Washington Cleaners and Launderers, photographs for advertising campaign. The clothing cleaning company was owned by Edward Lane. The full service cleaners offered pick up and delivery, fur and wool cleaning and storage, garment dying and 24 hour service. Here the three women employees fill out orders for the clothing and attach identifying markers. The clothes are then thrown into the hamper with wheels to go out for cleaning. (TNT 5/13/1956, pg. A-15)

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Washington Cleaners and Launderers. Washington was a full service cleaner with a main dry cleaning and laundry plant in Tacoma plus seven branches to serve military personnel at Fort Lewis. The four women in the picture are giving these clothes that smart crease with a commercial pressing machine. The clothing item is laid out on the bottom form; the top is pulled down, pressing and steaming the item between the two forms. Washington Cleaners termed their cleaning technique "Fabri-Sheen." (TNT 5/13/1956, pg A-15)

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Washington Cleaners and Launderers. Washington was a full service modern cleaning plant, having undergone progressive modernization over the last 20 years. The company was owned by Ed Lane. Its main plant was located in Tacoma, with seven branches at Fort Lewis. The employees were apparently mostly women, as out of this picture of 50, only 3 are men. The women are a wide variety of ages. Most are wearing bright spring print dresses or skirts. (TNT 5/13/1956, pg. A-15)

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Washington Cleaners and Launderers. The two men are applying solutions to the clothes using a tubing device topped by a nozzle. They have several glass bottles of solution beside them. The solutions are possibly used for spot removal or dry cleaning. Washington Cleaners termed its dry cleaning service "Fabri-Sheen." (TNT 5/13/1956, pg. A-15)

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