Published copy of volume 1 of Street Life in London (Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1877) by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith.
Street Life in London
This material is held atLSE Library Archives and Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 97 SR 1146
- Dates of Creation
- 1877
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 volume
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John Thomson was a talented and influential photographer, who had spent ten years travelling in, and taking photographs of, the Far East. On his return to London he joined with Adolphe Smith, a socialist journalist, in a project to photograph the street life of the London poor. The volumes were published in monthly parts as Street Life in London , and were an early example of social and documentary photography.
Arrangement
1 volume.
Access Information
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Archivist's Note
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.
Separated Material
The National Library of Scotland holds the photographs and papers of John Thomson.
Conditions Governing Use
No copyright restrictions. No documents may be photocopied.
Custodial History
Given in 1937. Also known as R 1146.