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Doing laundry in the Central Park lake, December 16, 1949—the day the photo was taken—was “dry Friday” in New York City. Thanks to a severe drought that left upstate reservoirs at 34 percent capacity, city residents were forbidden to shave, bathe, or do any other activity that day if it required water.These three women—Copacabana girls, part of the East Side nightclub’s famous chorus girl lineup, per the caption on the photo—are demonstrating their patriotic duty to do laundry without any running water. / source: Ephemeral New York

From ‘The Eye of Love’, 1952

René Groebli :: From ‘The Eye of Love’ (# 521), Nouvel Hotel, Montparnasse, Paris, 1952. | src René Groebli
René Groebli :: From ‘The Eye of Love’ (# 526), Nouvel Hotel, Montparnasse, Paris, 1952. | src René Groebli
René Groebli :: From ‘The Eye of Love’ (# 508), Nouvel Hotel, Montparnasse, Paris, 1952. | src René Groebli
René Groebli :: From ‘The Eye of Love’ (# 1554), Nouvel Hotel, Montparnasse, Paris, 1952. | src René Groebli
René Groebli :: From ‘The Eye of Love’ (# 1555), Nouvel Hotel, Montparnasse, Paris, 1952. | src René Groebli

“In 1955, the U.S. CAMERA ANNUAL carried a representative presentation of the edition: Ten photographs on eight pages, commented as follows: THE EYE OF LOVE is a tender photo-essay on a photographer’s love for a woman, his wife, (…) published in book form. U.S. CAMERA is happy to be able to present excerpts from this warm and beautiful story by a young Swiss photographer.” (quoted from source)