Slum Collection (page 7)

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)

Early Morning in a Shed Lodging-House in the Rear of Mulberry Street, getting ready for Another Day of Idleness or
6021997 Early Morning in a Shed Lodging-House in the Rear of Mulberry Street, getting ready for Another Day of Idleness or Crime (litho) by American School

A Corner in a Lodging-Shed by Day (litho)
6021991 A Corner in a Lodging-Shed by Day (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Corner in a Lodging-Shed by Day)

Italian Mother and her Sick Child at the Dispensary (litho)
6021956 Italian Mother and her Sick Child at the Dispensary (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian Mother and her Sick Child at the Dispensary)

Winners of the Prize, Poor Children carrying home Growing Plants (litho)
6021953 Winners of the Prize, Poor Children carrying home Growing Plants (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winners of the Prize)

Italian Garbage Women on Mulberry Street (litho)
6021924 Italian Garbage Women on Mulberry Street (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian Garbage Women on Mulberry Street)

Coffee Night at the Water Street Mission, A Weekly Feast for Tramps, Outcasts, and Bums (litho)
6021894 Coffee Night at the Water Street Mission, A Weekly Feast for Tramps, Outcasts, and Bums (litho) by American School

Wentworth Street - Whitechapel, from London, a Pilgrimage
STC377538 Wentworth Street - Whitechapel, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-84) & engraved by A. Bertrand, pub

Slums, 1934 (b / w photo)
STC444620 Slums, 1934 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

An Unwilling Subject, photographing a Prisoner for the Rogues Gallery at Police Headquarters (litho)
6022053 An Unwilling Subject, photographing a Prisoner for the Rogues Gallery at Police Headquarters (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Unwilling Subject)

Pretzel Sellers (litho)
6022039 Pretzel Sellers (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pretzel Sellers. Illustration for Darkness and Daylight)

A Scaling Ladder (litho)
6022024 A Scaling Ladder (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Scaling Ladder. Illustration for Darkness and Daylight)

Exterior of a Bowery Dime Museum (litho)
6021999 Exterior of a Bowery Dime Museum (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exterior of a Bowery Dime Museum)

"Now I lay me down to sleep, "Bedtime in the Homeless Little Girls Dormitory at the Five Points House of
6021980 " Now I lay me down to sleep, " Bedtime in the Homeless Little Girls Dormitory at the Five Points House of Industry (litho) by American School

An Underground Stale-Beer Dive Late at Night in Mulberry Street Bend (litho)
6021934 An Underground Stale-Beer Dive Late at Night in Mulberry Street Bend (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Their Only Bed, Supperless and Homeless Street Boys sleeping out at Night, A Night Scene in an Alley (litho)
6021900 Their Only Bed, Supperless and Homeless Street Boys sleeping out at Night, A Night Scene in an Alley (litho) by American School

A Typical Tenement-House Back Yard (litho)
6021893 A Typical Tenement-House Back Yard (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Typical Tenement-House Back Yard)

The Rag Gatherers, 1858 (etching on paper)
FSG324536 The Rag Gatherers, 1858 (etching on paper) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 15.5x9.3 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Freer Gallery of Art

London: Whitechapel section, from a descriptive map of East End Poverty
GHL6264 London: Whitechapel section, from a descriptive map of East End Poverty, 1887 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Tom and Jerry Masquerading It Among the Cadgers in the Back Slums
CHT218551 Tom and Jerry Masquerading It Among the Cadgers in the Back Slums in the Holy Land, from Life in London by Pierce Egan (1772-1849), 1821 (coloured aquatint) by Cruikshank

View of Industrial Sheffield (colour litho) from the South East by William Ibbit, 1854
SAG263545 View of Industrial Sheffield (colour litho) from the South East by William Ibbit, 1854 by English School, (19th century); Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust

Close, High Street, Glasgow, Scotland, 1870 s
6266123 Close, High Street, Glasgow, Scotland, 1870s by Annan, Thomas (1829-87); (add.info.: Close, 115 High Street, Glasgow, Scotland in the 1870 s)

Nocturne Amongst the Tenements (oil on board)
1267882 Nocturne Amongst the Tenements (oil on board) by Maria, Mario de (Marius Pictor) (1852-1924); 49x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Expulsion and element of the barracks set up on the military zone at the Gentilly gate
LSE4324086 Expulsion and element of the barracks set up on the military zone at the Gentilly gate. Illustration in " Le petit journal" 23/06/1895

Londres, Vue Prise D Un Chemin De Fer Par-Dessus Les Toits (engraving)
3650165 Londres, Vue Prise D Un Chemin De Fer Par-Dessus Les Toits (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Londres)

Le Coin Du Diable, Pres Westminster (engraving)
3650223 Le Coin Du Diable, Pres Westminster (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Coin Du Diable, Pres Westminster)

Monsoon at slum
Fahad Bin Solaiman

Slum village
Shinji Isobe

Slumdog
Tarek Zaïgouche

Life on the railroad tracks (Bangladesh)
Joxe Inazio Kuesta Garmendia

Small house big heart
Merav Kadosh

slum houses
Mohammed Bustani

Slum housing, Ellison Street, Liverpool. The yard at the home of Eddie and Ada Jameson is two old doors - an open letter box in one - and a couple of sheets of corrugated tin

Slum housing, Ellison Street, Liverpool. 1962

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Slum housing in Birmingham. 25th July 1970

Member of Parliament for Birmingham Sparkbrook Roy Hattersley visits slum housing in Birmingham. 25th July 1970

Slum housing in Salford. 1 year old boy Peter. Their home has two rooms up and two rooms down. There is no bath or hot water. There is one tap. 3rd April 1960

Slum housing in Salford. Three year old John Logan. 3rd April 1960

Slum housing in Salford. 3rd April 1960

Passers-by stare at the eviction notices pinned up at Sophia Street, Butetown. 22nd January 1958

A mother of No. 198 Colman Street, Hull, with her children in one bedroom. 9th July 1953
A mother of No.198 Colman Street, Hull, with her children in one bedroom. 9th July 1953

Away with the old, and all that is left of Cornelia Street, Splott, is the brick and timber rubble that was once the home of many families, now gone to other districts of the city

Mrs Mary Wall points out peeling wallpaper and hole in brickwork which she claims was made by rats in her home at Miller Street, Aston. 5th November 1970

Slumdoms stronghold reduced to rubble heaps at North Shields, where areas of Clive Street and Bedford Street are being cleared. 7th February 1935

Three-year-old Robert Watson plays in the dustbin outside Number Two Court, Dickenson Street, Oldham. 1st June 1962

Children playing outside slum housing in Dickenson Street, Oldham. 1st June 1962

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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.