Dirty Talk

A dustman chats up the ladies, 1935, London.  Photographer unknown.

Meat Men

So-called meat porters, 1935, London, carrying pork.  Interestingly enough, the photographer is one E. Bacon.

Big Wheel Keep on Turning

Construction crew with massive gear.  London, 1930.  Photographer unknown. 

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Maintaing the sewers in London.  Date and photographer unknown.

The Pit Brow Girls

Girls and women working a coal production line in the U.K., exact location unknown.  Commonly referred to as "pit brow girls."  Circa 1912, photographer unknown.

Street Sweeping

Street sweeper takes a break.  London, East End, 1965.  Photo by Steve Lewis.

Workers on the Silent Highway

 From the series "Street life in London,"  1877.  Photo by John Thomson

"London Contrast"

Circa 1860, published by London Stereoscopic Company, photographer unknown.  Staged split-screen to illustrate the difference between rich and poor children in London, England. 

Lunch Break

Workers take a break, London, 1920s.  Photographer unknown.

Tow Rope

Dock worker hoisting tow rope, London, 1912.  Photographer unknown.

Albert Docks

Loading the Arawa.  London, circa 1885, photographer unknown.