Dirty Collection (page 2)

MG M Type of RH Warnes competing in the MG Car Club Trial, 1931. Artist: Bill Brunell
MG M Type Standard 2-seater. 847 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. GH2657. Event Entry No: 20. Driver: Warnes, R.H. Award: Silver medal. Place: M.G.C.C. Trial. Date: 15.2.31

Janie and Daphne, gipsy girls, Charlwood, Surrey, 1964

Daphne, gypsy girl, Newdigate, Surrey, 1960s

R the Respectable, 1903. Artist: John Hassall
R the Respectable, 1903. An initial letter R from a child alphabet. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]

Captain G. E. T. Eyston and assistant, 1937. Captain George Edward Thomas Eyston (1897-1979). From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell

The Stokehold of a Battleship, 1914. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War - 1914, Vol. I.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1914]

After the Honeymoon - Laundry Luggage, 1927. From The Sphere, November 26, 1927. [London Illustrated Newspapers Ltd, London, 1927]

Sorting a dust heap at a County Council Depot, London, c1850 (1903). Dust-yards were privately run waste sorting centres, sifting and sorting varying grades of rubbish

C. U. B. C, 1900. Artist: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward
C.U.B.C, 1900. Published 29th March 1900. William Dudley Ward (1877-1946), The President Of The Cambridge University Boat Club

Pressing on from the Bridgehead, 1943-44. Scottish troops marching to continue the liberation of Sicily during World War II. Local people can be seen returning to their homes in carts

The Romps, c1786-1826, (1919). Artist: William Ward
The Romps. After William Redmore Bigg (1755-1828). From The Connoisseur Volume LV [Otto Limited, London, 1919]

The Handy Man, 1913

The Great Chimney, Sheffield, 1910. Artist: Joseph Pennell
The Great Chimney, 1910. From The Studio Volume 49. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1910]

Une Petroleuse, Paris Commune, 1871. Cartoon from a series titled Types de la Commune. Petroleuses were women extremists who used petroleum to set fire to buildings during the Paris Commune

Soapine household cleaner, late 19th century. American trade card for Kendall Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Whale blubber was used in some soap products

A Court for King Cholera, 1852. A scene typical of the crowded, unsanitary conditions in London slums. Cholera first appeared in Britain in 1831

Boy chimney sweeps eating their evening meal, 1861. From London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew. (London, 1861)

Passengers on a London to Glasgow train, 1884. Top: as it should be (comfortable and well-ordered). Bottom: as it is (crowded and smoky)

Can t Get Away!, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
Can t Get Away!, 1884. Mr Punch holds a handkerchief to his nose as Father Thames tells him his worries. Despite sporadic efforts to cleanse the capitals river

The Strike - Hitting him Hard, 1861. Illustrating the plight of the worker committed to a union. The union man, involved in a strike over which he now has no control

A Harlots Progress, Plate 1, April 1732. Creator: William Hogarth
A Harlots Progress, Plate 1, April 1732

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