Thames lightermen standing on barge, London
Workers on the Silent Highway'. Two lightermen on their Thames barge, one at the tiller. The writer deplores the lack of formal education of bargemen, and the crowded quarters on board the vessels for those who do not live on shore. Fortunately, this question has of late attracted considerable public attention
Picture No
11939069
Media ID
46076859
Size
2571px x 3035px
(2.1MB)
Credit
© The John Meek Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Usage Restrictions
Editorial Use Only
Source
From Street Life in London' by J Thomson, published by Sampson Low, 1877'8. Photograph: John Meek
Date
1877 - 1878
