Public Disinfectors

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19thC; Thomson, John. Disinfectors, Street Life of London

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Categories	Photographs Scotland Europeana Fashion Project
Object type	Photograph
Title	Public Disinfectors (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Woodburytype
Brief description	19thC; Thomson, John. Disinfectors, Street Life of London
Dimensions	Mount height: 500mm Mount width: 350mm
Gallery label	(07 03 2014) Gallery 100, ‘History of photography’, 2011-2012, label text : John Thomson (1837-1921) ‘Public Disinfectors’, ‘Street Advertising’, ‘Doctor’, ‘Old Furniture’, from the series Street Life in London 1877-8 After photographing in Asia in the 1860s Thomson identified London as a subject of equal fascination. Street Life in London was published in twelve instalments between 1877 and 1878. The series was produced in collaboration with journalist Adolphe Smith, who wrote commentaries for each image. The project is among the earliest and most evocative examples of social documentary photography. Woodburytypes Given by Mrs D. Crisp Museum nos. Ph.320, 321, 322, 350-1982
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	PH.320-1982

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Record created	July 30, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O82957/public-disinfectors-photograph-thomson-john/

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