Stories
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Dirt, disease and the Inspector of Nuisances
In the days when ‘bad air’ was thought to spread disease, dozens of Inspectors of Nuisances ceaselessly struggled against the perils of dirt – both visible and invisible.
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Paris Morgue and a public spectacle of death
Known as the “only free theatre in Paris”, La Morgue was a popular place for the public to view cadavers on display.
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Natural eating in Jamaica and the Caribbean
Riaz Phillips is passionate about the Jamaican food he grew up with and plant-based Caribbean food he came to later, like roti, baiganee and vegan stews and curries. Here he explores the origins and surging popularity of these natural ‘health foods’.
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Street vendors and shops in a street in Paris. Coloured aquatint by R.B. Peake.
Peake, Richard Brinsley, 1792-1847.Date: [1816]Reference: 30167i- Pictures
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Street vendors on the Seine in Paris: a pet-groomer, a shoe shiner, and a bookstall. Coloured lithograph, 183-.
Date: [between 1830 and 1839?]Reference: 659813i- Pictures
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A Chinese street-trader cutting up a fruit or vegetable into segments. Ink drawing, 18--.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 727431iPart of: Chinese tradesmen and street-vendors. Drawings, 18--.- Pictures
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A Chinese rat-catcher. Ink drawing, 18--.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 727430iPart of: Chinese tradesmen and street-vendors. Drawings, 18--.- Pictures
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Rue du Petit Musc, Paris: street vendors outside a liquor shop;a group of soldiers walk down the street on the left, while a boy wearing clogs sweeps the street. Coloured aquatint by R.B. Peake.
Peake, Richard Brinsley, 1792-1847.Date: [1816]Reference: 30807i