Title

The Free Russian Library and reading room, 15 Whitechapel Road, Stepney, London, c1901 (1901). Artist: Unknown.

Caption

The Free Russian Library and reading room, 15 Whitechapel Road, Stepney, London, c1901 (1901). The Free Russian Library was set up by Aleksei Teplov. Opening on 13 July 1893 it provided Russian emigres living in London with access to Russian literature. Teplov intended to reduce illiteracy in the Russian community in East London. From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1901

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C76_452

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58,7Mb (3,7Mb) / 17,6in x 12,9in / 5290 x 3876 (300dpi)

Keywords

leisure road London England people male interior indoors library man men street sitting country books guy reading British English lane avenue immigration location Victorian century Russia Russian Britain inside newspapers press bookshelves seated B&W immigrant MONOCHROME black & white black and white B W 1900s 20th century Tower Hamlets The Print Collector East End Reading Room Stepney TGN Whitechapel Road photograph Unknown Aleksei emigre Free Russian Library Aleksei Teplov Teplov Aleksei Teplov photograph