Illustration
An 1877 photograph by John Thomson of a child shoe black, usually a job for a pauper boy who did this to avoid the workhouse.
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Original image by John Thomson. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 05 April 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Thomson, J. (2023, April 05). Child Shoe Black. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17270/child-shoe-black/
Chicago Style
Thomson, John. "Child Shoe Black." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 05, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17270/child-shoe-black/.
MLA Style
Thomson, John. "Child Shoe Black." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 05 Apr 2023. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
