Poverty They Don't Know The Meaning Of The Word These Days.

[anotheoldgit]

Just though some would be interested in these fantastic early photographs.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487041/Londoners-old-lens-Fascinating-snapshot-capital-road-sweepers-flower-sellers-taken-dawn-photography.html

[factor-fiction]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/shoe-shiners--street-sellers-and--selfies---rare-photos-give-fascinating-insight-into-1876-london-123445992.html#aWG7UOf
There's something similar here, but this is a slideshow to music and the old photos are mixed with up-to-date photos

[Peter Pedant]

Not so much street doctor as quack

snake oil salesman.

I notice he has a mis spelt sign Gough Lozenges - instead of Cough
(will have to check that Gough isnt a proprietary name - Gough's for Coughs )


jprdy by - Edinburgh had an active Calotype 'industry' in the 1840s so you should be able to get really old images -these London ones are 1877 - but they took photies of each other and as Lord MacDonald completely erroneously commented, 'failed to see that the camera could be an instrument of social change.....' [ he puts 20C views on 19C actions - naughty v naughty ] You should be able to get old Edinburgh in the 1850s no probz

[jno]

Peter, I think that's just a seriffy thing at the top end of the C, not at the bottom, so not a Gough

[tonyav]

Great pics, aog. Very interesting.