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Gin Lane, 1751. Artist: William HogarthGin Lane, 1751.The scene is the St Giles slums. A child falls to its death from the arms of its drunk mother who sits with ulcerated legs. A skeletal figure holds an empty glass
Beer Street, 1751. Artist: William HogarthBeer Street, 1751. Working people enjoying a tankard of beer outside the Barley Mow public house. The figures include two women with baskets of fish and a butcher holding a joint of meat
The Man with the Load of Mischief, 18th century, (1943). Creator: William HogarthThe Man with the Load of Mischief, 18th century, (1943). A man with a chain and padlock round his neck, carrying a " load of mischief" : a woman holding a glass of gin rides on his back
Gin Lane, February 1, 1751. Creator: William HogarthGin Lane, February 1, 1751
The Last of the Jews, All That Was Left, 1828-1896. Creator: Augustus HoppinThe Last of the Jews, All That Was Left, 1828-1896
The Pawn Shop II, 1859. Creator: Carl Henrik UnkerThe Pawn Shop II, 1859
The Pawnshop (Mount of Piety), c.1856-c.1857. Creator: Matthijs MarisThe Pawnshop (Mount of Piety), c.1856-c.1857
At the pawnbroker's, 1893. Creator: Frants HenningsenAt the pawnbroker's, 1893
Main street storefront, Chickasaw, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeMain street storefront, Chickasaw, Oklahoma. This is a region from which hundreds of farm families have fled to the west. ['Loans - We Buy & Sell Clothing Luggage Guns etc - Used Clothing']
The hock shop, Skid Row, Howard Street, San Francisco, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSkid Row. Howard Street, San Francisco, California. The hock shop
Unemployed young men pause a moment... Salvation Army, San Francisco, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeSalvation Army, San Francisco, California. Unemployed young men pause a moment to loiter and watch, and then pass on. [Signs: Money Loaned on Everything; Pawnbrokers ]
A Canton Pawn Shop; Honam Temple, Canton; Temple of Five Hundred Gods, Canton... c. 1868A Canton Pawn Shop; Honam Temple, Canton; Temple of Five Hundred Gods, Canton; The Abbot of the Temple, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl
Beer Street, February 4, 1751. Creator: William HogarthBeer Street, February 4, 1751
Madam Blaize, 1906. Creator: Dalziel BrothersMadam Blaize, 1906. From " Chats on Old Prints", by Arthur Hayden. [T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1906]
Bonaparte Pawning His Watch, 1792, (1896). Bourrienne, his early friend and companion in Paris, relates this incident. Scene showing Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) pawning a watch to buy food
A North Country Transfer... 1805. Trotter, Paymaster of the Navy, leaving the Bank of England with two sacks. Abraham Newland (Chief Cashier) appears through the door
Aldersgate Street, London, 1886. Artist: John CrowtherView of nos 167, 166, 165, 164 Aldersgate Street, London, as seen from Edmund Place, 1886. Also showing a shop sign for Harrisons pawnbrokers with an advertising poster opposite
Change Alley, London, 1853. Artist: John CarterChange Alley, London, 1853. Street scene depicting events surrounding the South Sea Bubble (1711-1720). The scene is taking place in front of Garraways Coffee House, with a pawn shop at left
Edward pawning the Crown with the Archbishop of Treves, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John LeechEdward pawning the Crown with the Archbishop of Treves, c1860, (c1860). Edward III (1312-1377) declared himself the rightful heir to the French throne in 1337 but his claim was denied due to
The Pawnbrokers Shop, c1900. Artist: George CruikshankThe Pawnbrokers Shop, c1900. An illustration for Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles. Dickens [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]
A pawnbrokers shop front, Bow, London, 1926-1927. Artist: WhiffinA pawnbrokers shop front, Bow, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)
