Whitechapel Workhouse Casual Ward, East London
A lethargic group of men in the casual ward of the Whitechapel Workhouse casual ward (vagrants ward) on Thomas Street, East London. They are picking oakum - teasing lumps of old rope apart into raw fibres. Piles of the picked oakum can be seen on the floor
Picture No
10415962
Media ID
47517698
Size
4486px x 3545px
(4.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed printed photograph
Date
circa 1902
