The 19th century philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson had this to say about bathtime:

"People who wash much have a high mind about it, and talk down to those who wash little.”

Hmmm… he has a point.

Below, some old pictures on the topic.

The North Beach Bath House, Santa Monica, California, 1900.

Tears at bathtime in this immigrant’s tenement home, 1905.

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