Victorian London Street Life in Historic Photographs - John Thomson

Victorian London Street Life in Historic Photographs is a paperback by John Thomson. Published by Dover Publications Inc, this 144-page edition was released on 1 February 2000.

Key details

• Author: John Thomson
• Format: Paperback
• Length: 144 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 1 February 2000
• ISBN: 9780486281216

Synopsis

This classic document of social realism brings together 37 photographs by Victorian photographer John Thomson, paired with individual essays written either by Thomson himself or by social activist Adolphe Smith. The combined image-and-text approach offers sharply observed vignettes of lower-class working lives, including labourers, dustmen, street musicians and shoe blacks, alongside other figures encountered on the streets.

Rich in historical detail, it presents a focused record of Victorian London street life for readers interested in photography, social history and documentary writing.

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