Title

Chelsea Pensioners with 'black jacks', London, c1901 (1901). Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Chelsea Pensioners with 'Black Jacks', London, c1901 (1901). Pensioners at The Royal Chelsea hospital with two 5 gallon 'black jacks', leather jugs formerly used for bringing ale up to the Great Hall from the beer cellar below. 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

HRM19C77_005

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

75,0Mb (3,7Mb) / 21,0in x 13,9in / 6304 x 4160 (300dpi)

Keywords

London England drink people male man men hospital hat country guy clothes British alcohol beer English uniform dress war location Victorian century Britain jug concept B&W MONOCHROME metaphor ale black jack black & white black and white B W War veteran 1900s 20th century Chelsea Kensington and Chelsea The Print Collector Chelsea Hospital Chelsea Pensioner TGN old soldier Royal Hospital Chelsea photograph Unknown photograph