Photographers:
Connections:

Poverty


 
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Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.

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Contents

Introduction
1Introduction to poverty
England: London
2Richard Beard: Illustrations for Henry Mayhew - London Labour and the London Poor
3John Thomson: The Crawlers
4Thomas Barnardo: Children Reclaimed for LIfe
Denmark
5Kristian Hude: Roskilde, Denmark (ca 1900)
USA: New York
6Jacob A. Riis: How the Other Half Lives
7Jacob A. Riis: How the Other Half Lives - Book covers
8T.H. McAllister (American): Street life of New York (1898)
USA: The Depression
9Dorothea Lange: The Migrant Mother
10Dorothea Lange: White Angel Breadline, San Francisco
Industrial wastelands
11Carl Uytterhaegen: Cité3

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