Title

The Rubbish Carter

Caption

The Rubbish Carter. Rubbish collected in the city would be put into carts and taken to dust yards to be sorted by women and children who would extract anything that could be sold for recycling. Engraving from "London Labour and the London Poor" by Henry Mayhew (London, 1861).

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Photos12.com - Ann Ronan Picture Library

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP07114_010895P

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Rights managed

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31,2Mb (2,6Mb) / 10,3in x 11,8in / 3079 x 3543 (300dpi)