Title
Women and children sifting household refuse in a dust yard
Caption
Women and children sifting household refuse in a dust yard in order to salvage anything that could be recycled, such as the pile of bones in the right foreground which would be taken to the glue factory. Engraving from 'London Labour and the London Poor' by Henry Mayhew (London, 1861).
Date
1861
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP15A00_025
License type
Rights managed
Available size
18,0Mb (2,0Mb) / 9,9in x 7,1in / 2963 x 2122 (300dpi)