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Series Title: Street Life in London

London Nomades

1877

John Thomson

(Scottish, 1837–1921)
Culture
England, 19th century
Medium
woodburytype
Measurements
Image: 10.8 x 8.6 cm (4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.); Paper: 10.8 x 8.6 cm (4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.); Mounted: 27.1 x 20.8 cm (10 11/16 x 8 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Photography Discretionary Fund 2019.48
Public Domain
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Location
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This wagon was owned by William Hampton, “a man of fair intelligence and good natural ability” who was, however, illiterate and had a “dread of education.”

Description

“In London there are a number of what may be termed, owing to their wandering, unsettled habits, nomadic tribes,” wrote John Thomson’s collaborator, reporter Adolphe Smith. Living in wagons, they moved around the city, working seasonal jobs or selling cheap wares at fairs and markets or door to door.
A vertically oriented sepia-toned woodburytype photograph depicts several people with light skin tones around a wooden wagon with a tall chimney. Centrally, a man in a dark coat and hat stands looking down. On our left, a woman in a long skirt sits on a stool. On our right, a man in a white shirt sits with a hand to his mouth. An older woman rests on the stairs beneath two peering figures.

London Nomades

1877

John Thomson

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

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