Slum Collection (page 2)

Slums of Brawley, Imperial Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Slums of Brawley, California. Imperial Valley

Background photo for Hightstown project, 133 Avenue D, New York City, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Background photo for Hightstown project. The present home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Solomon and family, 133 Avenue D, New York City

Children of migrant cotton field workers from Sweetwater, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of migrant cotton field workers from Sweetwater, Oklahoma. Eight children in the family. Note the housing. Near Casa Grande project, Arizona

Children of Mexican cotton laborers, Casa Grande, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of Mexican cotton laborers. Casa Grande, Arizona

Out of rear window tenement dwelling of Mr and Mrs Jacob Solomon, 133 Avenue D, New York City, 1936
Out of rear window tenement dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Solomon, 133 Avenue D, New York City. The Solomon family are all on the accepted list for resettlement at Hightstown, New Jersey

Slums of East El Centro, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Slums of East El Centro, California. Housing for Mexican field workers. They rent for eight dollars a month. Imperial Valley

Slums of East El Centro, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Slums of East El Centro, California. Typical of housing and sanitary conditions of Mexican field workers of the Imperial Valley. The houses rent for eight dollars a month

Home of Mexican field laborers, Brawley, Imperial Valley, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home of Mexican field laborers. Brawley, Imperial Valley, California

Dudley Street, Seven Dials, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Dudley Street, Seven Dials, 1872. Busy street scene at the Seven Dials in Covent Garden. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

The Rookery of St Giles, London, 1850 (1878). Situated between Great Russell Street and Seven Dials, the St Giles Rookery was one of the worst slums in Britain

The dwellings of the poor in London, 1875. A Workmans Home, Rose & Crown Court, Islington; Sunday Morning. Workmans Home, Leather Lane; Church Lane, Bloomsbury; Fogartys Barracks

Houses which have been condemned by the Board of Health... Belle Glade, Fla. 1941. Creator: Marion Post Wolcott
Houses which have been condemned by the Board of Health but are still occupied by Negro migratory workers, Belle Glade, Florida

The Five Points, ca. 1827?. Creator: Unknown
The Five Points, ca. 1827?

Bluegate Fields, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Bluegate Fields, 1872. Bluegate Fields was one of the worst slums during the Victorian era and geatured in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. From, " LONDON

Over London - By Rail, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Over London-By Rail, 1872. women hang washing in terraced backyards under rail arches in London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Wentworth Street, Whitechapel, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Wentworth Street, Whitechapel, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Orange Court - Drury Lane, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Orange Court-Drury Lane, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Back-to-Back Houses in the North of England, (1938). Urban slum housing. Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in four parts of which this is the third

One-Roomed House for Five, (1938). Woman in child in slum housing. Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in four parts of which this is the third

Fouled Waters Beneath A Bridge Leading To Unlovely Homes of Poverty and Pain, c1935
Fouled Waters Pass Beneath A Bridge That Leads To Unlovely Homes of Poverty and Pain, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

People outside boarded-up houses in Ainstey Street, Bermondsey, London, 1903
People outside boarded-up houses in Ainstey Street, Rotherhithe Tunnel, Bermondsey, London, 1903. Men, women and children standing in a street of two-storey terraced houses which have been partly

View across roof tops to Pinks Factory, Tabard Street, Southwark, London, 1916. This picture was taken prior to slum clearance to make way for the Tabard Garden Estate

Rear of houses prior to slum clearance, Princess Road, Lambeth, London, 1914

20 Birchfield Street, Poplar, London, 1927. The rear elevation of this dilapidated building is shown prior to slum clearance

View across roof tops, Bethnal Green, London, 1923
View across roof tops, Brady Street looking South from top of Somerford Street School, Bethnal Green, London, 1923. A View across roof tops showing an area earmarked for slum clearance area prior to

Philippine Islands, early 19th century, (c1930s). Artist: Richard Thomas Underwood
Philippine Islands. Piles raise these houses near Manila out of the stagnant water which is a breeding-ground for mosquitoes, early 19th century, (c1930s). From Geographical Magazine, Volume 5

Whitechapel, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
Whitechapel, 1888. The Whitechapel Murders were making headlines everywhere. The police were overstretched, particularly in such deprived areas

Old room in Slumland, London, c1900 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

Photograph of a sunless Court in Liverpool recently closed by the Health Committee of the City Council, c1911, (1912). From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

Ripe for eviction, London, c1901 (1901). A photograph of a street soon to be demolished. From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims

Broken Cross Within The Abbey Precincts, c1897. Artist: William Patten
Broken Cross Within The Abbey Precincts, c1897. From Westminster, by Walter Besant. [Chatto & Windus, London, 1897]

Children dancing in the street, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

An old portion of St Ives, Cornwall, scheduled as a slum clearance area, 1935. From The Studio Volume 109. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1935]

Narrow street in Naples, Italy, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Narrow street in Naples, Italy, 1937. Back street with washing on lines. Illustration from Das Mittelmeer: Landschaft, Baukunst und Volksleben im Kreise des Mittellandischen Meeres

The Expulsion of the Poor from the Slums, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
The Expulsion of the Poor from the Slums, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd June 1895

The rag and bone man of Paris, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
The rag and bone man of Paris, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 27th August 1892

Notting Hill Adventure Playground, London, 1972. Artist: CM Dixon
Notting Hill Adventure Playground, London, 1972. During the 1950s, Caribbean immigrants were drawn to Notting Hill, partly because of cheap rents, but were exploited by slum landlords

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

Wentworth Street, Whitechapel, London, 1872. A scene depicting life in the poor Jewish quarter of the city. From London: A Pilgrimage by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Dore. (London, 1872)

Dudley Street, Seven Dials, London, 1872. Unkempt, dirty children play in the street while a cab tries to drive through without crushing them

Strangers, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
Strangers, 1883. Father Christmas visits the slums of London to find the little girl does not know him. The continuing concern over the plight of the capitals poorest citizens had been brought to

Seeings Believing, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
Seeings Believing, 1883. Mr Punch watches approvingly as the President of the Local Government Board goes into the courts

Mammons Rents!, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
Mammons Rents!, 1883. A rent collector has come to collect the weeks payment from one of Londons poorest families. The well-fed

The Nemesis of Neglect, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Nemesis of Neglect, 1888. Crime, armed with a viciously sharp knife, stalks the streets of the capital. This was the day of Jack the Ripper, and fear abounded in the slums

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