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A lull whilst coaling HMS Marlborough - Moda, TurkeyA lull for the crew whilst coaling HMS Marlborough at Moda, Sea of Marmara, Istanbul, Turkey. Hot and dirty work! Date: 1923
Coal Ship - HMS Marlborough - Moda, Sea of Marmara, TurkeyCoal Ship alongside the HMS Marlborough at Moda, Sea of Marmara, Istanbul, Turkey. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill
Back alley between slums, Belfast, Northern IrelandLitter-strewn back alley between slums, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969
Happy Families - Miss Flue. circa 1940s
Happy Families - Master Flue. circa 1940s
French Happy Families - Chimney SweepFrench Happy Families - La Famille Ramona, Grandmother, Chimney Sweep. early 20th century
Italy. Rome. Tiber river from Castel Sant Angelo. Panorama
Tiber Island. ItalyItaly. Rome. Tiber Island with the bell tower of the Basilica of Saint Bartholomew on the Island
Snap Playing Card - Sweep, a soot-covered chimney sweep. circa 1900s
Kay Snap - Mr Black the Sweep. 1930s
The London Bathing Season, filthy River ThamesThe London Bathing Season cartoon. The figure of Father Thames, filthy and carrying a dead cat, a bent kettle, and other detritus from the river, beckons to a small boy on the quayside, " Come
Advertisement for Acme gas stoves, by Arden Hill & Co, Birmingham. A maid tells Mr Soot that his services aren t needed any more. Date: early 20th century
Advertisement for Cooks Pure Toilet Soap. Date: early 20th century
Narrow gauge railway with men and skip wagonNarrow gauge railway with men, tipper skip wagon loaded with rocks, and quarry buildings. Date: circa 1920
Children play on mattresses in Patricroft, EcclesChildren playing on a pile of abandoned mattresses in Patricroft, Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1978
Scruffy child and street dog, Eccles, ManchesterA scruffy child and a street dog, Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1975
Doorstep Artist 2 Light Pipe Hall Road, Stockton 1970sDoorstep Artist 2.. Light Pipe Hall Road, Stockton 1970s 1970s
Truck Stop. Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s
Its My Turn. Stockton-on-Tees 1970s 1970s
Cartoon, Ordinance, WW1Cartoon, Ordinance. A soldier doing a stack of washing up says his wife is working in a munitions factory making shells. Their roles appear to have reversed! Date: 1915
Dad Lees Dirty Rose Hotel, Oreana, Nevada, USADad Lees Dirty Rose Hotel, Route 40, Oreana, Nevada, USA, showing the legendary Dad Lee Baker standing outside. Date: circa 1935
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, A Dog Day. After rolling in the mud, the dog goes upstairs and rolls over and over on Aunt Browns bed. Date: 1904
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Black Billy, in the Letter Book Series. Showing Black Billy feeling rather pleased that he is the only black puppy in a litter of four
Illustration, riding through a muddy patchIllustration, a girl rides her pony through a muddy patch, splattering a boy and his dog standing nearby. Date: 1932
Mongrel puppy eating coalA mongrel puppy eating coal is interrupted when his master approaches. Date: 1914
Old man with cup of tea, Balham, SW LondonAn old man relaxing with a cup of tea, Balham, SW London. circa 1960s
Two beachcombers, Hove and Brighton seafrontTwo beachcombers rummage in a litter bin on the Hove and Brighton seafront. circa 1960s
Fairground worker closing lorry before departureA fairground worker closing the back of the final lorry before departure to a new location. Date: circa 1960s
Refuse collector at work on a Balham street, SW London. He is wearing a mortar board which someone has thrown away. Date: circa 1960s
Face workers in a tin mine, Cornwall, with the seam of tin visible on the right. Date: circa 1980s
Refuse collectors at work on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1960s
Three children with jug, Balham, SW LondonThree little children with a water jug from a pub, on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Girl eating ice cream on a Balham street, SW LondonA little girl in a dirty dress, eating ice cream on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1967
Children sittiing on kerb, Balham, SW LondonTwo smiling children sittiing on a kerb on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Two boys with cricket bat on a Balham street, SW LondonTwo boys with a cricket bat on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Two boys with jam jar on a Balham street, SW LondonTwo little boys with a jam jar on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Boys playing in a puddle, Balham, SW LondonTwo boys playing in a puddle on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Little girl smiling, Balham, SW LondonLittle girl smiling, Zennor Road area of Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Children playing with a van in a Balham street, SW LondonChildren playing in and around an abandoned van in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Wild Life on the Western Front - Rats in the TrenchesRats grown to aldermanic size pictured scuttling around the trenches on the Western Front. The vermin were a perennial problem during the conflict. Date: 1917
Crew on board USS Frederick, American cruiser, WW1Crew on board USS Frederick, American cruiser, on the warmest day experienced, August 1918. They look tired, and their clothes are very dirty. Date: 1918
Three Russian men in a studio photoThree Russian men looking disreputable and drinking vodka in a studio photo
Cartoon, The Glad Hand, WW1Cartoon, The Glad Hand -- Brother Jonathan (representing the USA) tells Kaiser Wilhelm to wash his hand first, before shaking it
Welsh Guards in trench near Guillemont, Western Front, WW1Men of the Welsh Guards in a reserve trench near Guillemont, on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916
1902 Coronation - Humours of the crowdThere are certain advantages about being a sweep. People don t crowd round you, but leave you plenty of room - A Privilege Onlooker