Slum Collection (page 6)

Found Strayed, Eleven O clock at Night in the Lost Childrens Room at Police Headquarters
6022017 Found Strayed, Eleven O clock at Night in the Lost Childrens Room at Police Headquarters, Lost Children waiting to be claimed (litho) by American School

Gospel Work in the Slums, Midnight Service of a Mission Rescue Band in an Underground Dive (litho)
6021948 Gospel Work in the Slums, Midnight Service of a Mission Rescue Band in an Underground Dive (litho) by American School

A Critical Case, A Bed-Side Consultation for the Benefit of Students and Nurses in Bellevue Hospital (litho)
6021940 A Critical Case, A Bed-Side Consultation for the Benefit of Students and Nurses in Bellevue Hospital (litho) by American School

Waifs and Strays of a Great City, A Group of Homeless New York Newsboys (litho)
6021910 Waifs and Strays of a Great City, A Group of Homeless New York Newsboys (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Waifs and Strays of a Great City)

Burglars Sectional Jimmies and Leather Case for carrying them (litho)
6022051 Burglars Sectional Jimmies and Leather Case for carrying them (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Policemans Billy, Day Club, and Night Stick (litho)
6022016 Policemans Billy, Day Club, and Night Stick (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Policemans Billy, Day Club, and Night Stick)

In the Cell, Blackwells Island Penitentiary (litho)
6021963 In the Cell, Blackwells Island Penitentiary (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Cell, Blackwells Island Penitentiary)

An Every-Day Scene in the Morgue, identifying the Unknown Dead (litho)
6021951 An Every-Day Scene in the Morgue, identifying the Unknown Dead (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Every-Day Scene in the Morgue)

A Tenement-House Backyard, looking through the Hall into the Street (litho)
6021889 A Tenement-House Backyard, looking through the Hall into the Street (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tenement-House Backyard)

A Room and its Occupant as found in the Garret of "The Ship"(litho)
6021887 A Room and its Occupant as found in the Garret of " The Ship" (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"All my drinks 3 cents, "An Everyday Scene near the Water Street Mission (litho)
6021884 " All my drinks 3 cents, " An Everyday Scene near the Water Street Mission (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " All my drinks 3 cents)

A typical London slum (b / w photo)
6000908 A typical London slum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A typical London slum)

A Monday washing, New York, c. 1900 (photomechanical print)
5854034 A Monday washing, New York, c.1900 (photomechanical print) by Detroit Photographic Co. (fl.1898-1900); Private Collection; (add.info)

Foregate, Strand, Entrance to Boswell Court - demolished for the site of the New Law
BON123800 Foregate, Strand, Entrance to Boswell Court - demolished for the site of the New Law Courts, 1868 (oil on canvas) by Landells

Over London - By Rail, from London, a Pilgrimage
STC377542 Over London - By Rail, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-94) & engraved by Francois Pannemaker, pub

Sunshine and Shadows, Antwerp, 1883 (oil on canvas)
PNH367194 Sunshine and Shadows, Antwerp, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Osborne, Walter Frederick (1859-1903); 50x33 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; Irish

Poverty in Paris: The Passage Gergovie, 1884 (colour litho)
CHT219395 Poverty in Paris: The Passage Gergovie, 1884 (colour litho) by Myrbach-Rheinfeld, Felicien baron de (b.1853) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Washing line in Eagle and Child Yard, Hunslet, Leeds, 13th May 1896 (b / w photo)
LLS218019 Washing line in Eagle and Child Yard, Hunslet, Leeds, 13th May 1896 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Leeds Library and Information Service, Leeds

Barefoot child on a London street (sepia photo)
STC347587 Barefoot child on a London street (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Times of day, Night, illustration from Hogarth Restored
STC451176 Times of day, Night, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Views in the Rookery, St. Giless (litho)
476902 Views in the Rookery, St. Giless (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Barnardos Homes (b / w photo)
3656849 Barnardos Homes (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barnardos Homes)

Dr Barnardos Homes (b / w photo)
3643295 Dr Barnardos Homes (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Barnardos Homes. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

London slums, Smithfield, 1890s (b / w photo)
3245508 London slums, Smithfield, 1890s (b/w photo) by British Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; British, out of copyright

Mince Collop Close, Greenock, Scotland
Mince Collop Close, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland - undoubtedly " the vilest" of all the " numerous pen closes running from the low streets"

Bethnal Green - slum houses
Slum houses in Crosland Street, Bethnal Green, London. Date: circa 1914

Two women pose with their children, Eagle and Child Yard, Hunslet, Leeds
LLS218017 Two women pose with their children, Eagle and Child Yard, Hunslet, Leeds, 13th May 1896 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Leeds Library and Information Service, Leeds

Views in the Rookery, St. Giless (litho)
476901 Views in the Rookery, St. Giless (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

East End child with a policewoman (sepia photo)
STC347586 East End child with a policewoman (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

A Blind Mans Tin Sign; What was on the Other Side (litho)
6022037 A Blind Mans Tin Sign; What was on the Other Side (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Blind Mans Tin Sign; What was on the Other Side)

A Typical Tenement-House Alley (litho)
6022006 A Typical Tenement-House Alley (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Typical Tenement-House Alley)

"Up aloft, "A Drill Scene on the St Marys (litho)
6021996 " Up aloft, " A Drill Scene on the St Marys (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Up aloft, " A Drill Scene on the St Mary s)

Saturday Morning in the Great Eastern Free Dispensary, relieving Distress among the Sick Poor (litho)
6021959 Saturday Morning in the Great Eastern Free Dispensary, relieving Distress among the Sick Poor (litho) by American School

A Blind Tailoress and her Family (litho)
6021949 A Blind Tailoress and her Family (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Blind Tailoress and her Family)

A Favorite Pastime for Dock Rats (litho)
6021921 A Favorite Pastime for Dock Rats (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Favorite Pastime for Dock Rats)

"Ext-r-a-h dishun"(litho)
6021896 " Ext-r-a-h dishun" (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Ext-r-a-h dishun." Illustration for Darkness and Daylight)

The British Factory on Hog Lane, Canton, 1838 (w / c on paper)
BAL106920 The British Factory on Hog Lane, Canton, 1838 (w/c on paper) by Varnham, Werner (fl. 1838); 190x280 cm; Private Collection; out of copyright

The Unsafe Tenement, 1858 (etching on paper)
FSG324506 The Unsafe Tenement, 1858 (etching on paper) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 15.7x22.4 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Freer Gallery of Art

Une Rue A Whitechapel (engraving)
3650163 Une Rue A Whitechapel (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une Rue A Whitechapel)

Une Rue Dans Les Quartiers Pauvres (engraving)
3650162 Une Rue Dans Les Quartiers Pauvres (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une Rue Dans Les Quartiers Pauvres)

K. E. Barry squatters shack, location unknown, c. 1911 (b / w photo)
1078793 K.E. Barry squatters shack, location unknown, c.1911 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Old Pye Street, Westminster, 1849 (w / c on paper)
CWA93319 Old Pye Street, Westminster, 1849 (w/c on paper) by English School, (19th century); 24.1x16.8 cm; City of Westminster Archive Centre, London

Street scene, Naples, Italy, 19th century (b / w photo)
6266118 Street scene, Naples, Italy, 19th century (b/w photo) by Sommer, Giorgio (1834-1914); (add.info.: A street scene in Naples, Italy, in the late 19th century)

Sectional Jimmies and Skeleton Keys taken from Burglars (litho)
6022048 Sectional Jimmies and Skeleton Keys taken from Burglars (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sectional Jimmies and Skeleton Keys taken from Burglars)

A Noted Corner Resort for Chinese Gamblers (litho)
6022028 A Noted Corner Resort for Chinese Gamblers (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Noted Corner Resort for Chinese Gamblers)

Handcuffs (litho)
6022018 Handcuffs (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Handcuffs. Illustration for Darkness and Daylight)

Police Headquarters Building (litho)
6022010 Police Headquarters Building (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Police Headquarters Building)

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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.