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| Picture No | 11806457 |
| Date | 1850 |
| Description | Frozen-out-gardens 1850 |
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Bitter cold winter months were very harsh for men from the country-side, usually digging vegetables. The winter season and frozen grounds made it hard to find work. Many laborious came into London looking for anything they could find to earn some money. Half a dozen men shooting out in chorus holding long poles with frozen greens on top, parading the streets asking people for any jobs like pea rodding and pruning.
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| Source | Drawn by Foster and illustration by Edmund Evans in 'A Holiday Book for Christmas and the New Year', page 137 and also in The Illustrated London News', 21 December 1850, page 473 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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