Community Collection (page 29)

Howden Reservoir
The huge, impressive barrage of Howden Reservoir, north north Derbyshire, built in 1912 to supply water to Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield

Craig-Y-Alt-Goch Dam and Reservoir, Elan Valley, Radnorshire, Wales, one of the reservoirs which which provides Birmingham, 80 miles away, with its water supply

Bushmen in Village
A community of Bushmen of South Africa

Thatched Cottages
A delightful group of old thatched cottages in the little Wiltshire village of West Lavington, where children play safely on the street and there is a community spirit

C17 Chimneysweep
A chimney sweep and his apprentice, who was sent up the chimney

Work on Sewer, London
Constructing a London sewer pipe in the open

Burrinjuck Dam / 1930S
BURRINJUCK DAM This dam which is 92 metres high was built between the Wars on the Murrumbidgee River, near Yass, New South Wales, Australia

G&s / Pirates, India 2
Pour, oh pour the pirate sherry... the pirates as portrayed in an amateur production by the British community at Simla, India

Wheat Field / Power Stn
Food and Power. A delightful glimpse of a wheat-field and in the background is Hams Hall Power Station, Warwickshire

Italian Immigrant / London
Italian Immigrants in London Date: circa 1935

London Italian Community
Italian immigrants in Saffron Hill, near Farringdon, London EC1

Italian Immigrant Man
A smartly-dressed Italian man, wearing a hat and overcoat with a fur collar, part of Londons Italian immigrant community, Saffron Hill, near Farringdon

Little Italian Girl
A little Italian girl in a white dress with lace trim, part of the Italian immigrant community living in the Saffron Hill area of London

London Italian Children
Poor Italian immigrants playing with a concertina, Saffron Hill, near Farringdon, London EC1

Italian Immigrants
Italian immigrant children playing with a concertina in the Saffron Hill area, near Farringdon, London EC1

Italian Woman
A young Italian woman wearing a dress with a paisley pattern, part of the immigrant Italian community in the Saffron Hill area, near Farringdon, London EC1

Well in Senegal
Women of Goree, Senegal, (West Africa), fill their water-bowls from buckets lowered into the communal well

Crossness Opened
J W Bazalgette opens the Southern Pumping Establishment at Crossness, a key item in his Main Drainage system for Metropolitan London

Tax Receipt 1802
Receipt for taxes paid by William Deedham, including Window Tax, Male Servant, Carriages & Horses, but no dog. All this set him back upwards of 23 pounds

Charity Visit Girl / Dog
A benevolent girl and her dog visit a needy family

Census Underneath Arches
Taking the census in the dark arches of the Adelphi. A bulls-eye lamp illuminates the misery of a homeless family sheltering under the arches

Orphanage Boy & Puppet
A boy in an orphanage plays with a marionette

Blind Beggar and Dog
A blind beggar with his dog

Crossness Works
The drainage works at Crossness, London are opened: an interior view of the reservoir

Lisbon Aqueduct
The magnificent new aqueduct at Lisbon, bringing water across the valley of Alcantara. The central arch is 46 metres wide, 76 metres high

Money to Old Woman
On a cold winters night, a couple give money to an old woman

Le Cour Des Miracles
Le cour des miracles - the haunt of beggars, who were miraculously cured every evening, only to recover their afflictions the next morning

Aqueduct Near Belgrade
An aqueduct close to Belgrade in Serbia - probably dating from the early years of the Ottoman Empire or the late Byzantine era

Garbage Burner 1894
Travelling garbage burner (traction engine) for incinerating refuse in Chicago, USA

Not a Drop to Drink
A comment on Londons polluted water supply - water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink !

The Four Beggars
Beggars of France, Spain Germany and Italy complain of being infested by fleas, crabs, lice and bugs respectively

Generous Beggar / 1833
TRUE GENEROSITY " When I see anyone worse off then myself I pity them" ( Where will he find one ) A ragged yet forthright beggar offers a generous view on life

Water Carrier
A street water seller with his buckets hanging on a circulr yoke

Street Water Seller
A street water seller and his customer exchange smiles

Beggar / Owen Clancey
Owen Clancey. A noted London beggar, who it seems is not quite as bereft of the use of his legs as it may appear at first glance

Filling up at Water Pump
A boy fills up a large water tank on the back of a horse- drawn carriage from a street pump Date: early 19th century

DUSTMAN
Council dustman, St Pancras, London

Coracles / Curragh Boats
The main picture shows Irish coracles, known as curragh boats, being used in the sea just off-shore. The inset shows a man carrying a smaller welsh-style coracle

Peters, Sacrifice
SACRIFICE (Julie Peters) Kisses beneath the palms - this is a romance of Kenya where, as is well known, the white community make their own rules

Future Overpopulation
A vision of Britain in the future - over populated

Fountain, Austria
A village fountain, Austria

Polluted Water / Sloper
Ally Sloper gives a lantern talk to the County Council on water pollution

Standpipe 1920S
A man fills a bucket from a public standpipe in an urban street

London Stand-Pipe
Fetching water from a stand- pipe in a London residential street during a frost : some households send their servant girls, others employ street boys offering their services

Twisting in a Hall
Young and older people dancing the Twist in a community hall; a young man shows off by sinking as low as he can, but the girl in white stilettos looks distinctly unimpressed

Mettray / General View
Birds eye view of the Agricultural Colony at Mettray, France, where street children are taught farming and occupational skills

Girl at Rustic Well
A girl fills her pitcher from the bucket of a rustic well

London Water Carriers
Fetching water from the public fountain in a London street : some are servants fetching it for their households, others are professionals who will sell it door to door

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