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Poverty Collection (page 4)

Background imagePoverty Collection: Dawn To Sunset

Dawn To Sunset
From Dawn to Sunset, a grim view of the life of a poor man and his family in Victorian Scotland, circa 1861. A painting by Thomas Faed. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePoverty Collection: Old West Homestead Portrait

Old West Homestead Portrait
A pioneer family poses for a portrait outside their mud-brick habitat on the Great Plains in the Dakota Territory, late 20th Century. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePoverty Collection: Russian Peasants

Russian Peasants
circa 1850: A Russian farm labourer returns home for a tea break with his family. Original Artwork: Engraved by Adolphe Yvon (1817 - 1893) (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePoverty Collection: Wading Through Water

Wading Through Water
circa 1850: A young boy rolling up his trousers as he wades through water. Original Artwork: Engraving by Meason from London Labour and London Poor by Henry Mayhew

Background imagePoverty Collection: Glasgow Close

Glasgow Close
circa 1860: Close No 65, High Street, Glasgow. Original Artwork: Photogravure by J C Annan of circa 1900, made from negatives of the 1860s belonging to his father or brother

Background imagePoverty Collection: Serving Soup

Serving Soup
circa 1820: A mother serving soup to her family from a pot over the fire. Original Artwork: Engraving by Edward Caslon entitled La Soupe. (Photo by Edward Gooch/Edward Gooch/Getty Images)

Background imagePoverty Collection: St. Giles s

St. Giles s
Cartoon titled St. Giless depicting an elderly women, dressed in clothes in need of repair, a shawl and headscarf, drinking from a small glass while standing at a bar in a public house, London

Background imagePoverty Collection: Antique illustration of milkwoman giving milk to kids

Antique illustration of milkwoman giving milk to kids
Antique illustration of a milkwoman in a stable. Behind her a cow and a sheep she likely takes the milk from. She is pouring some milk from a small jug to a pitcher in the hands of a young barefoot

Background imagePoverty Collection: Street Urchins

Street Urchins
circa 1895: A group of ragged boys, some barefoot, sit on the edge of a fountain; in the background is the pillared portico of the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. (Photo by J)

Background imagePoverty Collection: Mother And Child

Mother And Child
A mother breastfeeding her child, while she smokes a pipe, St Giles, London, circa 1850. Drawing by Paul Gavarni (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePoverty Collection: Coal Queuing During a Strike

Coal Queuing During a Strike
Full-length image of people queuing up to buy coal during a coal strike, possibly New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Getty Images)

Background imagePoverty Collection: Slum Children

Slum Children
Children living in the slums improvise a lamppost and some rope as a swing. (Photo by Paul Martin/Getty Images)

Background imagePoverty Collection: The Harlots Progress

The Harlots Progress
Moll Hackabout, a naive young country girl is ensnared by a procuress in Plate 1 of The Harlots Progress by William Hogarth, 1732. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePoverty Collection: The Harlots Progress

The Harlots Progress
A scene in Bridewell Prison, where the harlot Moll Hackabout is sentenced to beat hemp, on Plate 4 of The Harlots Progress by William Hogarth, 1732. An engraving by S. Davenport after Hogarth



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