Slum Collection (page 5)

The Slum
This etching shows The Slum, located at Bullen Lane, Melbourne, in the Chinese Quarter. Figures can be seen in the alleyway under some erected scaffolding. Date: circa 1916

Manchester and Salford Children, 1861 (oil on canvas)
MAN277402 Manchester and Salford Children, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Armstrong, Thomas (1835-1911); 76x61.6 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Man from Slum - 0220
Garik

The Five Points, Junction of Baxter, Worth and Park Streets, New York, c. 1829 (litho)
PNP382180 The Five Points, Junction of Baxter, Worth and Park Streets, New York, c.1829 (litho) by Catlin, George (1796-1872) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

DDE-90020910
Madagascar, Diego Suarez, view on the local Sugar Loaf (pain de sucre) hill Date: 15/05/2007

DDE-90020909
Madagascar, Diego Suarez, view on the local Sugar Loaf (pain de sucre) hill Date: 15/05/2007

Slum terraces, by Gustave Dore
7261227 Slum terraces, by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Over London - By Rail)

London slums, Seven Dials, c. 1872 (engraving)
3245501 London slums, Seven Dials, c.1872 (engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

Victorian London Housing
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Terraced Houses in Inner London circa 1870

Victorian London - Orange Court Drury Lane
" Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. A dark alley, Orange Court Drury Lane. circa 1870 - 1880."

A Slum in London, 1875 (litho)
7182863 A Slum in London, 1875 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Slum in London, 1875)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Taudis; Hovel; Schmutzige Loch (engraving)
7197691 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Taudis; Hovel; Schmutzige Loch (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taudis; Hovel; Schmutzige Loch)

Sunshine in Slumland (colour litho)
7181661 Sunshine in Slumland (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunshine in Slumland)

A child begging for money to buy bread (chromolitho)
7153598 A child begging for money to buy bread (chromolitho) by Dickes, William (fl.1843-81); Private Collection; (add.info)

London Cries, "Buy a rope of onions, buy a rope!"(colour litho)
7181667 London Cries, " Buy a rope of onions, buy a rope!" (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Cries, " Buy a rope of onions)

Rue Champlain, a group of huts, 1858-78 (b / w photo)
XIR182904 Rue Champlain, a group of huts, 1858-78 (b/w photo) by Marville, Charles (1816-79); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Rixe Dans Les Enfers De Londres (engraving)
3650239 Rixe Dans Les Enfers De Londres (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rixe Dans Les Enfers De Londres)

In Darkest New York, Midnight in a Cheap Underground Lodging Cellar, "three cents a spot"(litho)
6022052 In Darkest New York, Midnight in a Cheap Underground Lodging Cellar, " three cents a spot" (litho) by American School

Among the Tenements in the Rear of Mulberry Street (litho)
6022005 Among the Tenements in the Rear of Mulberry Street (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Among the Tenements in the Rear of Mulberry Street)

A "Reserved"Room in a Lodging Shed (litho)
6021993 A " Reserved" Room in a Lodging Shed (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A " Reserved" Room in a Lodging Shed)

A Bellevue Hospital Nurse (litho)
6021942 A Bellevue Hospital Nurse (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bellevue Hospital Nurse)

Homeless and Friendless (litho)
6021926 Homeless and Friendless (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Homeless and Friendless)

Out of Work, A Longshoremans Family and Home (litho)
6021883 Out of Work, A Longshoremans Family and Home (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Out of Work, A Longshoremans Family and Home)

Frontispiece for Darkness and Daylight, or Lights and Shadows of New York Life by Mrs Helen Campbell (litho)
6021878 Frontispiece for Darkness and Daylight, or Lights and Shadows of New York Life by Mrs Helen Campbell (litho) by American School

Scrub-Night (colour litho)
6021616 Scrub-Night (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scrub-Night. Illustration for Rag, Tag)

A Typical Pawnshop (litho)
6022040 A Typical Pawnshop (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Typical Pawnshop)

A Tenement House on Hamilton Street known as "The Ship, "1, Narrow Entrance to the Rear leading to the Garret
6021879 A Tenement House on Hamilton Street known as " The Ship, " 1, Narrow Entrance to the Rear leading to the Garret Rooms (litho) by American School

The Bull s-Eye, from London, a Pilgrimage
STC377529 The Bull s-Eye, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-84) & engraved by Adolphe Francois Pannemaker (b.1822) pub

War on Glasgow Slums - Letting Light and Air into dark places - With grass plots in broader streets: new and recent apartment houses built in Coplawhill, Glasgow. Date: 1926

Cloth Fair, Smithfield, 1877 (b / w photo)
2920751 Cloth Fair, Smithfield, 1877 (b/w photo) by Bool, Alfred & Bool, John (fl.1870s); Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of 120 photographs by the Society for Photographing Relics of)

Jacobs Island
View of Folly ditch, Jacobs Island. Jacobs Island was a notorious slum in Bermondsey, London, in the 19th century, located on the south bank of the River Thames

The High Street from the West Bow, Edinburgh (watercolour)
DRB128782 The High Street from the West Bow, Edinburgh (watercolour) by Rayner, Louise Ingram (1832-1924); 57.15x46.36 cm; The Drambuie Collection, Edinburgh, Scotland; English, out of copyright

Children playing in Hirst Square, Leeds, before it was demolished to make way for the new
LLS218030 Children playing in Hirst Square, Leeds, before it was demolished to make way for the new Civic Hall, 29th July 1930 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Sanitary inspector, Leeds, 1899 (b / w photo)
LLS218026 Sanitary inspector, Leeds, 1899 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Leeds Library and Information Service, Leeds

Burns Monument, View from Campbells Close, Edinburgh (w / c)
EDB51807 Burns Monument, View from Campbells Close, Edinburgh (w/c) by Bell, John (1823-81); City of Edinburgh Museums and Art Galleries, Scotland; English, out of copyright

High Street, Glasgow, Scotland, 1870 s
6266122 High Street, Glasgow, Scotland, 1870s by Annan, Thomas (1829-87); (add.info.: Head of High Street, Glasgow, Scotland in the 1870 s)

Street scene, Naples, Italy, 19th century (b / w photo)
6266117 Street scene, Naples, Italy, 19th century (b/w photo) by Sommer, Giorgio (1834-1914); (add.info.: Via Pallonetto S. Lucia in Naples, Italy, in the late 19th century)

Bell Street, Glasgow, Scotland, 1870 s
6266121 Bell Street, Glasgow, Scotland, 1870s by Annan, Thomas (1829-87); (add.info.: Bell Street from High Street, Glasgow, Scotland in the 1870 s)

The End (litho)
6022057 The End (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The End. Illustration for Darkness and Daylight)

An Abandoned Infant, A Policeman reporting a Little Foundling picked up in an Alley
6022020 An Abandoned Infant, A Policeman reporting a Little Foundling picked up in an Alley, A Winter Night Scene at a Police Station-House (litho) by American School

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)

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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.