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"Exploring the Dark Underbelly: A Glimpse into the Slums of History" Step back in time and witness the haunting realities life through powerful artworks and photographs

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Slum Collection: HOGARTH: GIN LANE. Beer Street and Gin Lane. Steel engraving, c1860
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Slum Collection: Gin Lane, 1751. Artist: William Hogarth
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Slum Collection: HOGARTH: BEER STREET. Beer Street and Gin Lane. Steel engraving, c1860
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Slum Collection: Folly Ditch, Jacobs Island, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
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Slum Collection: A man walking through a backstreet of the Gorbals area of Glasgow
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Slum Collection: Street in Wapping, East End of London
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Slum Collection: The Gullet, Stafford Street, Birmingham
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Slum Collection: HOGARTH: FOUR TIMES OF DAY. Night. Steel engraving after the original, 1738, by William Hogarth
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Slum Collection: Jewish Children, East End of London
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Slum Collection: London Slums - Feathers Court, Drury Lane
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Slum Collection: Mint Street Workhouse, Southwark, south London
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Slum Collection: Liverpool Slum 1912
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Slum Collection: The Devils Acre - Westminster, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
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Slum Collection: HOGARTH: FOUR TIMES OF DAY. Noon. Steel engraving after the etching and engraving, 1738
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Slum Collection: Victorian London - A shady place
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Slum Collection: Gin Lane, February 1, 1751. Creator: William Hogarth
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Slum Collection: William Hogarth Gin Lane
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Slum Collection: Pitmen encamped - evicted coal miner and his dwelling
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Slum Collection: London Slums (b / w photo)
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Slum Collection: London Slums, The Boys (b / w photo)
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Slum Collection: SCOTLAND: GLASGOW. Old houses at the corner of George Street and High Street. Photograph
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Slum Collection: Hoxton Slums
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Slum Collection: DORÉ: LONDON, 1872. Houndsditch. Wood engraving after Gustave Dor
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Slum Collection: Devonshire Place, Lisson Grove, London
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Slum Collection: Housing slums in the Dalmarnock district of Glasgow the deralict tenament housing with
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Slum Collection: Old abandoned shack by Mersey
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Slum Collection: GLASGOW, SCOTLAND: SLUM. A close (alley) off High Street photographed in 1868 by
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Slum Collection: Tenements In New York City
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Slum Collection: An old man watches on as a shack in Kingsdown is demolished. 1936
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Slum Collection: Shanty town, Nigeria
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Slum Collection: London Terraced Housing
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Slum Collection: Liverpool housewives seen here gossiping in the street. Women holding parcel
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Slum Collection: Charles Dickens Sketches by Boz He raised his manacled hands
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Slum Collection: London Slums, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
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Slum Collection: Wild Court, off Great Wild Street, Drury Lane, 1855 (engraving)
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Slum Collection: Aylesbury Place, Clerkenwell, 1899 by H. W. Fincham (b / w photo)
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Slum Collection: London Slums, Twine Court (b / w photo)
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Slum Collection: Paris Slum Scene
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Slum Collection: Collapsed house in Swedenborg Square, Stepney
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Slum Collection: ROW HOUSES, 1938. Women and children in front of a row of low-income houses in Ambridge
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Slum Collection: Pennyfields
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Slum Collection: Inside a tent on Mitcham Common
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Slum Collection: CINCINNATI: HOUSES, 1935. A row of low-income houses with outhouses facing railroad tracks
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Slum Collection: A Fish Auction in Columbia Market
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Slum Collection: New Tower Blocks Go Up
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Slum Collection: Landlord Rent / Slums / C19
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Slum Collection: Two men chatting, Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Slum Collection: NEW YORK GANG WAR, 1857. Battle between the Bowery Boys and the Dead Rabbits, two New York gangs


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"Exploring the Dark Underbelly: A Glimpse into the Slums of History" Step back in time and witness the haunting realities life through powerful artworks and photographs. From William Hogarth's iconic depictions of Gin Lane and Beer Street, to the eerie images of Folly Ditch, Jacobs Island, Victorian London reveals its shady underbelly. In these forgotten corners, poverty thrived amidst dilapidated buildings and narrow alleyways. The man walking through a backstreet in Glasgow's Gorbals area is a mere silhouette against destitution. Meanwhile, Liverpool's slums in 1912 paint a grim picture of cramped living conditions and despair. Feathers Court in Drury Lane stands as a testament to London's squalid past. Its inhabitants endured unimaginable hardships while trying to survive each day. Similarly, Stafford Street's infamous Gullet in Birmingham was notorious for its dire living conditions that plagued its residents. William Hogarth's Four Times of Day series takes us on an atmospheric journey through different times, with Night revealing the hidden struggles within society’s shadows. Even children were not spared from this harsh reality; Jewish children huddled together in East End London seeking solace amidst their impoverished surroundings. The Mint Street Workhouse looms ominously over Southwark—a symbol of institutionalized poverty where individuals sought refuge but often found themselves trapped within its walls. These glimpses into history remind us that behind grand architecture and bustling streets lies another world—one filled with struggle, resilience, and inequality. Let us remember those who lived within these slums as we strive for a more just future where no one is left behind.