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Street cleaners

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  • A boy sweeping the street with a broom touches his forelock as a woman crosses the street, holding up her skirts. Engraving by C.W. Sharpe, 1864, after W.P. Frith, 1858.
  • A young women sweeping the street holds a broom in one hand and holds out the other hand for payment. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.
  • John Coakley Lettsom's house and gardens, Grove Hill, Camberwell, Surrey: view from the road. Etching after G. Samuel, 18--.
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    John Coakley Lettsom's house and gardens, Grove Hill, Camberwell, Surrey: view from the road. Etching after G. Samuel, 18--.

    Samuel, George, active 1785-1823. | Date: [between 1800 and 1809?] | Reference: 45998i
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    A boy sweeping the street with a broom touches his forelock as a woman crosses the street, holding up her skirts. Engraving by C.W. Sharpe, 1864, after W.P. Frith, 1858.

    Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. | Date: 1864 | Reference: 32011i
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    A young women sweeping the street holds a broom in one hand and holds out the other hand for payment. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.

    Duplessi-Bertaux, Jean, 1750-1818. | Date: 1798-1813 | Reference: 38072i
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