Slum Collection (page 24)

Poor street in Londons East End
A poor street, location unknown, in the East End of London. Local residents, mostly children, look suspiciously towards the camera. Washing is hanging up to dry in each back yard

Salvation Army Christmas treat for East End children
East End of London slum children receive a Christmas treat from the Salvation Army. In front of a decorated Christmas tree

Salvation Army Slum Sisters on a home visit
Two Salvation Army so-called Slum Sisters visit the home of a poor family. At the door, the mother holds a baby in her arms while another child stands barefoot on the paving stones

Westminster Slum
Devils Acre, not the most salubrious corner of Westminster

Military tailor and in family in Bethnal Green
This is a room occupied by a military tailor and his family at No. 10 Hollybush Place in Bethnal Green in the East End of London

Slum Basement Window
Two poor children peering through the bars of a slum basement, Limehouse, East End of London

Working Class Street
Working class people outside their slum terraces, London

Slum Cricket
A group of boys play a game of cricket on waste ground. A piece of wood propped up with coats serves as a makeshift wicket, while the ball is composed of who knows what?

Game / Egg in the Cap 19C
The players caps are placed on the ground; an egg is thrown into a cap, the owner of which must try to strike one of his fellow-players as they run away

Junk Shop Exterior
Exterior of a junk shop; junk is piled high in a yard with a guard dog to discourage thieves

Stale Beer Dive 1891
This underground stale beer dive on Mulberry Steet Bend, New York isn t fancy but it is cheap, and thats what counts for the boozy clientele

Dance to Organ / Slums / C19
THE ORGAN IN THE COURT London slum children dance to the organ-grinders music

Back Yards / Slum / 1870
Over London by Rail - a view of back yards from the train

Ratcliff Highway / Slums
Turn him out ! a violent scene outside a low pub off the Ratcliff Highway, one of the roughest areas in London

Manchester / Slum Street
Manchester : scene in a slum street

Cholera / Slums / 1852 / Punch
a Court for King Cholera

Nottingham Court / Slums
Slum children hanging about in Nottingham Court, Endell Street, London

Street slum dwellings in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

The polluted back streets of Suihua in Heilongjiang Province, China
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Copacabana Beach with Pavaozinho slum on background, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Andre Seale / SpecialistStock

Favela Rocinha, the most populated slum in the world, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (rr)
Andre Seale / SpecialistStock

Manila, island of Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Rusty sheet metal tin roofs of a ramshackle shanty town, Ethiopia, Africa

Sao Paolo shanty town, Brazil, South America

Latrines on the river bank in rough land grazed by cows in a slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

Housing Shortage / 1922
Housing shortage - a former largerkeller becomes a home with cardboard windows

One Room home Earlyc20
A mother and her three children make the best of things in their one-room lodgings in a tenement house at Lisburn Street, Bethnal Green, London

Tailors Work in Slum
A group of men, women and children work as tailors in a slum apartment. They sit on the floor of a very bare room to sew

Girls & Street Organ
Slum boys and girls dance to the music of a barrel organ

Street Arabs / Slums 1908
Book: THE CHILDREN OF OUR SLUMS by James Samuelson Date: 1908

Social / Unemployed Slum
Home of a family of an unemployed workman

New York / Double Alley
People in Double Alley, Gotham Court, New York

Making Cigarettes
Jewish immigrants making cigarettes in the East End of London

Golden Square, Soho, 1853
Golden Square: site of the model lodging house, erected by the General Society for improving the dwellings of the working classes

Britain / Slum Scenes
A slum interior of a cellar in Bethnal-Green

WORKING MANs HOME 1863
A working mans home - a garret at 10 Hollybush Place, Bethnal Green, London

Homeless Arches / Slum / C19
Homeless folk passing the night under the arches of Londons bridges

Dudley Street / Slum / 1870
Dudley Street, Seven Dials

Police Patrolling / Slum
The Bulls Eye - police, prudently patrolling in a group of three, shine the light on some suspicious characters

Houdsditch / Slums / 1870
Houndsditch on a foggy evening - pavement traders hoping for a customer

ONE ROOM / SLUM / 1891
A one-room home

Children Sleep Rough / C19
A London slum street at night - in Newport Market a policemans bullseye reveals children sleeping rough, old women huddled in corners

Seven Dials / Slums / 1850
A notorious London slum - the Rookery of St Giles, near Seven Dials, where even the police were at risk

London Slum Boz 1836
Street life on the pavements of Monmouth Street, Seven Dials, London

Birmingham Slum 1876
Birmingham : pegging out the washing in Number One Court, Steel House Lane

Bloomsbury / Slums / 1875
Street scene in Church Lane, Bloomsbury, London - mothers and children

Waiting for Pub to Open
Sunday in London - waiting for the public house to open at 1 pm

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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.