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Series Title: Street Life in London

Street Advertising

1876–77

John Thomson

(British, 1837–1921)
Culture
England, 19th century
Medium
woodburytype
Credit Line
Gift of Sharon & Del Zogg in honor of Wendy Watriss and Frederick C. Baldwin (1929-2021), co-founders of Fotofest, Houston, Texas 2022.78
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

Mme. Tussaud’s wax museum in London was founded in 1835.

Description

The poster being pasted up by the two men in the late 1870s is an ad for Mme. Tussaud’s London, a museum of wax figures that is still in business today. The image was part of John Thomson’s publication Street Life in London, a group of essays and photographsthat was one of the first published compilations of social documentary photographs. It holds a place of honor in the histories of photography, the book, ethnology, and sociology.

Street Advertising

1876–77

John Thomson

(British, 1837–1921)
England, 19th century

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