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London Nomades by John Thomson (Scottish, 1837–1921)

Medium

woodburytype

Dimensions

image: 10.8 × 8.6 cm · mounted: 27.1 × 20.8 cm

Classification

Photograph

Department

Photography

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Photography Discretionary Fund

Accession Number

2019.48

Rights

Public Domain

Tags

male

About this artwork

“In London there are a number of what may be termed, owing to their wandering, unsettled habits, nomadic tribes,” wrote John Thomson’s collaborator, reporter Adolphe Smith. Living in wagons, they moved around the city, working seasonal jobs or selling cheap wares at fairs and markets or door to door.

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