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John Thomson

21 works

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Sepia photograph of a street locksmith at an outdoor stall with hanging tools, a customer, and a boy on a cobbled street.

The street locksmith

1871

Sepia photograph on an album page of men gathered around a shellfish seller's stall, framed by red rules.

The seller of shell-fish

1871

Sepia photograph of three men outside a shopfront with Old Dunville lettering, two seated on a bench, one standing.

The "wall worker

1871

Sepia photograph of a boy kneeling to shine a standing man's shoe on a brick-walled city street.

The independent shoe-black

1871

Sepia photograph of a street vendor in a bowler hat at a stall beside a woman in a long dress, in front of an arched doorway.

Street Doctor

1876

Photograph of two men pasting advertising posters on a city wall, beside a printed page titled Street Advertising.

Street Advertising

1876

Two photographs of street photographers on Clapham Common, one with a camera on a tripod by a cart, one with a man on a donke

Photography on the common, Waiting for a hire

1876

Sepia photograph of a boy kneeling to shine a standing man's boot beside a brick wall, captioned The independent shoe-black.

The independent shoe-black

1876

Open book: left page printed essay on the water-cart, right page sepia photograph of a horse-drawn water-cart and carter.

The water-cart

1876

Two workers stand on a barge deck piled with ropes and barrels, with factory chimneys and buildings in the hazy background.

Workers on the "silent highway

1871

Sepia photograph of a man with a sandwich board reading RENOVO, standing beside a street lamp and railing on a London pavemen

The London boardmen

1871

Sepia photograph of a crowded street fish stall with men in top hats and a boy with a bag, captioned Cheap Fish of St. Giles'

Cheap fish of St. Giles's

1871

Open book spread with text page titled London Nomades and a framed photograph of a caravan with a group of people.

Street Life in Londen

1877

Sepia photo of three flower women and a man beside wicker baskets of flowers on a city pavement by an iron railing.

Covent Garden Flower Women

1876

Sepia photograph of a seated man in a hat beside a barred window, facing a printed page titled Caney the clown.

Caney" the clown

1876

Sepia photograph of a street group gathered around a dealer's barrow of fancy-ware, beside a page of printed text.

Dealer in fancy-ware

1876

Sepia photograph of a street ice vendor's barrow surrounded by children and men, opposite a page of printed text.

Halfpenny Ices

1876

Two men in top hats beside a horse-drawn omnibus on a cobbled street, shown with a facing page of text titled Cast-Iron Billy

Cast-Iron Billy

1876

Two bargemen stand on a loaded barge beside a hazy riverside with chimneys, shown beside a printed text page.

Workers on the Silent Highway

1876

Sepia photograph of a street vendor with a handcart beside a page of printed text, on a cream book spread.

Strawberries, all ripe! All ripe!

1876

Open book spread: left page with essay text titled The London Boardmen, right page with sepia photo of a street boardman hold

The London Boardmen

1876

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