I have quite a number of 'slum' photographs. Clearly the City Engineers had their own agenda (and did not start until 1898 at the very end of the Victorian era) which was slum clearance, insanitary housing etc. They did not necessarily want people in their photos - they were resigned to that eventuality. What I was writing about was the vogue for venturing into the slums with a hand-held camera to capture life in the raw. Which gives me an idea for my next post!
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