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"If you want a thing done, do it yourself"

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Costume -- Hoops

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"If you want a thing done, do it yourself"

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Title
"If you want a thing done, do it yourself"
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Costume -- Hoops

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1858
Topics
Clothing & dress
Women -- Clothing & dress -- 1800-1899
Dresses -- 1800-1899
Crinolines -- 1800-1899
Foundation garments -- 1800-1899
Grooming -- 1800-1899
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "There can be no reason why the girls shouldn't dress themselves, so that Parker the maid may go to her dancing academy." Includes additional text.
Source note: Punch. (London : [s.n.] 1841-).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 13 x 20 cm. (5 1/4 x 8 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17567051
Barcode: 33333159266945
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dff93290-c54a-012f-aadf-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1858: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. ""If you want a thing done, do it yourself"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1858. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fe65-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. ""If you want a thing done, do it yourself"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fe65-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1858). "If you want a thing done, do it yourself" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-fe65-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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"If you want a thing done, do it yourself"