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"Hookey Alf," of White Chapel

A work made of woodburytype, plate 14 in the book "street incidents" (1881).
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of woodburytype, plate 14 in the book "street incidents" (1881).

Date:

1881

Artist:

John Thomson (Scottish, 1837–1921) and
Adolphe Smith (English, 1846–1925)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

John Thomson (Photographer)

Title

"Hookey Alf," of White Chapel

Place

Scotland (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1881

Medium

Woodburytype, plate 14 in the book "Street Incidents" (1881)

Dimensions

Image/paper: 11.2 × 8.5 cm (4 7/16 × 3 3/8 in.); Page/mount: 27.7 × 21.3 cm (10 15/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Wentworth Greene Field Endowment

Reference Number

1973.310n

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