A river washing scene in Port au Prince. There are both men and women on the river bank surrounded by white sheets spread over rocks. The white sheeting and the royal palms in the background suggest that this may be a scene from an estate.

"Some parts in the country the only source of getting your clothes washed is to take it to the river. Either you have to take the water home to to do a little bit of washing or you take the clothes to the river and wash them..scrub them on the stone and then you put the clothes in the sun to dry and to bleach...Generally you wash your clothes on 'Washday' and plenty, plenty people sometimes is gathered at the river. At one place on Penn River the tourists always gather to take picture of people down the river washing their clothes." Pepper Pot Centre