Craig, the Surrey Poet, at the Oval
Craig, The Surrey Poet, haranguing the crowd at the Oval cricket ground on the subject of Max Pemberton and professional football. Albert Craig (1849-1909) was a well-known character who would attend cricket and football matches to write verses and short essays describing the players and events, then have them printed on broadsheets and sold to the crowd
Picture No
13156627
Media ID
46128233
Size
6223px x 3564px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in The Tatler, 24 September 1902
Date
1902
