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Description: | Photograph entitled �London Nomades�, taken by John Thomson in 1877. The photograph is taken from 'Street Life in London' (1877), written by Adolphe Smith with photography by the Scottish photographer John Thomson. The aim of this book was stated as being: 'to bring before the public some account of the present condition of the London street folk, and to supply a series of faithful pictures of the people themselves'. It is one of the first examples of photography used as social documentary. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | photograph Woodburytype | Temporal: | 1877 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Thomson, John (1837-1921) | Identifier: | 2003-5001/2/23001 | Go to resource |
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