The ghost of Broadwick Street.

Date:
[1954?]
Reference:
3360097i
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About this work

Description

Silhouette replica of the Broad Street pump identifed by John Snow as a source of cholera-infected water. Seems to be facing eastwards towards Wardour Street, many of the buildings are now gone. Visible are The Crown pub, D Liberman tailors and trimmers and a locksmiths.

Publication/Creation

[London]: [1954?]

Physical description

1 photograph : black and white print on paper ; photograph 20 x 13 cm

Related material

See also the Sidney Chave archive in Wellcome Collection which includes photographs of the John Snow pub GC/178 https://wellcomecollection.org/works/u8dmxvmj

Notes

Title taken from note written on back of photograph.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3360097i

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Where to find it

  • Location Access
    On Exhibition
    		 Can't be requested

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