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Poverty Collection (page 4)

Background imagePoverty 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 imagePoverty Collection: Children playing outside slum housing in Dickenson Street, Oldham. 1st June 1962

Children playing outside slum housing in Dickenson Street, Oldham. 1st June 1962

Background imagePoverty 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 imagePoverty Collection: Child playing in alleyway at rear of Gordon Street and Elias Street, Toxteth, Liverpool

Child playing in alleyway at rear of Gordon Street and Elias Street, Toxteth, Liverpool, 29th June 1962

Background imagePoverty Collection: Workmen making general improvements to the narrow back passageways of a street in Everton

Workmen making general improvements to the narrow back passageways of a street in Everton, known as the Flower Streets. Workmen are transforming the alleyways into paved areas twice as big

Background imagePoverty Collection: Rubbish site in Adamsdown, an inner city area and community in the south of Cardiff

Rubbish site in Adamsdown, an inner city area and community in the south of Cardiff, Wales. 14th January 1965. Our Picture Shows

Background imagePoverty Collection: Philip Street slums, Bristol 1968

Philip Street slums, Bristol 1968

Background imagePoverty Collection: Unemployed South Wales Miners seen here in Reading during their hunger march from

Unemployed South Wales Miners seen here in Reading during their hunger march from the Rhondda Valley to London to protest against the Ministry of Health who were limiting relief notes to unemployed

Background imagePoverty Collection: Unemployed South Wales Miners seen here in Reading during their hunger march from

Unemployed South Wales Miners seen here in Reading during their hunger march from the Rhondda Valley to London to protest against the Ministry of Health who were limiting relief notes to unemployed

Background imagePoverty 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 imagePoverty Collection: Jamaican Maroons pose for the camera outside their house in St Elizabeth

Jamaican Maroons pose for the camera outside their house in St Elizabeth. The Maroons are descendants of escaped slaves who established free communities in the mountainous interior of Jamaica during

Background imagePoverty Collection: A small boy seen here carrying water from the local standpipe home in Jonestown, Kingston

A small boy seen here carrying water from the local standpipe home in Jonestown, Kingston, Jamaica 2nd August 1962

Background imagePoverty Collection: Dirrell Moss and his family. Mr Moss is a house painter by trade

Dirrell Moss and his family. Mr Moss is a house painter by trade and lives in the Jonestown district of Kingston. With no regular work in Jamaica for Dirrel he has decided to emigrate with his family

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

Cannon Street, Middlesbrough, 21st June 1972

Background imagePoverty Collection: The line up for free soup distributed by the Salvation Army Soup Kitchen

The line up for free soup distributed by the Salvation Army Soup Kitchen, which was warmly welcomed when it visited Gateshead. 30th January 1934

Background imagePoverty Collection: Uxbridge Bell yard. Slum clearance. Inhabitants of Bakers Yard, Nashs Yard

Uxbridge Bell yard. Slum clearance. Inhabitants of Bakers Yard, Nashs Yard, Bell yard and York Road moved to new estate off Glebe Road, Austin Way. London, 9th December 1932

Background imagePoverty Collection: Uxbridge, Slum clearance. Inhabitants of Bakers Yard, Nashs Yard

Uxbridge, Slum clearance. Inhabitants of Bakers Yard, Nashs Yard, Bell yard and York Road moved to new estate off Glebe Road, Austin Way 9th December 1932

Background imagePoverty Collection: Uxbridge, Bakers yard. Slum clearance. Inhabitants of Bakers Yard, Nashs Yard

Uxbridge, Bakers yard. Slum clearance. Inhabitants of Bakers Yard, Nashs Yard, Bell yard and York Road moved to new estate off Glebe Road, Austin Way 9th December 1932

Background imagePoverty Collection: Tiger Bay, Cardiff. June 1958

Tiger Bay, Cardiff. June 1958

Background imagePoverty Collection: A rag and bone man at the reins of his horse and cart seen here travelling the streets of

A rag and bone man at the reins of his horse and cart seen here travelling the streets of a un-named northern town looking for scrap metal 1st February 1982

Background imagePoverty Collection: Sherpa children pose in the street of one of the high villages in the SoluKhumbu region

Sherpa children pose in the street of one of the high villages in the SoluKhumbu region of the Nepalese Himalaya. March 1977

Background imagePoverty Collection: A Pashtun tribesman seen here with his donkeys close to the town of Darra Adam Khel

A Pashtun tribesman seen here with his donkeys close to the town of Darra Adam Khel, located in Pakistan south of Peshawar and near the Afghan border. 1st September 1977

Background imagePoverty Collection: Child Poverty, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 8th April 1978

Child Poverty, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 8th April 1978

Background imagePoverty 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 imagePoverty 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 imagePoverty Collection: Children playing in a demolished housing area adjacent to their own homes between Sim

Children playing in a demolished housing area adjacent to their own homes between Sim Street and Page Street, Liverpool, Merseyside. taken by White for the Daily Herald newspaper on 12 July, 1954

Background imagePoverty Collection: MP Bessie Braddock meeting residents in a Liverpool slum housing area

MP Bessie Braddock meeting residents in a Liverpool slum housing area. Mrs McGuiness and her young son Peter, aged 2, had to climb over demolition rubble to leave the back of their house, Liverpool

Background imagePoverty Collection: Michael Shannon, the last of the Liverpool squatters

Michael Shannon, the last of the Liverpool squatters, greeting neighbours in the doorway of an air raid shelter. The shelter had been Shannons home for the last four days. Liverpool, Merseyside

Background imagePoverty 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 imagePoverty 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 imagePoverty 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 imagePoverty 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 imagePoverty 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 imagePoverty 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 imagePoverty 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 imagePoverty Collection: Demolition of houses in Byker, Newcastle. 18th July, 1973

Demolition of houses in Byker, Newcastle. 18th July, 1973

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

Slum housing in Birmingham. Area unnamed. November 1966

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

Slum housing in Birmingham. Children playing outdoors. Undated pic

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

Slum housing in Birmingham. Interior view. December 1966

Background imagePoverty Collection: Jim Owen and Judy Chessell, 25th July 1980. The teenagers made their wedding plans

Jim Owen and Judy Chessell, 25th July 1980. The teenagers made their wedding plans, but now their hopes for happiness have been dashed, by the curse of Anglesey

Background imagePoverty Collection: Young mother carries her child in a shawl, Liverpool. 3rd April 1939

Young mother carries her child in a shawl, Liverpool. 3rd April 1939

Background imagePoverty Collection: Children playing in the streets of Liverpools Chinatown 20th November 1933 Liverpool

Children playing in the streets of Liverpools Chinatown 20th November 1933 Liverpool

Background imagePoverty Collection: Woman and child in slum housing scene, Liverpool. Circa 1935

Woman and child in slum housing scene, Liverpool. Circa 1935

Background imagePoverty Collection: A woman and six children, some on a balcony, in a Liverpool slum scene

A woman and six children, some on a balcony, in a Liverpool slum scene. The faces of the three children grouped together on the balcony have been significantly retouched

Background imagePoverty Collection: A man inside slum housing in Liverpool inspect a large damp patch on the wall. circa 1935

A man inside slum housing in Liverpool inspect a large damp patch on the wall. circa 1935

Background imagePoverty Collection: Scarlet Street off St Annes in Liverpool 2nd March, 1933

Scarlet Street off St Annes in Liverpool 2nd March, 1933



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