Cartoon, William Booth and John Bull
Cartoon, William Booth of the Salvation Army and John Bull as a policeman. Now then, Mr Booth, tell us the truth about this abduction case! In 1885 William Stead and Bramwell Booth (William's son) joined forces to expose the growth in child prostitution. In July 1885, Stead purchased for 5, Eliza Armstrong, a thirteen year-old daughter of a chimney sweep, to show how easy it was to procure young girls for prostitution
Picture No
12688288
Media ID
48445413
Size
2223px x 3000px
(2.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Cartoon by Alfred Bryan, The Entr'Acte, 29 August 1885
Date
1885
