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Background imagePoor Collection: The Hammond family, from Hartlepool, County Durham, who will be spending Christmas

The Hammond family, from Hartlepool, County Durham, who will be spending Christmas on the dole after father Les Hammond lost his 30-a-week job as a steel worker. December 1962

Background imagePoor Collection: Slum housing in Birmingham. 25th July 1970

Slum housing in Birmingham. 25th July 1970

Background imagePoor Collection: Member of Parliament for Birmingham Sparkbrook Roy Hattersley visits slum housing in

Member of Parliament for Birmingham Sparkbrook Roy Hattersley visits slum housing in Birmingham. 25th July 1970

Background imagePoor Collection: The Hammond family, from Hartlepool, County Durham, who will be spending Christmas

The Hammond family, from Hartlepool, County Durham, who will be spending Christmas on the dole after father Les Hammond lost his £ 30-a-week job as a steel worker. December 1962

Background imagePoor Collection: The Hammond family, from Hartlepool, County Durham, who will be spending Christmas

The Hammond family, from Hartlepool, County Durham, who will be spending Christmas on the dole after father Les Hammond lost his £ 30-a-week job as a steel worker. December 1962

Background imagePoor Collection: Slum housing in Salford. 1 year old boy Peter. Their home has two rooms up

Slum housing in Salford. 1 year old boy Peter. Their home has two rooms up and two rooms down. There is no bath or hot water. There is one tap. 3rd April 1960

Background imagePoor Collection: Slum housing in Salford. Three year old John Logan. 3rd April 1960

Slum housing in Salford. Three year old John Logan. 3rd April 1960

Background imagePoor Collection: Slum housing in Salford. 3rd April 1960

Slum housing in Salford. 3rd April 1960

Background imagePoor Collection: Mrs Mary Wall points out peeling wallpaper and hole in brickwork which she claims was

Mrs Mary Wall points out peeling wallpaper and hole in brickwork which she claims was made by rats in her home at Miller Street, Aston. 5th November 1970

Background imagePoor Collection: Slum housing in Birmingham. 24th October 1970

Slum housing in Birmingham. 24th October 1970

Background imagePoor Collection: Akenside Hill, Newcastle. Picture shows a lodging house where single beds cost 1 1 / 2d

Akenside Hill, Newcastle. Picture shows a lodging house where single beds cost 1 1 / 2d
Akenside Hill, Newcastle. Picture shows a lodging house where single beds cost 1 1/2d. a night. 1921

Background imagePoor Collection: Favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 24th October 1968. Our picture shows

Favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 24th October 1968. Our picture shows... Maria Ritawith with two month old Emival, outside her home in the favela

Background imagePoor Collection: Angela Wallace, British volunteer with the United Nations, aged 21 from Ayr, Scotland

Angela Wallace, British volunteer with the United Nations, aged 21 from Ayr, Scotland, works in the poverty stricken neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pictured 22nd April 1966

Background imagePoor Collection: Scenes in Naples, southern Italy showing young boys talk to a beggar in the city streets

Scenes in Naples, southern Italy showing young boys talk to a beggar in the city streets. Circa 1955

Background imagePoor Collection: Young children play in the back alleyways behind Clifton Street in Ordsall, Salford

Young children play in the back alleyways behind Clifton Street in Ordsall, Salford. 1st May 1970

Background imagePoor Collection: A resident walks along a road full of part demolished houses in the Openshaw area of

A resident walks along a road full of part demolished houses in the Openshaw area of Manchester. 27th January 1971

Background imagePoor Collection: Feature on Hong Kong as former Conservative politician Chris Patten

Feature on Hong Kong as former Conservative politician Chris Patten, who lost his Bath seat in the 1992 General election, takes up his post as the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong

Background imagePoor Collection: Children enjoy Bonfire Night at Pestalozzi Village for Children in Sedlescombe

Children enjoy Bonfire Night at Pestalozzi Village for Children in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, 5th November 1960. The community is named after eighteenth century Swiss educationalist

Background imagePoor Collection: Children in rehearsals for Christmas Play at Pestalozzi Village for Children in

Children in rehearsals for Christmas Play at Pestalozzi Village for Children in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, December 1960. The community is named after eighteenth century Swiss educationalist

Background imagePoor Collection: Schoolchildren in Language Class at Pestalozzi Village for Children in Sedlescombe

Schoolchildren in Language Class at Pestalozzi Village for Children in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, 22nd May 1967. The community is named after eighteenth century Swiss educationalist

Background imagePoor Collection: Pestalozzi Village for Children in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, 24th August 1959

Pestalozzi Village for Children in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, 24th August 1959. The community is named after eighteenth century Swiss educationalist, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

Background imagePoor Collection: Santa Claus arrives by helicopter at Pestalozzi Village for Children in Sedlescombe

Santa Claus arrives by helicopter at Pestalozzi Village for Children in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, 17th December 1962. The community is named after eighteenth century Swiss educationalist

Background imagePoor Collection: Three-year-old Robert Watson plays in the dustbin outside Number Two Court

Three-year-old Robert Watson plays in the dustbin outside Number Two Court, Dickenson Street, Oldham. 1st June 1962

Background imagePoor Collection: Children playing outside slum housing Number Two Court, Dickenson Street, Oldham

Children playing outside slum housing Number Two Court, Dickenson Street, Oldham. 1st June 1962

Background imagePoor Collection: Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. September 1960

Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. September 1960

Background imagePoor Collection: Owing to the depression in the shipbuilding trade, acute distress is being felt in

Owing to the depression in the shipbuilding trade, acute distress is being felt in Sunderland, with thousands of willing, workers being unemployed. 16th February 1908

Background imagePoor Collection: Cannon Street, Middlesbrough, 21st June 1972

Cannon Street, Middlesbrough, 21st June 1972

Background imagePoor Collection: Homeless one legged man begging for change, in South Wales

Homeless one legged man begging for change, in South Wales. Picture taken circa 1st February 1900

Background imagePoor Collection: Slum housing in Birmingham, West Midlands. Children at play in the back streets of

Slum housing in Birmingham, West Midlands. Children at play in the back streets of Birmingham. August 1956

Background imagePoor Collection: Vauxhall Mansion and Vauxhall Walk in Lambeth, some of the worst slum houses in London

Vauxhall Mansion and Vauxhall Walk in Lambeth, some of the worst slum houses in London, and are due for re-development. September 1953. D5812-002

Background imagePoor Collection: Beggar child on streets of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 8th April 1978

Beggar child on streets of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 8th April 1978

Background imagePoor Collection: Slum housing in Birmingham. November 1967. Children play amongst the wreckage of

Slum housing in Birmingham. November 1967. Children play amongst the wreckage of abandoned cars, old iron and decayed vegetable matter which have been dumped on cleared redevelopment sites in

Background imagePoor Collection: Slum housing in Birmingham. June 1967 Children play amongst the wreckage

Slum housing in Birmingham. June 1967 Children play amongst the wreckage and shattered houses in the terrace at the back of 64 Anderton Street in Ladywood. June 1967

Background imagePoor Collection: Slum housing in Birmingham. Mrs Alice Swanton aged 70 sits in her decaying terrace

Slum housing in Birmingham. Mrs Alice Swanton aged 70 sits in her decaying terrace house in George Place, Ladywood, accompanied by stray cats of the area. April 1968

Background imagePoor Collection: The voice of Cardiffs unemployed delivers a different sort of Christmas message

The voice of Cardiffs unemployed delivers a different sort of Christmas message on this 24ft by 8ft hoarding in Queen Street, Cardiff, 22nd December 1987

Background imagePoor Collection: Slum housing in Birmingham. Mrs B Roach and daughter Ann Roach of Gladstone Road

Slum housing in Birmingham. Mrs B Roach and daughter Ann Roach of Gladstone Road, Erdington, Birmingham. June 1962

Background imagePoor Collection: Children look longingly at toys into shop window at Christmas, 16th December 1960

Children look longingly at toys into shop window at Christmas, 16th December 1960

Background imagePoor Collection: Slum housing in Birmingham. Children play and collect firewood amongst the wreckage

Slum housing in Birmingham. Children play and collect firewood amongst the wreckage of houses awaiting demolition in Balsall Heath. 5th December 1970

Background imagePoor Collection: Slum housing in Birmingham. Area unnamed. November 1966

Slum housing in Birmingham. Area unnamed. November 1966

Background imagePoor Collection: Slum housing in Birmingham. Children play amongst the wreckage of derelict houses

Slum housing in Birmingham. Children play amongst the wreckage of derelict houses awaiting demolition in Mary Street, Balsall Heath. June 1970

Background imagePoor Collection: Slum housing in Birmingham. Children playing outdoors. Undated pic

Slum housing in Birmingham. Children playing outdoors. Undated pic

Background imagePoor Collection: Slum housing in Birmingham. Interior view. December 1966

Slum housing in Birmingham. Interior view. December 1966

Background imagePoor Collection: Princess Diana visits day nursery in New York, during visit to the US, 2nd February 1989

Princess Diana visits day nursery in New York, during visit to the US, 2nd February 1989

Background imagePoor Collection: Brazil World Cup feature in Rio De Janeiro. 12 year old Vitor Pedrosa from the Dona

Brazil World Cup feature in Rio De Janeiro. 12 year old Vitor Pedrosa from the Dona Marta favella plays football with the shanty town in background. May 1998

Background imagePoor Collection: Model poses to illustrate a luck of funds. 29th April 1954

Model poses to illustrate a luck of funds. 29th April 1954

Background imagePoor Collection: Mrs Alice Cullen (18 March 1891 e 31 May 1969), born Alice McLaughlin

Mrs Alice Cullen (18 March 1891 e 31 May 1969), born Alice McLaughlin
Mrs Alice Cullen (18 March 1891 Ð 31 May 1969), born Alice McLaughlin, was a Scottish Labour Party politician & won the Labour seat of Glasgow Gorbals in a by-election in 1948

Background imagePoor Collection: Mrs Alice Cullen MP for the Gorbals, and Labour candidate William Lindsay are shown

Mrs Alice Cullen MP for the Gorbals, and Labour candidate William Lindsay are shown around a backcourt in Thistle Street by Mrs Rose Thomson, October 1967. Mrs Alice Cullen (18 March 1891

Background imagePoor Collection: Residents of Campbell Street in Finsbury Park, North London making preparations for King

Residents of Campbell Street in Finsbury Park, North London making preparations for King George V Silver Jubilee celebrations. The street was demolished during the slum clearances of the late 1960s



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