Caption | The look of kitchens has changed over the years. In the 1940s, sinks and appliances usually stood separately, like furniture. By the 1990s, people favored a built-in look, with sinks, stoves, and other appliances set into continuous counters.
This photo shows one wall of a Seattle kitchen in 1948. In this kitchen, dishes were washed by hand in a dishpan and placed in a dish drainer on one of the sink's broad drainboards. In the photo, the dishpan and dish drainer hang conveniently under the sink. The kitchen has an electric stove. A coffeepot and a grease jar sit on the small table. |
| Subjects | Kitchens; Interiors; Stoves |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.16798 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative: safety film, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 48-2, 835 |
